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This article reports on a study conducted for the Canadian International
Development Agency by The International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation
at the University of Toronto. We critically examined the broad literature in the
area of disability and development and in this article we identify the key issues
which emerged. Most of the data were collected from existing literature in the
academic and practice settings and from the publications of key NGOs and
governments. We first, examine disability in the context of low-income countries,
and then discuss key critical issues: disability and poverty, disability and
health, disability and education, disability and gender, disability and
children/youth, disability and conflict/natural disasters and disability and
human rights. In all these areas we find reports of discrimination,
stigmatisation and marginalisation. We conclude that, as we address issues of
multi-cultural disability services in developed countries, it is important to
bear in mind the various issues that many people with disabilities and their
families bring with them as the result of immigrating from a developing country.
Although we address these issues within our own countries, we must bear in mind
the changes that are occurring due to globalisation.

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