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Educating Children with Disabilities in Africa

The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) (2011) C2

Towards a policy of inclusion

Humanitarian aid and disability

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) (2015) C2

VADEMECUM | This Vademecum is intended to provide a benchmark for aid workers—whether working in the field or at a strategic level—in particular concerning the formulation and implementation of programmes of prevention or response to humanitarian crises. It is not solely a theoretical document b ... more

Child-Friendly Text UN Disability Convention
recommended

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2007)

DRAFT 13 September 2007

Persons with Disabilities. UNHCR Emergency handbook

UN Refguee Agency UNHCR (2012) CC

Türkiye: Disability Inclusion Task Team (DITT) - Tips on disability-inclusive emergency response (Earthquake)

UNHCR OCHA Services reliefweb (2023) CC

General tips: 1- Make sure to assign a staff member to be the focal point to support persons with disabilities in every location/project. (The focal point should know the evacuation procedures). 2- The focal point should coordinate the evacuation and support persons with disabilities in case of an ... more

India: NLEP-guidelines on reduction of stigma and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy

National Leprosy Eradication Programme; National Health Mission; Ministry of Health & Social Welfare India (2012) C1

National Guidelines India

Joint Submission on Universal Periodic Review for Uganda

National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) (2011) C1

Disability statistics in Nepal

Uttam Narayan Malla Bureau of Statistics (2012) C2

Q&A on Disability Equity Act (Lesotho)

Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) (2018) C2

Accessed online January 2018

Philippines Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 1 | February 2018

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2018) C1

Mayon Volcano continues to show high levels of unrest. Local authorities have evacuated over 82,000 people to safety and have requested the Humanitarian Country Team to assist with addressing priority needs and issues. • Severe Tropical Storm Tembin affected over 797,000 people in northeastern Mi ... more

Disability Inclusion in Drought and Food Crisis Emergency Response

CBM, Handicap International, Kenya Red Cross Society and the Association of the Physically Disabled of Kenya CBM Australia; CBM Emergency Response Unit (2011)

This factsheet provides base level information to practitioners for awareness raising, training, advocacy, project design and proposal writing. The information may be used and sent out widely, with reference to the Kenya Red Cross, The Association of the Physically Disabled of Kenya, CBM and Handica ... more

Community-Based Rehabilitation Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region: Successes and Challenges in the Implementation of the CBR Matrix

Adela Cayetano, R.D.; and J. Elkins Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC

Conclusion: CBR has improved the quality of life, access to medical services, functional independence, autonomy, community inclusion, and empowerment of people with disabilities in LMICs in the Asia-Pacific region. However, challenges in the implementation of CBR remain. These include lack of awaren ... more

Problems with education for children with disabilities in Iran

Human Rights Watch (2019) C1

Problems with education for children with disabilities in Iran“Just Like All Other Kids”: Lack of Access to Inclusive Education for Children With Disabilities in Iran

ADWG COVID-19 Guidance-Note

Protection Helping Group (Cox's Bazar); Protection Cluster UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2020) C2

12 April 2020 This Guidance Note on making COVID-19 response Age & Disability-inclusive provides advice for organizations and sectors to ensure essential responses, communication about the outbreak and adapt to services and support are inclusive and accessible for older persons and persons with d ... more

Gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health during the Covid-19 pandemic in the pacific region

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA (2022) C1

Sexual and reproductive health is health issues that have to do with your body, sex, relationships, and having and giving birth to children. This includes having the information you need to be able to make your own decisions about your body, when to have sex, and whether or not to become a parent. T ... more

Guidelines on the provision of Manual Wheelchairs in less resourced settings

World Health Organization; USAID; ISPO (2008) C_WHO

Ageing & Disablility In Humanitarian Response

Waqas Ashfaq Qureshi Ageing and Disability Task Force (ADTF) (2011) C2

A Resource Book of Inclusive Practices

Guidance Note on Disability and Emergency Risk Management for Health

World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNISDR; et al. (2013) C_WHO

This guidance note is intended primarily for health actors working in emergency and disaster risk management (hereafter 'emergency risk management') at the local, national or international level, and in governmental or nongovernmental agencies. People with disabilities, those ... more

Humanitarian Supply Management System SUMA

Pan American Health Organization (2000)

Manual Logistical Management of Humanitarian Supply The flood of relief supplies that arrive in the aftermath of large-scale disasters often poses serious logistic and management problems for national authorities. SUMA is a tool for the management of humanitarian relief supplies, from the time pled ... more

Joint position paper on the provision of mobility devices in less resourced settings

World Health Organization; USAID (2011) C_WHO

A step towards implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) related to personal mobility.