Key elements – ‘must do’

‘Must do’ actions must be undertaken in all phases of humanitarian action when implementing inclusive CCCM programming forpersons with disabilities.

Participation

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Diagram 6 Barriers to access and inclusion in CCCM

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Flow chart depicting how impacts of the crisis are exacerbated for persons with disabilities in CCCM.

Impact of crisis includes insecurity, breakdown of social networks, destruction of infrastructure, displacement, closure of services. These impacts are exacerbated by barriers in the response including:

Environmental barriers

  • - Inaccessible and unsafe camp set up and infrastructure
  • - Camp administration services and facilities are inaccessible
  • - Lack of accessible communication related to camp life
  • - Inadequate location of public buildings
  • - Unavailability of mobility devices, other assistive devices and technology, as well as specific aid services provided in the camp

Attitudinal barriers

  • - Stigma against persons with disabilities during displacement
  • - CCCM staff assume persons with disabilities do not have the capacity to contribute to leadership and decision-making at the community level

Institutional barriers

  • - Lack of technical capacity to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in CCCM
  • - Lack of consideration of persons with disabilities in sector standards, guidelines and policies
  • - No budget provision for access and accommodation of persons with disabilities at camps

The barriers in the response result in risk faced by persons with disabilities including violence, poverty, environmental hazards, deterioration of health, exclusion, isolation, abandonment, etc.

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Addressing barriers

Empowerment and capacity development

Data collection and monitoring

The following guidance will support CCCM actors to identify and remove the barriers faced by persons with disabilities, aswell as their families, support persons and caregivers, when they try to access infrastructures, information and servicesin camps.