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DISABLING BARRIERS – BREAK TO INCLUDE

WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITY. DISABLING BARRIERS – BREAK TO INCLUDE. Background. World Health Assembly resolution Resolution 58.23 on "Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation", requests WHO to produce a World Report.

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DISABLING BARRIERS – BREAK TO INCLUDE

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  1. WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITY DISABLING BARRIERS – BREAK TO INCLUDE

  2. Background • World Health Assembly resolution • Resolution 58.23 on "Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation", requests WHO to produce a World Report. • Developed and published in partnership with the World Bank. • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDP) • UN treaty came into force in May 2008. • Reinforces our understanding of disability as a human rights and as a development issue. • International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) • Emphasizes the role of the environment in enabling or disabling people with health conditions. • Adopted as the conceptual framework for the report.

  3. Aims of the World report on disability • To provide governments and civil society with a comprehensive analysis of the importance of disability and the responses provided, based on best available evidence. • To recommend national and international action to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. • To support implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

  4. How was the World report developed? • Involvement of a large number of stakeholders: • advisory and editorial committee; • over 380 contributors; • over 70 low, middle and high income countries represented. • Extensive review process: • regional consultations, peer review. • People with disabilities central to the process

  5. 1,000,000,000 people with disabilities 15% of the world population

  6. Disabling barriers • Inadequate policies and standards • Negative attitudes • Lack of provision of services • Problems with service delivery • Inadequate funding • Lack of accessibility • Lack of consultation and involvement • Lack of data and evidence

  7. Outcomes of disabling barriers • Poorer health than the general population • Lower educational achievements • Less economic participation • Higher rates of poverty • Increased dependency and reduced participation It is the way that society treats people with disabilities which matters most

  8. Content overview • Understanding disability • Disability – a global picture • General health care • Rehabilitation • Assistance and support • Enabling environments • Education • Work and employment • The way forward

  9. Cross cutting recommendations • Enable access to all mainstream policies, systems and services. • Invest in specific programmes and services for persons with disabilities. • Adopt a national disability strategy and plan of action. • Involve people with disabilities. • Improve human resource capacity. • Provide adequate funding and improve affordability. • Increase public awareness and understanding of disability. • Improve disability data collection. • Strengthen and support research on disability.

  10. Ways forward ? • National • plan • of action Law and policy National and regional/ programs National policy dialogues World report Services Capacity Building Awareness Research Technical support International policy dialogue

  11. Summary • 1 billion people • Increasing numbers • Barriers can be overcome • World report shows us how • It's time to scale up

  12. World report on disability:Our most accessible document • Braille • DIASY (audio files) • Easy Read version • Accessible PDF www.who.int/disabilities/world_report

  13. World Report on Disability Alana Officer - officera@who.int Tom Shakespeare - shakespearet@who.int Aleksandra Posarac - aposarac@worldbank.org

  14. Thank you

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