[lbo-talk] Amartya Sen and Wolfensohn on disability

Marta Russell ap888 at lafn.org
Wed Dec 29 10:45:01 PST 2004


http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20041203.E02

"Nobel Laureate Commentary on Disability Worldwide"

From The Korea Times:

[Nobel Laureates] Helping Disabled People Out of the Shadows

By Amartya Sen and James D. Wolfensohn, The Korea Times

Disabled people are not only the most deprived human beings in the developing world, they are also the most neglected. It is important to acknowledge that more than 600 million people in the world live with some form of disability. More than 400 million of them live in developing countries, often amidst poverty, isolation and despair. Not only are they, typically, the poorest of the poor, but they also need more money and help than able-bodied people to overcome their handicaps, and attempt to live normal lives.

-- Marta Russell Los Angeles, CA http://www.martarussell.com/



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