The disability dimension in development action. Manual on inclusive planning

TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION TO CURRENT CONCEPTS AND ISSUES

A. WHY THIS MANUAL? 11
1. The United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons 11
2. The mandates 12
3. Disabled people and social development 13
4. For whom has the manual been designed? 14
5. When should the manual be applied? 15
6. The approach and its contents 16
7. Framework for action 17

B. WHAT IS DISABILITY? 23
1. The multi-dimensional concept of disability 23
2. Equalization of Opportunities 25
3. Rehabilitation 26
4. Prevention of disabling conditions 27
5. From labelling to enabling 28

C. TOWARDS A SOCIETY FOR ALL 31
1. Planning for all 32
2. The role of the manual in a global strategy to promote a society for all 35
Notes 39

UNIT TWO: GUIDANCE FOR THE DESIGN OF INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES

A. INCUSIVE NATIONAL POLICIES 43
1. Enabling all people to live meaningful lives 45
2. Addressing disability in an inclusive policy statement50
3. Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Disabled Persons 52
4. Ten steps toward a national disability policy 53
5. The role of social services and social security 55
5.1. Who are the actors on the scene? 55
5.2. Three basic strategies 57

B. DISABILITY-SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICIES 59
1. The policy statement 59
2. Policy guidelines of donor agencies 60

C. INTRODUCTION OF THE DISABILITY DIMENSION INTO
COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 65
1. Programme frameworks 65
2. Specific recommendations 68
2.1. Issues to be considered by national governments 68
2.2. Issues to be considered by intergovernmental organizations 69
2.3. Recommendations addressed to non-governmental organizations 70
Notes 71

UNIT THREE: HOW TO INCLUDE THE DISABILITY DIMENSION
INTO THE PROJECT PLANNING PROCESS

A. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT PLANNING FRAMEWORKS 75
1. The Project cycle 76
2. An integrated and participatory project planning strategy 78
2.1. An inclusive approach 79
2.2.79 Empowerment of beneficiaries 79

B. INCLUDING THE DISABILITY DIMENSION IN THE PROJECT CYCLE 85

1. PHASE ONE: Disability-sensitive project identification 85
1.1. The importance of project identification 85
1.2. Initial screening for disability relevance 87

2. PHASE TWO: Inclusive project planning procedures 89
2.1. Basic principles 89
2.2. Including a disability dimension in project planning analyses 91
2.3. Reflecting disability issues in the project document 103
2.4. Concluding remark: introduction of new programming arrangements
of the United Nations Development Programme 103

3. PHASE THREE: Disability-sensitive project appraisal 103
3.1. The purpose of project appraisal 103
3.2. Guiding principles for extended auditing of disability-relevant development activities 104
3.3. Auditing the policies of donors and programme agencies 105
3.4. Auditing a country programme/ country cooperation and similar frameworks 106
3.5. Auditing project documentation 107

4. PHASE FOUR: Implementation and monitoring 109
4.1. Process-oriented planning 109
4.2. Principles to be applied 110

5. PHASE FIVE: Final evaluation 112

6. Introduction of this manual as a learning tool 112

Notes 

UNIT FOUR: DISABILITY-SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND COMPONENTS

A. SUMMARY OF BASIC PRINCIPLES TO BE APPLIED 119
B. BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS 123
C. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DISABILITY 125
D. A CONCLUDING COMMENT 127
Notes 127

ANNEXES:

ANNEX PD:
EXAMPLE: A DISABILITY SENSITIVE UNDP PROJECT DOCUMENT 129

ANNEX PDA:
EXAMPLE: UNDP PROJECT DOCUMENT APPRAISAL CHECKLIST . . . 137

ANNEX A
List of Abbreviatioins xxx

ANNEX B:
A SELECTED RESOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY 143

Index of Abbreviations 159

ANNEX UN:
UNITED NATIONS FOCAL POINTS AND BODIES ON DISABILITY ISSUES 161

ANNEX NGO:
INTERNATIONAL UMBRELLA DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS 167

ANNEX RHA:
RAPID HANDICAP ANALYSIS (RHA 3) 171