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Women with Disabilities and Gender Perspectives
"The consequences of
deficiencies and disablement are particularly serious for women. There
are a great many countries where women are subjected to social, cultural
and economic disadvantages which impede their access to, for example,
health care, education, vocational training and employment. If, in
addition, they are physically or mentally disabled, their chances of
overcoming their disablement are diminished, which makes it all the more
difficult for them to take part in community life. In families,
the responsibility for caring for a disabled parent often lies with
women, which considerably limits their freedom and their possibilities
of taking part in other activities".
World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons[1],
paragraph 45
[1] General Assembly
resolution 37/52 of 3 December 1982 (see A/37/351/Add.1 and
Add.1/Corr.1, annex, sect. VIII, para. 45). |
