The number of people with disabilities in Guyana this year is projected to be some 200,000 and this figure includes those who are institutionalized, living on the streets and those who are temporarily disabled, Director of Rehabilitation Services (ag) Debita Harripersaud said yesterday when the National Rehabilitation Services Strategic Plan 2014 – 2020 was launched at the Pegasus Hotel.
Harripersaud said the figure was first set at 50,000 and this was extrapolated from the 2002 population census,
