Investigating Issues Affecting Individuals With Disabilities

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After a couple of hours investigating issues that affect individuals with disabilities, I learned some very interesting and saddening things. One of the most concerning things is that anyone can acquire a disability, and yet, the media and general public does not seem to respond the same way it does to similar issues. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than one billion people suffering from some type of disability around the globe. Most of the people with disabilities are found in developing countries. This can be linked with a lack of medical resources such as vaccines, malnutrition, deficiencies, lack of vaccinations, among other factors such as domestic violence, and warfare. In countries were the government

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