No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in
the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The
number of disabled people in India alone is probably more double the total
62. ______. population
of Canada. In the United kingdom, about one in ten people has
some disability. 63.
______. Disability is not just something that happens to other people. As we
get older, many of us will get less mobility, hard of hearing or have failing
64. ______. eyesight.
Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some
people are born for disabilities. Many others become disabled as
65. they get older. There are many
progressive disable diseases. The longer
66. ______. time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are
disabled by accident. Many others may have a period of disability by the form
of a mental 67.
______. illness. All are affected by people’s attitudes toward
them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you
go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you will manage if
68. ______. you could not
get up steps, or on to buses and trains. But there are other
barriers: prejudice can be even hard to break
69. down and ignorance inevitable represents by far the
greatest barrier of 70. ______.
all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what
the severely disabled to go through. Therefore, it is important to draw
71. ______. attention to these
barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability ,not
their disability that counts.