Limited and insufficient participation of disabled persons in activities and decision-making in all areas of social life, particularly in those areas which concern them; In the sphere of education, many handicapped children are excluded from school activities or confined to institutions which do not provide optimum possibilities for normal social integration; In the sphere of employment, the unemployment rate of disabled persons is much higher than that of any other group; A great number of disabled persons are excluded from public life because of poor access to transport facilities, public, health, cultural, religious, sport and other institutions; Adaptation of living quarters is expensive and unaffordable to a large number of disabled persons; and Economic problems, starting with elementary support, are pronounced for a large number of disabled persons.
- un grand nombre de personnes invalides sont exclues de la vie publique faute d'accès aux moyens de transport et aux établissements publics, médicaux, culturels, religieux, sportifs et autres ;