World Report On Disability 2011 Easy Read

WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITY
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What is in this paper
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About this report
What we know about disability
How to change things
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What needs to happen
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Making things happen
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About this report

The World Health Organization and the World Bank have written this report.
The World Health Organization makes sure all people are as healthy as possible.
The World Bank gives money to help poor countries make their services better.
In 2006, world governments signed a declaration or list of promises about the rights of people with disabilities.
This report says:

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what we have found out about disability
what governments need to do to make things better for people with disabilities
When we talk about disability we mean a health problem that makes it very difficult to do everyday things.
Very often, these difficulties are caused by other people, not just the health problem.
We use intellectual disability in this report. In some countries people call this a learning disability.
What we know about disability

There are more people with disabilities
About 15 out of every 100 people in the world has a disability. This is more people with disabilities than we thought there were 35 years ago.
Between 2 and 4 people out of every 100 have really severe disabilities.
There are more people with disabilities partly because people live longer and are more likely to become disabled, as they get older.
Other reasons are:

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more people are getting diseases which can cause disabilities
people cannot always get good health care
people are disabled by war, road crashes or disasters like floods or hurricanes
people do not eat the right food, or are taking drugs or drinking too much alcohol.
Every disabled person is different

Disability can affect people in different ways:
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disabled women are often treated unfairly because they are women and because of their disability
children with hearing, sight or intellectual disabilities usually do worse at school than children with physical disabilities
people with mental health problems or intellectual disabilities find it more difficult to get and keep jobs
people with severe disabilities have most problems getting the same rights as other people.
Some groups of people are more likely to be disabled

People are more likely to have a disability if they:
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are poor
are women
are older
do not have a job
did not do very well at school.
There are more disabled children from poor families or from minority ethnic groups. 6
Barriers for people with disabilities

It is usually other things that stop disabled people being included, not just things to do with their body or their health problem.
For example:
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people do not use rules properly to give children with disabilities the chance to go to school
people do not expect children with disabilities to do well
people with disabilities do not get the services and support they need
people with disabilities do not get good quality services
there is not enough money to pay for services
people with disabilities can find it difficult to get around, communicate or use transport
many people with disabilities are not involved or listened to. This stops them having choice and control
people do not have enough information about disability, and how different things can affect disabled people.
What this means for people with disabilities

Their health is worse than other people.
They often do not do well at school.
They are often unemployed or in a job where they do not earn much money.
They are more likely to be poor.
Often they are not part of their local community. This can affect their families too.
How to change things

These ideas could help governments make the lives of people with disabilities better.
Getting good health care

People with disabilities need:
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good, clear information
communication in the way that works best for them
buildings and services they can get into and use
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health care in places near where they live
more choice and control over their health care
money to help them pay for their health care
the chance to be involved in training people who give health care so they understand about disability.
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People doing things for themselves

People need:
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early help and support before things get too bad
services and support at home or close to where they live
technology like wheelchairs and electrical gadgets that can help them be more independent
more well trained workers who understand about supporting people to do things for themselves
services and organisations that work together to make sure there is enough money for the support they need.
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Getting help and support

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more support to live in their community
more services in the community
better support for their families or other people who are not paid to care for them
support that is planned around their individual needs.
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Getting out and about and involved

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to be able to use public buildings and transport
good information and communication
new technology like phones and computers to help them be more independent
to be involved in planning services that everyone uses.
This will only happen if everyone looks for ways to include people with disabilities.
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Doing well at school and college

Most disabled children do better in schools that everyone uses.
Because children grow up and learn together it can help other children understand about disability.
Children with disabilities need:

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rules to say they have the same right to learn as any other child
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schools, support and learning plans that meet their needs
well trained teachers who know how to involve children with disabilities in ordinary schools.
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Getting a job
Most countries have laws to say a disabled person has the same right as anyone else to get and keep a job.

