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Disability, Equality and Human Rights (Paperback)
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Disability, Equality and Human Rights (Paperback)
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In virtually every community in the world, people with disabilities
are among the poorest of the poor; marginalized and powerless at
the best of times, they suffer acutely when war or natural disaster
strike. Too often humanitarian and development organizations, with
a mandate to reach those most in need, exclude disabled people from
equal participation in their programs. This book's basic premise is
that disabled people themselves know best what their own needs are;
that they should be involved in the planning and delivery of relief
and development initiatives; and that the most effective support
that agencies can offer is to empower them to claim their basic
human rights and their civil and legal rights.The manual is based
on the experience of Oxfam staff working with a local disabled
people's organization before, during, and after the recent crisis
in Kosovo, but the principles that it presents, and the practical
training materials that it contains, have a much wider relevance.
Case studies from West Africa and South and East Asia show that the
values of equality, empowerment, and autonomy promoted by "the
Social Model of Disability" can translate to a wide range of
political and social contexts.The manual is designed to be used by
two distinct sets of readers: * Disabled people's organizations,
local or national, seeking to raise awareness and put disability
equality into action among their membership and in the broader
community.* The humanitarian and development community (from donors
to implementers), seeking to promote disability equality, both
internally within their own organisations and externally with
partners and beneficiaries.The text is written in clear, simple
language, and the practical materials will be particularly useful
to trainers working in geographically isolated areas without access
to sophisticated equipment. Most of the exercises and activities
can be adapted for use in groups of people with a wide range of
impairments and educational levels.
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