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Morocco counts over 2 million disabled
persons, that is 7% of the population,
revealed figures released by the World
Health Organisation (WHO).
Figures showed that 90% of disabled
people in Morocco live in impoverished
areas, 82% are uneducated, 57% are
unable to work, 34% are unemployed and
that 98% do not have a dole or a health
insurance.
Celebrating the International Day of
Disabled Persons (March 30th), Morocco
has reiterated the importance to promote
the situation of persons with special
needs who endure harsh life conditions.
To this aim, the country has set up
governmental institutions dedicated to
promoting the situation of these persons
and to promoting their social
integration. In 1995, the government
established the high body for disabled
people to draw up a comprehensive action
plan to help this category.
Besides, Morocco has made many efforts
to promote the economic and social
situation of disabled people under a
plan that identified realms of
intervention, including awareness,
prevention, professional integration,
schooling and legislation.
The government has established five
acoustic libraries, while seven others
are due to be built part of a programme
that aims at providing universities with
infrastructures dedicated to blind and
amblyopic people.
On the other hand, a law was enacted to
take into account the needs of disabled
persons in urban architecture,
transports and telecommunications. |
