Rights advocates and experts yesterday urged the government to move beyond allowance-based support and adopt a disability-inclusive budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, noting that rising living costs, limited access to services, and disability-related expenses are worsening hardship for persons with disabilities.

In reality, those in power fear inclusion. It is a threat to their order, an unwelcome change.

“Who will look after our child after our demise? Who will be their friends and family to depend on when we will not be there?”