Sustainability 2012, 4(11), 3023-3041; doi:10.3390/su4113023
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The Economic and Social Benefits and the Barriers of Providing People with Disabilities Accessible Clean Water and Sanitation

Jacqueline Noga 1 email and Gregor Wolbring 2,* email
1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada 2 Faculty of Medicine, Department Community Health Sciences, Stream of Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 11 September 2012; in revised form: 23 October 2012 / Accepted: 6 November 2012 / Published: 12 November 2012
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Abstract: Resolution A/HRC/RES/16/2 adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 8 April 2011 declared access to safe drinking water and sanitation a human right. However many people around the globe including people with disabilities do not have access to safe drinking water, hygiene or sanitation facilities. Inaccessibility of clean water sources, hygiene and sanitation facilities negatively impacts among others health, education, the ability to work, and the ability to partake in social activities. This paper looks at the benefits of, and access barriers to, clean water and sanitation for people with disabilities.
Keywords: accessibility; accessible infrastructure; clean water; benefit; disability; economic; sanitation

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Noga, J.; Wolbring, G. The Economic and Social Benefits and the Barriers of Providing People with Disabilities Accessible Clean Water and Sanitation. Sustainability 2012, 4, 3023-3041.

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Noga J, Wolbring G. The Economic and Social Benefits and the Barriers of Providing People with Disabilities Accessible Clean Water and Sanitation. Sustainability. 2012; 4(11):3023-3041.

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Noga, Jacqueline; Wolbring, Gregor. 2012. "The Economic and Social Benefits and the Barriers of Providing People with Disabilities Accessible Clean Water and Sanitation." Sustainability 4, no. 11: 3023-3041.

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