Disability in Seychelles

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As of 1996, there were 1,496 people with varying degree of disability in Seychelles. [1]

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History

Seychelles signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 30 March 2007 and ratified it on 2 October 2009. It went into effect on 1 November 2009. [2]

Statistics

In 1981, there were 2,908 people with disability after the country made a survey to identify the number of people with such characters. And in 1991, there were 732 people. [1]

Classification

Disability in Seychelles is classified into several categories, which are physical, mental or intellectual impairments and sensory impairments category, which include hearing, speech and vision. [1]

Advocacy

The Association for People with Hearing Impairment (APHI) was founded in 2005 to train teachers of the deaf and to promote public awareness of Seychelles Sign Language. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DISABILITY IN SEYCHELLES AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE DISABLED: -Moving towards inclusion and opportunities". Seychelles Nation. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities". United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Karapetyan, Salifa (8 March 2022). "Seychelles' Anita Gardener spearheads new project: translating songs and poems in sign language". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.


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