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Introduction .......................................................... 2 Understanding Disability ................................... 3 Types of Disability ............................................... 5 Recognition of Disability in Canada .............. 7 Statistics on Disability in Canada .................. 8 Approaches to & Perception of Disability .... 9

Disability Across the World ............................. 14

Help Flip the Status Quo ................................ 15