Blogger 2: people with disabilities

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Around 4.1% of Moroccans have disabilities that affect one or more of their daily life activities (Thelwell, 2022). While we’ve been walking around the country, I’ve noticed that there aren’t as many accessible accommodations as we are used to in the United States. In their law it is illegal to discriminate against those with disabilities. Another statistic I found very interesting was that 73% of disabled people had not completed any schooling at all (Thelwell, 2022). This would put this group of people at a further disadvantage as it would hard to obtain jobs and sustainable careers. In the Medina in Chefchaouen, I especially noticed that access to the water source was extremely limited. Even for our group of very able and young people, it was slightly slippery and very steep to access the water. 




Work cited

Thelwell, Kim. “Disability and Poverty in Morocco.” The Borgen Project, Kim Thelwell https://borgenproject.org/wp-content/uploads/logo.jpg, 29 Nov. 2022, borgenproject.org/disability-and-poverty-in-morocco/. 

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  1. Tyler FooteMay 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM

    Hi Evelyn!!

    I also thought about accessible accommodations while in Morocco ... specifically in the washrooms and toilets. It was really eye opening to see how physical environments can create barriers we don’t always think about and how the US has been working towards creating more inclusive environments for disabilities.

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