3. Some persons with disabilities suffer from neglect after the death of
their parents.
4. More than 70% of families make adjustments to the home
environment to facilitate the mobility of a family member with a
disability, according to results of the questionnaires.
Chapter Four
Findings and recommendations
Neither the rights of persons with disabilities can be enhanced, nor can the
phenomenon of violation of such rights be reduced, unless a set of efficient
practical measures and procedures are taken, at several levels:
First, at the level of society as a whole:
1. Promoting programs and initiatives that reduce the phenomenon of
violence and exploitation. Examples of such programs and initiatives
are:
- The integration of persons with disabilities in the programs of
protection from violence and exploitation, which are provided to
all members of society.
- The involvement of persons with disabilities in specialized
treatment programs for victims of violence and exploitation.
2. The family, with the support of the local community, is the
cornerstone in the protection of its children with disabilities from
exposure to violations of their rights. At the same time, it is the first
institution that may exercise the abuse and violence before any other
party does. So, the attention paid to awareness-raising, educating and
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