Disability in Pakistan

There were an estimated 3.28 million people with disabilities in Pakistan according to the 1998 census, the most recent available data as of 2015, including 1.37 million women.[1] This would make them 2.49% of the population in that year.[1]

There are 531 special schools in Pakistan and about 200 non-governmental organizations and disabled people's organizations offering education to people with disabilities.[1]

Pakistan is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, having signed the treaty on 15 September 2008 and ratified it on 5 July 2011.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hammad, Tehmida; Nidhi, Singal (2015). "Disability, Gender and Education: Exploring the Impact of Education on the Lives of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan". In Rao, Shridevi; Kalyanpur, Maya. South Asia and Disability Studies: Defining Boundaries and Extending Horizons. New York: Peter Lang. pp. 197–223. ISBN 978-1-4331-1910-1.
  2. ↑ "UN Treaty Collection: parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: List of parties". United Nations. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.


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