ISSN: 2265-6294

Barriers perceived by individuals with physical disabilities regarding access to water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities

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Dr M Prabavathy

Abstract

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) seeks to accelerate global development inclusive of people with disabilities and marginalised groups. SDG Agenda Goal 6 acknowledges disability as a key factor that must be overcome to provide everyone with access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities. People with disabilities encounter various obstacles in accessing sanitation, hygiene, and water facilities including physical, organisational, psychological and attitudinal barriers (Wilbur, 2022). Access to proper WASH facilities reduces illness, incapacity, and poverty. Clean water and proper sanitary facilities are often out of reach for people with disabilities in developing nations. A limited number of studies have been conducted to study the sanitation and hygiene needs of people with physical limitations.

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