Disability does not have borders. People with disabilities live in every country around the world... and the causes of their disabilities, depending on where they live, range from car accidents to land mines to Thalidomide. Find out what's happening in disability issues internationally by entering EnableLink's global village... which is, of course, accessible!

• The Disabled Persons' International Action Plan - In Sapporo, Japan, more than 3,000 people from some 109 countries heard presentations and debated issues related to disability issues. It was recognized that much has been achieved since the Declaration of the International Year of the Disabled in 1981. It was also recognize that much remains to be achieved. According to the United Nations statistics, there are 600 million disabled people worldwide, 82% live in developing countries. Unlike other citizens of their societies, disabled people live in the most deplorable conditions, isolated and excluded from their communities by barriers of policy, environment and attitude. Disabled Persons' International developed a platform and declaration in Sapparo. Together, these two documents form the 2002- 2006 Action Plan for Disabled Persons' International. DPI Action Plan.
  
  
• Looking for an interesting or helpful disability website outside of Canada? Check out our International Disability Links... searchable by topic or country. It just keeps growing!
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• Where in the world do you live? What is it like living with a disability in your country or community? Tell us about your experience, and about the culture where you live and how it impacts on disability issues. We will include your story in our upcoming Where in the World? section on EnableLink! E-mail [email protected].

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