People with Disabilities in Mexico Should Be Counted

Click to expand Image The National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information building in Aguascalientes City, Mexico on July 19, 2018. © 2018 Agencia EL UNIVERSAL/EELG/GDA via AP Images In a positive move, Mexico’s National Institute of Geography and Statistics (INEGI) is looking at how to develop a new policy that would include disabilities in government data collection.  Without proper data, it is difficult for the government to develop and implement effective policies that impact millions of people around the country. Many INEGI surveys, such as the periodic survey on violence…

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