Disability inclusive humanitarian action

• working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster

• working alongside people with disabilites and vulnerable populations

• taking actions and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights

• emergency livelihood

• shelter

• provision of water, sanitation and hygiene

• common logistics services for other humanitarian actors

• physical and functional rehabilitation

• mental health and psychosocial support

• protection against violence and abuse

• inclusive humanitarian action

• armed violence reduction

• disaster risk reduction

a long term physical psychosocial intellectual or sensory impairments

obstacles in our environment, laws, policies, physical spaces, communications and / or attitudes

loss of/ different functional capacity due to the individuals impairment

may limit a person’s physical functioning or mobility when barriers to accessibility are present in our infrastructure ( steps, height standards)

may affect the way sensory imformation is taken in and stored when it is presented in inaccessible ways (e.g. speaking, hearing, seeing)

may affect the way a person thinks, feels, behaves and interacts with mainstream ´norms´which may not align

may limit a person´s ability to problem solve, process or retain information, learn or interact within particular contexts such as education and employment ( for example) when the pace, standards and style of participation is prescribed and benchmarked

• physical/ mobility

• sensory

• psychosocial

• intellectual

  
  

• discriminative policies/ legal frameworks

• institutional practices

• prioritization, targeting, human and financial resources

• misperceptions about requirements, capacities and rights

• stigma, prejudices, pity

• cultural and social habits, charity

• distance to services, lack of mobile services and accessible transportation

• lack of ramps, handrails, tactile strips, lightening, assistive devices or support

• obstacles and flexibility in use

• absence of braille easy language, sign language, interpreters

• absence of multiple formats ( audio + visual)

• lack of inclusive communication techniques

Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence committed against a person because of his or her sex or gender.

GBV caseworkers listen to survivors, validate their experiences and provide compassionate care. They help survivors access healthcare, justice and other services. They work with survivors of intimate-partner violence to develop safety plans, and establish support systems and meet personal goals.

yes

• education

• social status

• place of living ( rural, city, developed or developing country)

• poverty and wealth

• religion and ethnicity

• etc

used to refer to someone who is healthy and has no illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do the things that other people do:

discrimination in favour of able-bodied people.

—> "a person with a disability can struggle with ableism"

—> using disabled toilets as a able bodied person

—> asking a disabled person “whats wrong”

they have diminished capacity to resist, cope with, or recover from violence, exploitation, abuse, and/ or violation(s) of their rights

Livestock emergency Guidelines and standards

Minimum standards for child protection in humanitarian action

Minimum economic recovery standards

Minimum standard for market analysis

humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities

• The Sphere Handbook

• Minimum standards for child protection in humanitarian action / CPMS

• Livestock emergency guidelines and standards /LEGS

• Minimum Economic revovery standards/MERS

• minimum standard for market analysis / MISMA

• Humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities /HIS

Core humanitarian standards

1. Gudiance

2. Capacity

3. Accountability

4. Participation

a: inclusive mainstream programmes:

-> humanitarian programmes and interventions are designes and implemented inclusive of persons with disabilites

b: targeted interventions for persons with disabilites:

-> humanitarian programmes address differential neesd of persons with disabilities

1. Promote meaningful participation of persons with disabilites

2. remove barriers

3. empower persons with disabilites and support capacity development

4. collect and disaggregate data on disability, age and gender for monitoring inclusion

Reach

Enter

Circulate

Use

• implement strategies to reduce stigma about disability

  -> make community and team aware of rights-based understanding of disability and the needs/ capacities of persons with disabilites

  -> peer support groups that include persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities

  -> encourage people with disabilities and front- line staff to dialogue, exchange ideas and share their knowledge

• address socioeconomic barriers: e.g. lack of education, low income

1. Rampe bei der Plattform bauen

2. Griffstange/ Geländer an Treppe bei Plattform bauen

3. Säcke nicht von oben herab zu den Leuten direkt geben. Hier im besten Fall eine Schlange machen und einen weiteren Helfer beauftragen die Säcke anzunehmen und einzeln zu verteilen

4. Toiletten/ Sanitäre Anlagen zugänglicher machen, nicht auf Plattform sondern ebenerdig

5. HelferInnen die alles schriftlich erfassen und Daten sammeln sodass jeder gleich viel bekommt und es gerecht aufgeteilt wird und schriftlich festgehalten wird

   
   

• identify people with disabilities and representative organisations among affected communities

• consult and engange in decision-making processes with affected population with disabilities

• recruit men and women with different types of disabilities in your intervention

• partner and collaborate with organisations of people with disabilities

• 6 questions about the ability to:

