Report shows more than 1 billion people with disabilities face substantial barriers in their daily lives

WHO | New world report shows more than 1 billion people with disabilities face substantial barriers in their daily lives: The first-ever World report on disability provides the first global estimates of persons with disabilities in 40 years and an overview of the status of disability in the world. New research shows that almost one-fifth of the estimated global total of persons living with disabilities, or between 110-190 million, encounter significant difficulties.