“People with disabilities are vulnerable because of the many barriers we face: attitudinal, physical, and financial. Addressing these barriers is within our reach and we have a moral duty to do so. Beyond that moral duty we would do well to remember the many other reasons to act. Legislation introduced to assist the disabled today will benefit nearly everyone at some point: almost all of us will be impaired at some time in life or care for someone who is. Inventions, such as optical character recognition and braincontrolled technology, have many other benefits beyond helping people with disabilities. But most important, addressing these barriers will unlock the potential of so many people with so much to contribute to the world. Governments everywhere can no longer overlook the hundreds of millions of people with disabilities who are denied access to health, rehabilitation, support, education, and employment—and never get the chance to shine.” Stephen Hawking, p. 77. United Nations Development Programme. (2014). Human development report 2014: Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience. Retrieved from undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/hdr/2014-human-development-report/
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