--Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), in a 2004 message
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Thursday, December 05, 2013
Nelson Mandela on "the long walk to equality"
"We cannot claim to have reached anywhere near to where a society should be in
terms of practical equality of the disabled. We continue to try. We
realise that legislation and regulations are not sufficient or the end
of the long walk to equality and non-discrimination. Education, raising
of awareness, conscientisation, eradication of stigmatisation: these are
key elements in achieving non-discrimination against the disabled in
practice and in their everyday lives."