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International Symposium, The Hague, 15th November 2004
DCDD - Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development
Disability, self-organisation and aid.
Finding an empowering mix.
On Monday the 15th of November, DCDD is organising an International Symposium about the empowerment of people with disabilities in developing countries. This symposium will focus on the question of how Western aid organisations can help self-organisations of disabled people in developing countries and throughout Eastern Europe. Please visit the website of DCDD to find more information about this symposium.
Bangalore University offers, in collaboration with CBR Network (South Asia) and Rehabilitation Council of India –
Human Resource Development programmes for Community Based Rehabilitation:
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The magnitude of the problem of disability is vast and its impact is very severe on the individual, family and the
community. At present less than 2% of persons with disabilities have access to basic rehabilitation services. The
problem is due to lack of professionals in the rural areas and a majority of services are located in the urban areas.
PG Diploma, Diploma in CBR opens many avenues to the students. The working opportunities are in both in government and
private sector. There are many government programmes/schemes funded by the governments in the disability sector. In
addition to the government support to CBR programmes, many private donors and foreign development aid organisations
are supporting disability programmes. The students are encouraged to start NGOs/Self-help groups in the community.
In India 3% of the poverty alleviation funds are reserved for the development of persons with disabilities. This
resource is available through Panchyath Raj system.
There are over 2500 NGOs working in the disability sector in South Asia and over 50,000 organisations across the globe.
Students have employment opportunities in the NGO sector. Self-help groups of persons with disabilities/self help-groups
of families with a member with disability and self-help groups of senior citizens are gaining tremendous momentum.
Students can take the leadership in the formulation of such groups in the society to protect the human rights of
persons with disabilities. Telemedicine /Tele-rehabilitation are the latest happening approaches across the globe.
CBR NETWORK in cooperation with Health -E and Asiatic Life Sciences offers ongoing support to students through
tele-rehabilitation network. There is a tremendous need for cross disability middle level resource persons in such
programmes. Students with a PG Diploma can meet these needs. Students are also encouraged to set up CBR guidance
centers closer to the community especially in the rural/tribal and urban impoverished areas. Students who are already
professionals in health, education sectors can diversify and integrate services for persons with disability.
Click here to download an application form in MS Word format.
or send an e mail to cbrnet@vsnl.com
If you have specific questions regarding the courses offered, please contact:
Indumathi Rao
Regional Adviser
CBR NETWORK( South Asia )
134,1st Block,6th Main ,BSK III Stage
Bangalore-560085
India
Email: cbrnet@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.cbrnetwork.org.in
Phone-91( India )-80( Bangalore )-26724273,26724221,26724185
Proposals that make a difference. How to write effective grant
proposals: a manual for NGOs
FAHAMU
Oxford: Fahamu, 2003
This CD-ROM draws on some 20 years of experience of working as grantmaker and grant applicant, the author reveals the art of writing proposals, whatever the format that is required by the funding agency. Topics covered include: defining objectives, researching and getting to know the donor; making an effective case of funding using the 'POOP' formula (present, opportunities, options and proposition); how to prepare a logical framework analysis (LFA); preparing budgets; how to follow up with the donor Keywords NGOs / Projects / fundraising / proposal writing / guidelines
Language English
Type of material CD-ROM
Price £20.00 +
£2.00 postage and packing
Available from:
Fahamu
Unit 14,
Standingford House,
Cave Street,
Oxford OX4 1BA
UK
E-mail:
info@fahamu.org
Website:
www.fahamu.org
A world fit for all children: Including the rights of children with disabilities in the UN Convention on the rights of the Child National Plans of Action
A practical tool to include the rights of disabled children in furthering the National Plans of Action and is important preparatory stuff for the development of the forthcoming UN convention from a childs perspective.
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Disability, Equality and Human Rights: A training Manual for development and Humanitatian Organisations by Alison Harris with Sue Enfield
The manual is based on the experience of Oxfam staff working with a local disabled people’s organisation 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 be translated to a wide range of political and social context.
