Tuvalu has been slow to deal with problems that people with a disability face in the country.
Since 1978, the government of Tuvalu has been slow to create policy and laws for people with disabilities.
[4] Tuvalu has signed and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
[6] Before 2010, the Tuvalu Red Cross Society handled issues relating to people with disabilities, in addition to the other services they provided.
[9] During the 1980s and 1990s, the Red Cross operated a "small educational centre" on Funafuti, which employed two staff to help children with disabilities.