Disability Access

Description Improving access for all. Many people living with a disability face prejudice in their community and barriers that prevent them from participating in day-to-day activities. This gift educates communities about the different abilities of people in their community, dispels harmful myths about disability, and contributes to additional support and improved access, such as the building of wheelchair ramps into toilets and homes. How your gift helps Surendra works for the Disability Association of Myagdi (DAM), an organisation owned by people with a disability. TEAR’s partner the International Nepal Fellowship is helping to empower people with disabilities through organisations such as DAM. Surendra is enthusiastic about this role in improving the quality of life for people with a disability in Nepal. Coming from a low-level economic background, he lost his hands in an accident when he was in Class 8 at school. He has experienced first-hand the negative attitudes from the commun