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The hidden extra costs of living with a disability

  • Written by Sophie Mitra, Associate Professor of Economics, Fordham University
imageCosts of transportation and accessibility are just two factors that increase cost of living for persons with disabilities. Corepics VOF/shutterstock.com

Disability is often incorrectly assumed to be rare. However, global estimates suggest than one in seven adults has some form of disability.

The term “disability” covers a number of...

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