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5. How can the vicious circle be broken?<br />

Via two complementary paths:<br />

a. Build<strong>in</strong>g capacities and creat<strong>in</strong>g opportunities<br />

• Creat<strong>in</strong>g opportunities for people with disabilities.<br />

• Build<strong>in</strong>g capacities among people with disabilities so they<br />

can take advantage of opportunities.<br />

For example, people with disabilities who are of productive age and<br />

<strong>in</strong> good condition for work<strong>in</strong>g could receive professional or technical<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g (build<strong>in</strong>g capacities), which would let them perform a<br />

job or develop a family micro-enterprise.<br />

Creat<strong>in</strong>g productive opportunities should take place <strong>in</strong> the competitive<br />

labor market (<strong>in</strong> both the public and private sectors) and<br />

through mak<strong>in</strong>g credit and technical assistance available for develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />

micro-enterprises. The State can and should play a very active<br />

role promot<strong>in</strong>g the employment of the disabled, either directly<br />

or <strong>in</strong>directly. In addition, <strong>in</strong>creased accessibility to the physical environment<br />

and to <strong>in</strong>formation should be sought, and to different services<br />

like public transportation, health care and rehabilitation. This<br />

will also help to elim<strong>in</strong>ate job discrim<strong>in</strong>ation due to disabilities, and<br />

generate real opportunities for decent work for people with disabilities,<br />

based on their acquired knowledge and experience.<br />

SCHOOL<br />

If this happens, people with disabilities who are not work<strong>in</strong>g today<br />

(notwithstand<strong>in</strong>g their desire to do so) will be able to work and generate<br />

<strong>in</strong>come for themselves, for their families, and for their nation<br />

when they pay taxes.<br />

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