← Asia Insight · Season 2

Empowering the Disabled in Bhutan

S2 · E17 · 17 May 2013 · 28 min

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In Bhutan, there is a traditional belief, which stems from Tibetan Buddhism, that people with disabilities are suffering karmic retribution from past lives. Although attitudes are slowly changing there is still a lot of stigma attached, with many parents going as far as hiding their disabled children away at home.