وتمثَّل اهتمام آخر في منع أسباب معينة للإعاقة ولم يوجه سوى اهتمام ضئيل للطرق التي يمكن أن تساهم بها السياسات والمؤسسات في خلق المعوقات التي تحول دون المشاركة الكاملة والفعالة للمعوقين بوصفهم عناصر إنمائية ومستفيدة(1).
A related concern was prevention of specific causes of disability; little attention was directed to ways in which policies and institutions might create obstacles to full and effective participation of persons with disabilities as development agents and beneficiaries.1 The goals of the World Programme of Action — full participation and equality — reflect recognition by the international community of the development approach to the advancement of persons with disabilities in a broad human rights context.