Guidelines: Inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action
Contents
Guidelines: Inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action
ACRONYMS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
What are the guidelines about?
Why are the guidelines important?
Who are the guidelines for?
Where can these guidelines be used?
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Legal and policy framework
International human rights law (IHRL)
International humanitarian law (IHL)
Other instruments and policy frameworks
Sustainable Development Goals
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-203013
World Humanitarian Summit (2016) and Agenda for Humanity commitments
Guiding principles of the IASC guidelines
Who are persons with disabilities?
Key concepts and definitions
Analysing risks and barriers to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action
Reducing risk, improving resilience and increasing protection
What you should know in order to address barriers
Rights-based terminology
3. WHAT TO DO: KEY APPROACHES TO PROGRAMMING
Must do actions
Promote meaningful participation
Remove barriers
Empower persons with disabilities; support them to develop their capacities
Disaggregate data for monitoring inclusion
4. DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Introduction: Why collect data on persons with disabilities?
What types of data are needed?
Tools for disaggregating data by disability
Collecting and using data on persons with disabilities: key steps
Data on persons with disabilities across the humanitarian programme cycle
Preparedness
Needs assessment and analysis
Strategic planning
Resource mobilization
Implementation and monitoring
Evaluation
Summary of key elements: data collection and information management
Preparedness
Needs assessment and analysis
Strategic planning
Resource mobilization
Implementation and monitoring
Evaluation
Key terms63
5. PARTNERSHIPS AND EMPOWERMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Introduction: what are organizations of persons with disabilities?
Partnerships with organizations of persons with disabilities
Partnerships when no OPDs adequately represent an affected population
Tools and resources
6. CROSS-CUTTING CONSIDERATIONS
Age, gender and diversity64
Age
Gender
Diversity
Cross-cutting programming
Protection mainstreaming66
Prioritize safety and dignity and avoid causing harm
Mental health and psychosocial support
7. ACCOUNTABILITY TO AFFECTED PEOPLE AND PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
IASC Commitments on Accountability to Affected People
Summary of key elements: accountability to affected people and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse
Needs assessment and analysis
Implementation and monitoring
Monitoring and reporting
Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse
Tools and resources
8. HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE OPTIONS76
Cash-based interventions/cash and voucher assistance
Key terms80
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
9. STAKEHOLDER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Governments
Humanitarian leadership (Emergency/Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Country Team)85
Cluster and sector leads88
Programmers (in humanitarian and development organizations)92,93
Donors
Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)
10. WHAT SECTORS NEED TO DO
Sector and intersectoral coordination
Addressing disability in coordination mechanisms
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
11. CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT
Introduction
Key terms
Barriers
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – ‘must do’
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
12. EDUCATION
Introduction
Key terms
Barriers
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
13. FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
Introduction
Key terms
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
14. LIVELIHOODS
Introduction
Key terms
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
15. HEALTH
Introduction
Key terms
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Delivery of quality health services
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Health workforce
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Health information management
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Essential health services
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Communicable diseases
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Child health
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Injury care
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Mental health and psychosocial support
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Non-communicable diseases
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
16. PROTECTION
Introduction
Key terms
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Protection
Protection-related risks and impacts
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Gender-based violence
Risks associated with GBV during crises and displacement
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Child protection
Child protection-related risks and impacts
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Housing, land and property
HLP-related risks and impacts
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
Mine action
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
17. SHELTER AND SETTLEMENTS
Introduction
Key terms
Barriers
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Recommended actions
Tools and resources
18. WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
Introduction
Key terms
Standards and guidelines
Key elements – must do
Participation
Addressing barriers
Empowerment and capacity development
Data collection and monitoring
Recommended actions
WASH general and water supply
Hygiene
Sanitation (excreta management and solid waste management)
19. ANNEXES
Annex 1 Providing reasonable accommodations
Guiding questions to objectively justify denial of an accommodation
Annex 2 Tools for disaggregating data
Annex 3 Potential sources of secondary data
Annex 4 Considerations when assessing secondary data
Annex 5 Examples of output-level indicators
Annex 6 Evaluation criteria through a disability-inclusive lens
Annex 7 Accountability to affected people and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse
Notes