A report commissioned by CBM in partnership with the International
Centre for Evidence in Disability shows for the first time the economic cost of
excluding people with disability not only to the individual, but also to their
family, careers and society at large.
Focused on low and middle-income countries, this groundbreaking
report shows the economic potential of people with disability, and how efforts
to include people with disability can be hugely beneficial not only to
individuals but to entire nations. Some of the findings show:
·
In China, each additional year of
school completed by people with disability leads to a wage increase of between
5-8%;
·
In Bangladesh, the exclusion of people
with disabilities from employment is estimated to cost the economy US$891
million every year; and
·
Employees with disability have high
attendance rates, better safety records and match productivity when compared to
employees without disability.
The report also explores the link between poverty and disability
and how each is a cause and effect of each other.
The information contained in the report provides a strong
rationale on how the work of CBM around the world can assist people with
disability to break the cycle of poverty and disability and have great economic
benefits not only to the individual but to their community and society as a
whole.
You can read the full
report at:http://disabilitycentre.lshtm.ac.uk/new-report-economic-costs-exclusion-gains-inclusion-people-disabilities/
How can you change policies to increase
inclusion in your organization?
If you are interested in learning more about Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) or how to make accessibility a natural part of your business through the application of Corporate Social Responsibility, please contact Sandra Broekhof @ 416-579-1035 or sandra_broekhof@sympatico.ca
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