Belize lacks a national coordinating agency to develop disability policy, and there is no national disability action plan. Bureaucracy, lack of political will, and financial constraints are significant barriers to achieving more effective disability action.31
Existing disability organizations tend to operate independently of each other, and there are no cross-disability organizations in Belize. In general, disability organizations have few financial resources and rely on the support of international agencies to fund activities. Disability advocates report that the sector is not effectively prepared to lobby the government or other agencies in demand of disability rights.32
31. Panel discussion.
32. Ibid.