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The triple vulnerability of being poor and disabled in rural South Africa

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Over the last two decades the South African government has passed several pieces of legislation to ensure that people with disabilities are included in society and are able to access services such as health care.

This has included a national disability grant as well as regulations that all government buildings provide ramps so that people with disabilities can easily access them.

According to official statistics 7.5% of South Africans live with disability. In the rest of the world, this figure sits at 15%. It’s quite possible that the South African figure doesn’t reflect the full extent of disability in the country because of under-reporting.

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