Disability in Namibia
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Namibia signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 25 April 2007 and ratified it on 14 December 2007. It went into effect on 3 May 2008.[2]
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As of 2001, among all people with disabilities, 35% have a visual impairment, 27% have a mobility impairment which involve hands and legs, 21% have a hearing impairment, 11% have a speech impairment and 5% have a mental impairment.[3]
References
- ↑ "Human Rights approach needed to mainstream disability in Namibia". UNFPA. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities". United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "NFPDN Profile". Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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