There is no place where, disabled people's rights are not violated. The discrimination, oppression, violence and abuse faced by disabled people don’t respect boundaries, wealth or poverty. As a result of our experience, and articulation of our own situation, disabled people have a unique understanding of what constitutes "development" and the social change that is required to ensure our equalization of opportunities and the enhancement of rights. This unique understanding has shown us that strategic change cannot happen on one front alone. To ensure the empowerment and inclusion of disabled individuals in the development of their own communities and states, strategies for change must be devised to: