Demarco, Gustavo2012-08-132012-08-132009-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10974According to the World health Organization (WHO), there are currently more than 650 million People with Disabilities (PWD) globally. Their numbers grow daily due to chronic diseases, illness, injuries, violence, and aging. Of further note is the fact that, in general, PDWs have education attainment rates well national averages, while illiteracy among children is well national averages. Overall, there are low incentives to hire PWDs, especially in the private sector, and often income protection and rehabilitation programs are not extended in the degree to which they would meet their needs.CC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACCESS TO EDUCATIONAGINGASSISTIVE DEVICESBARRIERBARRIERS TO COMMUNICATIONBLINDBLIND PEOPLECHRONIC DISEASESDEPENDENTSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISABILITIESDISABILITYDISABILITY ASSESSMENTDISABILITY BENEFITSDISABILITY PENSIONSDISABILITY RATESDISABLEDDISABLED PEOPLEDISABLED PERSONSDISABLED WORKERSDIVERSITYECONOMIC GROWTHELIGIBILITYELIGIBILITY CRITERIAEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT SERVICESEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEQUAL PARTICIPATIONFAMILIESHEALTH INSURANCEHUMAN RIGHTSILLITERACYILLNESSIMMUNIZATIONINCLUSIONINCOMEINFANTSINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTEGRATIONINTERVENTIONJOBSMEDICAL ATTENTIONMEDICAL CARENUTRITIONPENSIONSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPOLICY FRAMEWORKPRIVATE PENSIONSPROGRESSREHABILITATIONSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSELF ESTEEMSERVICE DELIVERYSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMSSOCIAL WELFARESOCIETIESSPECIAL NEEDSSTEREOTYPESTRANSPORTATIONUNIVERSAL ACCESSVIOLENCEWORKERS WITH DISABILITIESWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/10974