The world has devised a new concept, July Disability Pride Month, to recognise people living with disability. This plausible idea gives us an opportunity to take a reflective moment on whether we have put in place sufficient measures to cater for the welfare of the people living with disabilities, especially this time when the world is grappling with Covid-19 pandemic.
The World Bank estimates that one billion people, or 15 percent of the world’s population, experience a disability. Disability prevalence is higher for developing countries with one-fifth of the estimated global total, or between 110 million and 190 million people, experiencing serious disabilities.
