Disability and Development Work
CBM: Disability Issues Should Be Included In Millenium Development Goals!
Worldwide, over 600 million people have a disability of one form or another. Over two-thirds of them live in developing countries. Persons with disabilities are among the poorest of the poor, the most disempowered, and the most in need. And they are likely to be among the most vulnerable and marginalised people within the population benefiting from development aid.
Only when the interests and needs of persons with disabilities are considered in development work, the Millennium Development Goals can be met.
To mainstream disabilities to development work, a twin-track approach is needed. This approach involves
In addition, capacity building and human resource development are important to achieve disability mainstreaming in global development work.
Read more: How does Disability relate to the MDGs?
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Only when the interests and needs of persons with disabilities are considered in development work, the Millennium Development Goals can be met.
To mainstream disabilities to development work, a twin-track approach is needed. This approach involves
- Mainstreaming of disabilities into all strategic areas of development work. Existing services that are meant for everyone (e.g., the school system or primary health services) should be made accessible to people with disabilities.
- Mainstreaming disabilities in development requires also disability-specific activities for empowerment as well as specific initiatives, such as medical interventions, rehabilitation, and production of assistive devices.
In addition, capacity building and human resource development are important to achieve disability mainstreaming in global development work.
Read more: How does Disability relate to the MDGs?
Go back: Important Issues
Download brochures on VISION 2020 and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The impact of VISION 2020 on the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is explained in the brochure produced by IAPB and VISION 2020: "Blindness, Poverty and Development", which quotes from studies, some of which were conducted by Professor Allen Foster, CBM President at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
The International Disability and Development Consortium, IDDC, of which CBM is a member, relates the eight MDGs to disability in a concise one-pager "MDGs and Disabilitiy - IDDC", which is also available for download below.
The International Disability and Development Consortium, IDDC, of which CBM is a member, relates the eight MDGs to disability in a concise one-pager "MDGs and Disabilitiy - IDDC", which is also available for download below.
