Children and women with disabilities, more likely to face discrimination

“Children with disabilities are among the most marginalised groups in society. If society continues to see the disability before it sees the child, the risk of exclusion and discrimination remains,” Georgina Thompson, a media consultant for UNICEF, told IPS.

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Topics:
Child protection and relinquishment, Gender

Author:
Carmen Arroyo and Emily Thampoe

Source:
Inter Press Service

Date published:
Mon 13th Aug, 2018