Based on the survey conducted by the Tonga Red Cross Society and Disability Advisory Committee, there are 2,782 people with varying degrees of disability inTonga, which makes up about 2.8% of the total population.[1]
In 2007, Tonga signed theConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities but have not ratified yet up to date.[2]
In 1996, disabilities in Tonga consisted of mental disability (43.8%), intellectual disability (24.6%), physical disability (14.5%), hearing impairment (8.9%), visual impairment (5.4%) and others (2.8%).[3]
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