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Don’t pity disabled, they’re just like you

 

Disability in Kenya means several things. First and saddest in my eyes is the fact that it means that usually two people become disabled by the disability of one. This is easy enough to exhibit, in many Kenyan cities you will find those who beg are led around by an able bodied person, effectively turning both of them to beggar status. At the same time, the disabled have higher unemployment and poverty rates.

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