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Exclusion is not an option
Development organisations speak out on international disability day. International poverty reduction goals will not be met if more is not done to include disabled people in mainstream development, leading NGOs have stated. Of the 600m people worldwide with disabilities, 80% live in developing countries. British Overseas NGOs for Development coalition, (BOND) is marking this year's International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3 by hosting an awareness-raising event at Central Hall Westminster. The event, which begins at 2.30pm is targeted at Chief Executives and senior management staff of organisations involved in international development and aims to increase awareness of the need to include disabled people in all development work and offer practical ways to think about meaningful inclusion. "Disabled people are disproportionately amongst the poorest of the poor in all parts of the world, there has to be commitment from the development sector to engage with communities and disabled people to actively include them," said Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP, one of the keynote speakers at the event. Kenyan born, British paralympian, Anne Wafula Strike is an ardent campaigner on disability issues and is supporting the BOND disability day, and said. "This event is a fantastic opportunity for us to highlight the importance of this kind of inclusion." "It also offers us a chance to demonstrate to mainstream agencies that disabled people don't necessarily need specialised or medical assistance." "Working with disabled people shouldn't be separate from the fantastic work they are already doing, but should be an integral part of it."
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