The World Bank speaks to the impact of the connection between poverty and disability.

Poverty is about vulnerability—-being exposed and powerless in the face of risks and shocks to the household. It is also caused by scarce and uncertain levels of private assets and access to services. The relationship between poverty and disability is complex and multi-directional.

Poverty contributes to disability through a lack of education, malnutrition, poor health care, polluted environments, occupational and road accidents, and conflicts and disasters. The few services that are available to people with disabilities are often underfunded, poorly managed, and capacity constrained. In tandem, poverty and disability create a vicious circle.

While the nexus from poverty to disability may not be as clear as the nexus between disability and poverty, sufficient evidence highlights the risk factors that those living in poverty experience, as well as how those factors may increase impairment and disability. Poverty and hunger are almost inevitably linked to insufficient nutrition, poor housing, and inadequate health care services. These factors lead to an increased risk of impairment, which in turn may lead to disability.

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