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Poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability. Poor people are more likely to become disabled, and disabled people are more likely to become poor.
While not all people with disabilities are poor, in low-income countries people with disabilities are overrepresented among the poorest. Often, too, they are neglected, discriminated against and excluded from mainstream development initiatives, and find it difficult to access health, education, housing or livelihood opportunities.
This results in greater poverty or chronic poverty, isolation, and even premature death. The costs of medical treatment, physical rehabilitation and assistive devices also contribute to the poverty cycle of many people with disabilities.
