Disability and International Development: A Guide for Students and Practitioners

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Despite growing evidence of a close and complex relationship between disability and poverty, development policy, planning and programming has often failed to take full account of the concerns of disabled people. However, following the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, which promises to ‘leave no one behind’, there have been increasing calls from governments and development agencies for disability to be mainstreamed into all development planning. Disability and International Development provides a comprehensive overview of key themes in the field of disability and development, including issues around identity, poverty, disability rights, education, health, livelihoods, disaster recovery and approaches to researching disability. The book engages with relevant theory and draws on existing literature in the field, as well as the author’s own research and teaching experience, to explore key issues using a range of examples taken from around the world. Written in an accessible and engaging style to suit both students and practitioners, the book also includes a wide range of reflection exercises, discussion questions and further reading suggestions, making it the perfect introduction to disability and international development. Disability and International Development- Front Cover Disability and International Development Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents List of figures, tables, boxes and case studies Figures Tables Boxes Case studies Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Terminology Book structure and chapter summaries Chapter 2: Understanding, defining and measuring disability Individual models of disability Social model of disability Biopsychosocial model Measuring disability Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 3: Disability, identity and shared experiences of poverty Models of disability Impairment-related factors Social difference Cultural context Shared experiences of poverty Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 4: International agreements on disability Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (1971) United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975) World Programme of Action (1982) United Nations Standard Rules (1993) Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development (1995) Ottawa Treaty (1997) Millennium Declaration (2000) Sapporo Declaration (2002) United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) Addis Ababa Financing Agenda (2015) Sustainable Development Agenda Regional agreements Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 5: Disabled people’s organisations and the international disability rights movement Independent living movement Disabled People’s International and the international disability movement Disabled people’s organisations Rights-based approach in practice Disability mainstreaming and the twin-track approach Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 6: Disability, health and rehabilitation Disability and health Disability and rehabilitation Barriers to health and rehabilitation Community-based rehabilitation Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 7: Access to education Disability, education and poverty Three strategic approaches International agreements on disability and education Inclusive education in practice Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 8: Pathways to economic participation Relevant international agreements Environmental factors Vocational skills development Waged employment Self-directed employment Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 9: Disability and disasters Impact of disasters on disabled people The disaster management cycle The role of DPOs in disaster management processes International disaster management frameworks and guidance documents Summary of key points Discussion questions Chapter 10: Researching disability Historical impact of disability research Participatory and action research Emancipatory research Summary of key points Discussion questions Index