ABSTRACT
Persons with disabilities paid a high price during the war of July-August 2006. The war also destroyed infrastructure, by harming the institutions and associations that provided services for persons with disabilities. Despite the fact that the clashes between the Israeli army and the Lebanese resistance took place on the southern border line, and this imposed a blockade on the country, dividing it into isolated regions that displaced people in South Litani river, Bikaa, Seida, Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Tripoli, and other regions in the north. The war led to the displacement of more than a quarter of Lebanese citizens, as well as some Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. There was a need to conduct a detailed and global field study to assess the loss and damage caused by the war. This field study was conducted by the National Association for the Rights of the Disabled in Lebanon (NARD) and included individuals as well as institutions and associations.
