It is estimated that around 93 million children (one in 20 children under 14) lives with a moderate or severe disability. An important part of society that are often considered a problem.
The latest edition of The State of the World's Children dedicated to children with disabilities It includes testimonies of young people and parents that show that when they are given the opportunity, these children are perfectly capable of overcoming the obstacles that life presents to them.
Obstacles that go against their inclusion, which prevent them from participating in their society, because they do not obtain resources and services or these are minimal. Discrimination and abuse of these children are a violation of their rights, of the rights of all children. And they should be recognized the same rights as any child:
they are sisters, brothers, friends or friends who have a favorite song, game or dish; a daughter or son with dreams and the desire to see them fulfilled; a boy or girl who suffers from a disability, but who has the same rights as any girl or boy (Chapter 1, Introduction)
It is everyone's job try to ensure that children with disabilities achieve their place in equal conditions in society, because that way they enrich the life of their communities.
Keep in mind that they are vulnerable children, often victims of discrimination and abuse, and this report emphasizes their needs. Each year, UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the World's Children, examines the factors that affect children around the world.
It examines the difficulties in ensuring that children with disabilities access services, promising initiatives to improve policies to care for these children are explored.
Other chapters also refer to the principles and criteria that could be adapted to move towards the inclusion of children, and there are also testimonies of disabled children and their parents.
The 2013 State of the World's Children report dedicated to children with disabilitiesWith numerous statistics and information, it is an essential reading for reflection and for us to think that these children must lead full lives to contribute to the social, cultural and economic vitality of their environment.
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