Disability charity marks anniversary
Stories of the challenges facing those with disabilities to be published
Christian overseas disability charity CBM UK is marking its twenty-first anniversary with the launch of a new booklet, 21 Stories, introduced by former home secretary David Blunkett, who was Britain’s first blind cabinet minister.
He highlights the huge barriers still facing those who are blind or living with other disabilities in the world’s poorest places. One in seven people has some form of disability, with eighty per cent of disabled people living in developing countries.
The booklet features the stories of people with disabilities whose lives have been changed by CBM, as well as some of the CBM doctors, experts, volunteers and supporters who have shaped the charity’s work, many of whom have been motivated by their Christian faith. While celebrating the many significant achievements of CBM, the stories also emphasise the major barriers that people with disabilities continue to face in developing countries.
