03/12/2025
Today is the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
This is a day marked by the United Nations, who work to raise the standards in disability inclusion. We at Visiting Angels support people with disabilities to live as they wish and feel empowered to live.
Did You Know?
~ An estimated 1.3 billion people experience significant disability. This represents 16% of the world’s population, or 1 in 6 of us.
~ Some persons with disabilities die up to 20 years earlier than those without disabilities.
~ Persons with disabilities have twice the risk of developing conditions such as depression, asthma, diabetes, stroke, obesity or poor oral health.
~ Health inequities arise from unfair conditions faced by persons with disabilities, including stigma, discrimination, poverty, exclusion from education and employment, and barriers faced in the health system itself.
(Source: WHO Factsheet)