They lack security. Often, their houses have no sanitation in the form of bathrooms or toilets. Their houses have no water. There is no organized public transport. As with other groups, it is also important to note that there are specific sub-groups that experience particular difficulties.
Disability feeds on poverty and poverty on disability.
People do not have correct information about disability, which gets in the way of treatment. This is a consequence of poor knowledge about basic social, health, and education services. The United Nations declared 1981 to be the International Year of Persons with Disabilities. The purpose of the World Program was to promote effective measures for the prevention of disability, rehabilitation, and realization of equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. The United Nations facilitated the drafting of the standard rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities to provide governments with clear guidelines on action to be taken.