Download more information and an order form as a
Word file
(466k)
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PDF (126k)
Community Based Rehabilitation Today: Summary of the global review
report and update on the current CBR position by SC-UK
This report
intends to summarise the review finding about CBR and gives an updated analyses
of the lessons learnt. This report is written for a wide circle of stakeholders
within and beyond SC-UK. Hard copies are available from
SC-UK.
View as PDF - Please be aware that this file is 1.5Mb and may take a while to download. Hard copies are available from SC-UK.
Italian Cooperation Guidelines Concerning the Disabled
The rights of persons with disabilities come under the sphere of fundamental human and civil rights. In line with this assumption, the GDDC recognises that disabled people have the right to develop their individual capacities to pursue through full integration in their own socio-cultural context; therefore the thematic initiatives of the GDDC dedicated to disabled people must include specific actions to battle against social exclusion and economic marginalisation. Furthermore, the possibility of recovering and socially integrating the person is increased if special attention is paid to the disability from childhood.
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Word file
(114k)
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A Manual for Therapists, Parents and Community Workers : Children with Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a challanging condition which presents itself differntly in every child. This book enables those working with children who suffer from Cerebral palsy to make the necessary decisions and choose the appropriate therapeutic activities for each child.
http://www.developmentbookshop.com/book.phtml?isbn=185339565X
Reflection Paper on CBR by IDDC CBR Task group
IDDC members
are involved in support to CBR in various ways. A few years ago, members
highlighted CBR as an issue that needed focusing on, in order to re-evaluate it
as a strategy. This was pertinent in the light of the planned Global Review of
CBR by the World Health Organisation. A Task Group consisting of several IDDC
members (field-based and HQ representatives) was formed in order to start the
process of bringing together IDDC experience in CBR.
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Guidance Note on Disability and Development for EU Delegations and Services
March 2003
This note provides guidance to EU delegations and services on how to address disability issues effectively within development cooperation. The note draws on material produced by the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC).
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Seen and Heard - Promoting the rights of disabled children globally. Report of a one day seminar, Brighton, Oct, 5th 1999
This Report is based on a one day seminar held as part of the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) meeting in Brighton, October 1999. The seminar brought together over 30 people with different perspectives on disabled child rights, including disabled people (young and not so young), and representatives from a range of organisations including DPOs (DAA and Inclusion International), the UN (UNESCO), Department for International Development, NGOs, networks and International NGO representatives from IDDC.
Download this report as a Word file (485k)
The Building an Inclusive Development Community manual is a “toolkit” for development agencies and others concerned with the inclusion of people with disabilities at all levels and in all areas of the international development process. The manual includes expert opinion, techniques and guidelines, resource lists, and examples of best practices from around the world.
To order, contact Mobility International USA (MIUSA) at:
Mobility International USA
PO Box 10767
Eugene, OR
97440
USA
Tel/TTY: (541) 343-1284
Fax: (541) 343-6812
Visit the MIUSA website at: www.miusa.org
"Inclusive Education - Where there are Few Resources" Sue Stubbs, 2002. Published by the Norwegian Assocation of the Disabled and the Atlas Alliance.
This booklet aims to provide an overview of key issues, concepts and strategies in relation to Inclusive Education particularly in the context of countries and situations where resources are sparse. It is for anyone who is already receptive to the idea of IE, but would like to know more about where it came from, what exactly it is, how it fits in to the bigger picture, for example the Education for All movement and how it can work in poorer countries. In this booklet, IE is understood to be about creating environments where ALL children can learn, through reducing the barriers to learning for all marginalised groups, not just disabled children, and by positively encouraging a diverse learning environment. It draws upon Sue Stubbs' 20 years of experience and focus on IE, including 10 years work with Save the Children as a global advisor.
Available from the Atlas Alliance, Schweigaardsgt 12, PO BOx 9218
Gronland, 0134 Oslo, Norway.
Fax: +47 22 17 46 47.
email:
atlas@atlas-alliansen.no
www.atlas-alliansen.no
International Course in Management of Disability and Rehabilitation. (4-week course)
Enablement is operating in the field of disability and rehabilitation management and is particularly concerned with people with disabilities in lesser-developed countries. Its specific strengths lie in the areas of policy development, applied research and training in disability and development issues. During 2003 Enablement will offer again the International Course in Management of Disability and Rehabilitation. This 4-week course usually attracts rehabilitation professionals from a wide variety of countries.
