The Economic and Social Benefits and the Barriers of Providing People with Disabilities Accessible Clean Water and Sanitation

Sustainability

Jacqueline Noga¹ 

[1] Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada;

关键词: accessibility;    accessible infrastructure;    clean water;    benefit;    disability;    economic;    sanitation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su4113023

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Resolution A/HRC/RES/16/2 adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 8 April 2011 declared access to safe drinking water and sanitation a human right. However many people around the globe including people with disabilities do not have access to safe drinking water, hygiene or sanitation facilities. Inaccessibility of clean water sources, hygiene and sanitation facilities negatively impacts among others health, education, the ability to work, and the ability to partake in social activities. This paper looks at the benefits of, and access barriers to, clean water and sanitation for people with disabilities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.