| Preparedness | Response | Recovery |
1. Assessment, analysis and planning |
Map stakeholders. Include national interest organizations and government agencies with a disability and shelter-related portfolio (social services, housing, public works, etc.). | X | | |
Analyse gaps in technical expertise with regard to universal design and accessibility. Recruit stakeholders who can fill these gaps. Be sure to extend recruitment to include persons with disabilities and organizations that represent persons with disabilities (OPDs). | X | X | |
Evaluate recent shelter and settlement responses and design a response that meets the requirements of persons with different types of disability. Build a library of good practice, including technical documentation and tools, to promote knowledge and learning in the sector. | X | | |
Involve OPDs in joint Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) and joint site visits to designated emergency shelters. | X | | |
With OPDs, conduct accessibility audits of emergency shelters and plan accessible design adaptations to remove barriers. | X | X | |
Consider the needs of persons with disabilities from the outset and mainstream inclusion into all aspects of the shelter and settlement response. | X | X | X |
Review shelter and settlement assessment tools and adapt questionnaires to be inclusive of persons with disabilities and reflect a gender and age perspective. (See the section on identifying Barriers.) | X | | |
Working with local preparedness committees (where they exist), bring together disability experience and technical expertise. | X | | |
2. Resource mobilization |
Identify members of your team, or recruit staff, who have knowledge and experience of disability and disability inclusion. | X | X | X |
Establish inclusive budgets that allocate resources to promote accessibility and inclusion and cover the costs of adapting shelter and NFI kits to meet the requirements of persons with disabilities. | X | X | |
3. Implementation |
Involve OPDs and persons with disabilities in consultations on suitable emergency shelter solutions for persons with different types of disability. | X | X | |
Identify and set up safe shelter spaces to mitigate the protection risks that persons with disabilities face. Consider women, youth and those with psychosocial disabilities particularly. | | X | X |
With OPDs, identify the best distribution modalities for shelter kits and NFI kits. Options include accessible distribution sites, door-to-door delivery, a buddy system with other beneficiaries, sponsored transport, priority lines, etc. | X | X | X |
Use temporary mobile ramps to increase accessibility. Focus on important public buildings and service points, including distribution sites. | | X | X |
Locate households that include persons with disabilities on plots closer to support networks, water points, sanitary facilities, and services. | | X | |
Consult persons with disabilities to understand their individual accessibility requirements for tents. | | X | |
When allocating durable shelter solutions, prioritize households that include persons with disabilities; bypass the transitional stage. | | X | |
Consult persons with disabilities to assess the accessibility of shelters. Base the analysis on the requirements of persons with disabilities who live in them. Adapt temporary shelters accordingly. | X | X | |
Ensure that ‘build back better’ strategies and plans consider accessibility, adopt universal design principles and prioritize the safety of persons with disabilities. | | | X |
4. Coordination |
If possible, coordinate joint distributions with other sectors to minimize the burden on persons with disabilities and their support networks. (For example, prefer small separate distributions.) | | X | X |
With other sectors, identify the best locations for households with persons with disabilities; or bring essential services (water, sanitation, food) closer to them. | | X | |
Use coordination mechanisms to identify host families that can accommodate persons with disabilities. | | X | |
With OPDs, design and build transitional shelters using universal design principles. | | X | X |
Locate transitional shelters for persons with disabilities near to accessible sanitary facilities, water points and services; make them accessible in other ways. | | | X |
When repairs and retrofitting are required, do an accessibility audit alongside a damage assessment. | | | X |
Identify suitable units for rent, that are accessible and need little or no adaptation. | | | X |
Recruit persons with disabilities to work in building and construction. (See the section on cash-based intervention.) | | X | X |
5. Monitoring and evaluation |
Involve persons with disabilities and OPDs in monitoring processes. Prioritize persons with disabilities who live in a shelter. | | X | X |
Make complaint and feedback mechanisms accessible to persons with disabilities. | X | X | |
Monitor the accessibility of shelters and settlements (by audits, or by consulting OPDs or persons with disabilities). | | X | |
Appoint women, men, girls and boys with disabilities to monitoring teams. Make sure they represent a range of disabilities. | | X | |
Closely monitor the protection risks that persons with disabilities experience in different locations and types of shelter. Monitor regularly. | | X | |