Click here to find out more about this course.
Where There Is No Psychiatrist: A mental health care
manual
Even though mental illnesses are common and cause great suffering
in every part of the world, many health workers have a limited understanding
about mental health and are less comfortable dealing with mental illness. This
book is a practical manual for mental health care for the community health
worker, the primary care nurse, the social worker and the primary care doctor,
particularly in developing countries.
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/gaskell/75_7.htm
EDF Policy Paper Development Cooperation And Disability
This
Policy paper was written by Sue Stubs with contributions from EDF and IDDC
members. The EDF-Policy Paper advocates that disability and development
cooperation should be an integral part of the general mainstream development
policy at EU level and in the development cooperation policies of Member states
themselves. It argues that poverty reduction, universal primary education,
employment and economic targets will never be met unless disabled people are
included.
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PDF (343k)
Disability and Conflict - Report of an IDDC Seminar, May 29th to
June 4th 2000
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(664k)
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RTF (3793k)
Europe Information Kit on Violence against disabled Women and
Girls
It includes information and policies, international documents and
declarations to support the termination of violence against disabled women and
girls. The information kit is free and available in print or on disc. Produced
by Disabled Peoples International under the Daphane European Union
Programme.
http://www.dpieurope.org
"Loud, Proud and Passionate" Including women with disabilities in International Development Programs, Edited by Jill Crawford, Cindy Lewis, Susan Sygall (second Edition, 323 Pages). $30 plus $12 for shipping. Alternative Format or CD available upon request.
Send money or check order to:
MISU
P.O.Box 10767,
Eugene,
OR
97440
USA
E-mail: info@miusa.org
http://www.misu.org
The Board of the Norwegian bilateral development agency, NORAD, has
approved the guidelines for its work to include disability issues in its
work.The document is called "The inclusion of disability in Norwegian
development co-operation", and you can find it on the following website:
http://www.norad.no/norsk/files/InklusionOfDisability.doc
SOURCE,
International Information Support Centre
Source is an innovative
collaboration - formed by Healthlink Worldwide (formerly AHRTAG), the Centre
for International Child Health (at the Institute of Child Health, UCL) and
Handicap International UK - to support health and disability activities
worldwide.
Source has a unique collection of over 20,000 health and
disability related information resources. These include books, manuals,
reports, posters, videos, and CD-ROMS. Many materials are from developing
countries and include both published and unpublished literature not readily
available in the UK.
In addition Source subscribes to over 400 international
journals and practical newsletters, many of which are produced in developing
countries. Source is also the only regular outlet in London where books and
other teaching materials published and distributed by TALC (Teaching-aids at
Low Cost) are sold.
Human Rights and Persons with Disabilities:
SHIA (The Swedish Organisations of Disabled Persons International Aid Association) has just published a report on human rights and disability;The report consists of surveys carried out by seven organisations around the world that together form the SHIA Human Rights and Disability Network.
The organisations are situated in Latvia and in different countries in Africa and in South- and Central America. The report opens with a general description of human rights, explaining whom they are addressed to and where responsibility lies for maintaining them. It goes on with a discussion on human rights of disabled persons, what constitutes a violation and how such violations can be prevented. The report shows that persons with disabilities to a great extent are denied opportunities of exercising the rights and obtaining the protection enshrined in various international treaties.
Persons with disabilities are one of the most marginalised groups in the world. They daily face different forms of discrimination and are severely exposed to violations of their human rights. Many important steps have lately been taken on policy level. There is however much work left to do and the need to document the situation for persons with disabilities is still great. With this report we have tried to take one step in that direction.
Download the full report
as Word (141k)
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full report as PDF (236k)
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and
Health.
This is the new classification scheme concerning disability and
health developed by WHO.
http://www3.who.int/icf/icftemplate.cfm
We welcome contributions on the topic of disability and development for this website. Please send your contributions to the co-ordinator.
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