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Tuesday 30 June 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend

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People with disabilities ask: ‘Why are we forgotten in Covid crisis?’
President of the Cook Islands National disability council Mataiti Mataiti participated in the RRRR 10km distance race in 2015. 20062616

One in four people in Cook Islands live with a disability, according to the last census. That is part of the reason the National Disability Council fights for an inclusive and just Cook Islands in which the human rights of those with disabilities are realised.

One in four people in Cook Islands live with a disability, according to the last census. That is part of the reason the National Disability Council fights for an inclusive and just Cook Islands in which the human rights of those with disabilities are realised.


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