“ States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.”
Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, article 28 (extract)
Handicap & Poverty
The link between poverty, hunger and handicap
Poverty, hunger and handicap are intertwined variables, reinforcing one another in all aspects of life. Poverty is often defined as a poor fulfilment of the basic needs such as food, income and housing. But it extends to much more than only the basic needs; poverty also entails a lack of political, social, cultural and economic opportunities.
Links
- Handicap International and CBM: Making national poverty reduction strategies inclusive
- Rebecca Yeo, August 2001. Chronic Poverty and Disability
- ILO, UNESCO & WHO, 2004. CBR A Strategy for Rehabilitation, Equalization of Opportunities, Poverty Reduction and Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities.
- GPDD: Disability and Poverty
- Including Disabled People in Poverty Reduction Work: ‘‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’’
- Taking a Closer Look: Child poverty and disability