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• Limited access to services including : vocational training , medical rehabilitation and general accessibility , transportation etc .
• High child mortality rate
• Violence
• Generally , lack of effective human rights protection ; the laws and policies are outdated
Botswana has not ratified the regional treaties for the promotion , respect and protection of the rights of people with disabiities , for example : the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples ' Rights on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities , and only on August 11 , 2021did Botswana ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities .
Accessibility in the city
Access into the city is non-existent unless one has their own vehicle . Public transport does not cater for people with disabilities , there are no passenger assisted utility devices , no walkways etc . If you go into the city with your own vehicle , the few disability parking slots are often used by people without disabilities . There are no strict measures to reserve parking for people with disabilities and even at workplaces , designated parking for people with disabiities is used by everyone .
Inclusive employment
Very few companies employ people with disabilities . Qualified applicants are often immediately turned down when employers realize that the person has a disability but
Parent of a Child With Down syndrome motivating the community on Disability Issues
government is working hard to encourage mainstreaming of disability and reporting on the numbers employed . The issue of disability being costly to provide for is another excuse for not employing people with disabilities .
Attitudes of society towards people with disabilities
People with disabilities are subjected to negative attitudes / stigma / myths :
• Myth : having sex with a person with a disability can cleanse / cure somebody from HIV / AIDS because the belief is that they don ’ t or have never had sex
• Stigma : the majority of them are still hidden in the backyards as the belief is that it is a curse
• Name calling : usually derogatory
• Socio cultural norms : the belief that the mother or the child has been bewitched
• Socially : people with disabilities are not given the opportunity to participate in social events even when they are in their homes or within the family