-> see

-> hear

-> walk

-> rememberance/ memory

-> selfcare/ washing and so on

-> language, communication, understanding

—> should help to identify disabilities or people in need of help or support

The design of products, environments, programmes and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design. Universal design shall not exclude assistive devices for particular groups of persons with disabilities where this is needed

1. Equitable use

-> design is useful and marketable to all

1. flexibility in use

-> accommodates a wide range of abilities

1. simple and intuitive use

-> easy to understand

1. perceptible information

-> communicates necessary information effectively

1. Tolerance for errors

-> minimises hazards and adverse consequences

Reasonable accommodation refers to the necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms

"Reasonable accommodation" (angemessene Anpassung) bezieht sich auf Maßnahmen, Veränderungen oder Anpassungen in der Umgebung, am Arbeitsplatz oder in der Gesellschaft, die getroffen werden, um Menschen mit Behinderungen die volle und gleichberechtigte Teilhabe zu ermöglichen. Diese Anpassungen sollen sicherstellen, dass Menschen mit Behinderungen die gleichen Chancen haben wie Menschen ohne Behinderungen und ihre Rechte auf Inklusion und Gleichberechtigung gewahrt werden.

The access of persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to transportation, to information and communications, including information and communications technologies and systems, and to other facilities and services open or provided to the public, both in urban and in rural areas

"Enablers" (Ermöglicher) im Zusammenhang mit Barrieren bezieht sich auf Faktoren, Ressourcen oder Maßnahmen, die dazu beitragen, Barrieren abzubauen oder zu überwinden und die Teilhabe von Menschen mit Behinderungen zu fördern. Enablers sind positiv wirkende Elemente, die dazu beitragen, eine inklusive Umgebung zu schaffen und sicherzustellen, dass Menschen mit Behinderungen gleichberechtigt an allen Aspekten des Lebens teilnehmen können.

Enablers können in verschiedenen Formen auftreten:

1. **Gesetzliche und Politische Maßnahmen:** Gesetze, die die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen schützen und fördern, können als Enabler wirken. Dies können beispielsweise Antidiskriminierungsgesetze, Barrierefreiheitsvorschriften oder inklusive Bildungspolitiken sein.

2. **Bildung und Bewusstseinsbildung:** Programme, Workshops und Kampagnen, die das Bewusstsein für die Bedürfnisse und Fähigkeiten von Menschen mit Behinderungen schärfen, können Enablers sein, indem sie Vorurteile abbauen und eine inklusive Denkweise fördern.

3. **Barrierefreiheit:** Die Schaffung barrierefreier Umgebungen und Einrichtungen, die für alle zugänglich sind, wirkt als Enabler, indem sie Menschen mit Behinderungen ermöglicht, sich frei und ohne Hindernisse zu bewegen.

4. **Unterstützungsdienste:** Dienste wie Gebärdensprachdolmetscher, Assistenzhunde oder persönliche Unterstützer können als Enabler dienen, indem sie Menschen mit Behinderungen bei der Teilnahme an verschiedenen Aktivitäten unterstützen.

5. **Technologische Innovationen:** Technologische Lösungen, die die Kommunikation, Mobilität und den Zugang zu Informationen für Menschen mit Behinderungen verbessern, können als Enabler wirken.

6. **Inklusive Politiken und Praktiken:** Institutionen und Organisationen, die inklusive Einstellungen und Praktiken fördern, tragen als Enabler zur Schaffung eines inklusiven Umfelds bei.

Enablers tragen dazu bei, Barrieren abzubauen und die volle Teilhabe von Menschen mit Behinderungen zu fördern, indem sie die nötigen Voraussetzungen schaffen, damit diese Menschen ihre Fähigkeiten entfalten und ihre Rechte wahrnehmen können.

• RECU approach ( Reach, enter, circle, use)

• all information about location/ use / content of services and so on should be in multiple formats ( audio, video, braille, written…)

• short distances, signage, ensure physical accessibility

• resting points, fast track lines, mobile outreach

• ensure feedback and complain mechanisms are accessible to all

• spread awareness, educate society

• establish peer groups and front line staff to dialogue and exchange ideas

1. Do you have difficulty seeing even if wearing glasses?

2. Do you habe difficulty hearing, even if using a hearing aid?

3. Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?

4. Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating ?

5. Do you have difficulty ( with selfcare such as ) washing all over or dressing?

6. Using your usual language, do you have difficultiy communicating, for example understanding or being understood?

Answers vary from:

a. No - no difficulty

b. yes - some difficulty

c. yes - a lot of difficulty

d. cannot do at all

• broad level, mainstream thinking

• the design / outcome of a design that is as functional as possible for all

• covers a broad range of needs