Disability, Poverty and Development

Contents Page
Introduction 1
Disability & poverty 2
What is disability?
The International Development Targets
Poverty: a cause & consequence
The costs of disability
Rights & social exclusion
Differential needs
The international framework 6
Approaches and good practice 7
Prevention
The ‘social model’ of disability
Community-based rehabilitation
Areas for action and the role of development co-operation 11
The twin-track approach
Policy
Economic, social and human development
Infrastructure
Conflict and humanitarian assistance
Empowerment
Media and communications
Gaps in knowledge
Measuring progress
Annex: United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalisation of Opportunities for  Persons with Disabilities 16