Many countries, even among developing countries, have varying laws meant to protect the rights of people with disabilities. (Sorry, I don’t know the numbers off hand, or the details of what rights tend to be protected. I don’t know if it’s necessarily a majority of countries or just a high number of them. There are many things I’m still learning in this field, and that’s one of them.) The trouble is, many of them are very poorly implemented if at all. Often the people who are supposed to be responsible for implementing them don’t even know the law exists. And disabled people often don’t know either so they’re not in a position to push for its implementation.

If you’re interested in learning more about AIDS and its impact on disabled people, then I would particularly point you to this resource:

HIV/AIDS and Disability Global Survey

This survey covers a wide range of disability groups in all regions of the world, including Africa.

Also an eye opener because it discusses AIDS and its impact on disabled people, and programs to offer protection, employment, education and training in general. Good read! The continent of Africa has unique problems and unique intelligence in handling it.