Where people live affects service planning
The published results show that 67% of people identified as disabled live in urban areas and 33% in rural areas. Women account for 58.4%. The provinces of Panamá and Panamá Oeste have the largest numbers, making geographical information relevant to decisions about transport, health services and education. [2]
Information reaches beyond a national total
Acting SENADIS director José Townshend highlighted the need to understand “how they live, where they are and their main challenges”. The survey also found that 23 out of every 100 occupied dwellings include at least one disabled resident, placing accessibility within everyday household and community planning. [1]
The atlas is designed to support public decisions
UNFPA’s earlier description of the atlas project set out plans to organise and visualise survey information with SENADIS. Its purpose was to show the distribution and characteristics of the disabled population. The project included data analysis, an application, testing and technical support for making the findings usable by public institutions.