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people to think about changes that help someone with a disability do a job
training and support to do the job
support to keep their job if they become disabled when they are working
money to help them set up their own business
benefits or other payments to make sure they have more money if they have a job than if they stay at home. 16
What needs to happen

Things will change if services like health, housing and transport work together.
Governments must work with services, disabled people and their families, the public and other organisations.
Sometimes governments will need to support each other and share what they know.
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
We have written 9 recommendations or things that need to happen.
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1. Make sure disabled people can use the same services as everyone else.
2. Have services that support disabled people to do things for themselves.
This might mean giving people things like:

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wheelchairs or hearing aids training support workers.
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3. Have a national plan for people with disabilities.
4. Involve people with disabilities in deciding laws and planning services.
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5. Tell people about disability so that they understand it better. This might mean training staff so they can support people with disabilities.
6. Make sure there are good quality services that disabled people can afford.
7. Help the public understand disability.
8. Collect better information about disability.
9. Get better at research into disability. Research is a planned and careful way of finding out about things. 19
Making things happen

Governments can do a lot of this work but other people can also get involved.
Governments can:
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make sure their laws give disabled people the same rights as everyone else
have plans to make sure disabled people can use ordinary services
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have a national plan for disabled people
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have rules about good quality services and check people stick to them
make sure there is enough money, people and other things to make the national plan work
have rules about making sure disabled people can use buildings, services, transport and information
find ways to stop disabled people from being poor
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collect information about disabled people
help the public understand about disability
set up ways for people to complain if they think disabled people are not getting their rights.
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United Nations organisations can:

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use their work to support disabled people
share information and work together
help countries to get better at supporting disabled people
collect information about disabled people and include this in their reports
help with research on disability
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Organisations for people with disabilities can:

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help disabled people find out about their rights and do as much as they can for themselves
support disabled children and their families to be included in ordinary schools
speak up for their members in their own area, in their own country and in the rest of the world
get involved in checking the quality of services and help with research to make services better
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help other people understand about disability
check how easy it is for disabled people to use buildings, transport and services.
People who run services can:

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find out what stops disabled people getting involved and having information
involve people with disabilities in training staff. Make sure staff understand disability
work with people and their families to write plans for their services and support
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work with other services to keep and share information to give people the support they need
make sure people with disabilities know about their rights and how to complain.
Universities can:
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make it easier for disabled people to become students or staff
make sure their training tells people about disabled peoples rights
work with disabled peoples organisations to do research about disability 26
Local communities can:

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think about how they treat disabled people
find ways to include people in the community
make sure disabled people can use local schools and all the other things that other people use
stand up against bullying of people with disabilities.
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People with disabilities and their families can:

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support each other and other families to get support, information and advice
tell their local communities about the rights of people with disabilities
help people understand about disability
get involved in groups and meetings that can change things for people with disabilities
get involved in research to tell people about what has happened to them.
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World governments have promised to support the rights of people with disabilities.
This report says what things are like now and what needs to change.
We hope these ideas will help make a better world where disabled people can get involved, develop and grow.
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WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITY

What is in this paper

About this report

What we know about disability

How to change things

What needs to happen

Making things happen

About this report

This report says:

what we have found out about disability

What we know about disability

Other reasons are:

more people are getting diseases which can cause disabilities

people cannot always get good health care

Every disabled person is different

Some groups of people are more likely to be disabled

do not have a job

did not do very well at school.

Barriers for people with disabilities

people do not expect children with disabilities to do well

people with disabilities do not get good quality services

there is not enough money to pay for services

What this means for people with disabilities

They often do not do well at school.

They are more likely to be poor.

How to change things

Getting good health care

good, clear information

communication in the way that works best for them

buildings and services they can get into and use

health care in places near where they live

more choice and control over their health care

money to help them pay for their health care

People doing things for themselves

early help and support before things get too bad

services and support at home or close to where they live

Getting help and support

more support to live in their community

more services in the community

support that is planned around their individual needs.

Getting out and about and involved

to be able to use public buildings and transport

good information and communication

to be involved in planning services that everyone uses.

Doing well at school and college

Children with disabilities need:

schools, support and learning plans that meet their needs

People with disabilities need:

training and support to do the job

money to help them set up their own business

What needs to happen

We have written 9 recommendations or things that need to happen.

2. Have services that support disabled people to do things for themselves.

This might mean giving people things like:

wheelchairs or hearing aids training support workers.

3. Have a national plan for people with disabilities.

4. Involve people with disabilities in deciding laws and planning services.

7. Help the public understand disability.

8. Collect better information about disability.