2011年残疾人数据世界报告(英文版) Disability need not be an obstacle to success.l have had motor neurone disease for practically allmy adult life.Yet it has not prevented me from having a prominent career in astrophysics and ahappy family life. Reading the World report on disability, I find much of relevance to my own experience. I havebenefitted from access to first class medical care. I rely on a team of personal assistants who makeit possible for me to live and work in comfort and dignity. My house and my workplace have beenmade accessible for me. Computer experts have supported me with an assisted communicationsystem and a speech synthesizer which allow me to compose lectures and papers, and to commu-nicate with different audiences. But I realize that I am very lucky, in many ways. My success in theoretical physics has ensuredthat I am supported to live a worthwhile life. It is very clear that the majority of people with dis-abilities in the world have an extremely difficult time with everyday survival, let alone productiveemployment and personal fulfilment. l welcome this first World report on disability.This report makes a major contribution to ourunderstanding of disability and its impact on individuals and society. It highlights the differentbarriers that people with disabilities face - attitudinal, physical, and financial.Addressing thesebarriers is within our reach. In fact we have a moral duty to remove the barriers to participation, and to invest sufficient fund-ing and expertise to unlock the vast potential of people with disabilities. Governments throughoutthe world can no longer overlook the hundreds of millions of people with disabilities who are deniedaccess to health, rehabilitation, support, education and employment, and never get the chance to shine. The report makes recommendations for action at the local, national and international levels.lt will thus be an invaluable tool for policy-makers, researchers, practitioners, advocates and vol-unteers involved in disability. It is my hope that, beginning with the Convention on the Rights ofPersons with Disabilities, and now with the publication of the Worldreport on disability, this centurywill mark a turning point for inclusion of people with disabilities in the lives of their societies. 【更多详情，请下载：2011年残疾人数据世界报告(英文版)】