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European Day of People with Disabilities 2008
Tools for Mainstreaming Disability in Social and Economic Policy: The Example of EDAMAT
Dr. Raymond LangResearch Fellow
Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre
University College LondonEmail: [email protected]
Presentation Outline
• Introduction
• About Leonard Cheshire Disability, its international work and the LCD and Inclusive Development Centre at UCL
• What do we mean by mainstreaming?
• EDAMAT, an example of a toolkit
• Conclusions
• A UK based NGO delivering innovative services within the UK.
• An inclusive development INGO• Working in collaboration with partners in 54
countries• Specialises in inclusive education, livelihoods,
support for everyday living and community based rehabilitation
• Research, Policy, Campaigning and Advocacy
Leonard Cheshire Disability
Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre
• Specialises in undertaking original qualitative and quantitative research in disability and international development– Disability scoping studies in Zimbabwe and
Nigeria ( DFID) – Disability policy audit in Malawi, Namibia,
Swaziland and Mozambique (SAFOD)– Disability surveys in Darfur and India
Principles of Effective Mainstreaming• AT ALL TIMES BASED ON THE TENETS OF THE UNCRPD
• ENGAGEMENT: Inclusion of widest possible range of representative people with disabilities, especially Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs)
• ACCESS: Ensuring a genuinely inclusive environment that results in effective dialogue and engagement at all stages of the policy-making process. ( Physical and information)
• RESOURCING: Adequate funding to ensure critical engagement between governments and civil society institutions (particularly DPOs) in the development, implementation and evaluation of disability inclusion
• ENFORCEMENT: Enforcement and monitoring of mainstreaming disability initiatives
Existing Tools for Effective Mainstreaming
• DPI UNCRPD Ratification and Implementation Toolkits
• VSO Mainstreaming Toolkit
• UN Department of Social Affairs (DESA) / IPU Handbook for Parliamentarians on the UNCRPD
• European Social Fund Disability Mainstreaming Toolkit
• EDAMAT: European Disability Action for Mainstreaming Assessment Tool
EDAMAT
European Disability Action for Mainstreaming Assessment Tool
An Example Toolkit:
Co-financed by the European Commission
Background
• 2 year project funded by EU (DG EMPL) 2005-
2007• 7 partners in 6 European Countries (Spain, UK,
Ireland, Malta, Greece and Portugal)• Developed with in-depth consultation with
disabled people, academics, policy-makers etc.• Most of the researchers were people with
disabilities
Co-financed by the European Commission
Partners• Llars de L’Amistat Cheshire – Spain• Institute Of Social Protection & Solidarity –
Greece• Kumissjoni Nazzjonali Persuni B’Dizabilita
– Malta• Radar- The Disability Network- UK• Leonard Cheshire Disability – UK• Cheshire Ireland – Ireland• Lares da Boa Vontade (Cheshire)–
Portugal
Lares da boa vontade Lares cheshire em Portugal
• What is EDAMAT?A tool to promote mainstreaming through:
• A framework to guide planning of any policy, programme or law ( Element 1)
Civil Servants / policy makers• A checklist to measure mainstreaming in a policy,
programme or law ( Element 2). Civil Servants or civil society/DPOs/lobbyists• Advocacy Guidelines for and by disability
stakeholders to lobby government ( Element 3). Local and national DPOs / civil society
Co-financed by the European Commission
4 Principles in Element 3
Co-financed by the European Commission
Element 1:
Framework for Mainstreaming Disability in the Planning of Laws, Policy and Practice
Civil Servants and Policy Makers
Co-financed by the European Commission
• Element 1 Framework: EXAMPLE
Co-financed by the European Commission
Civil Servants, civil society, DPOs and lobbyists
Element 2
Checklist for Assessing Mainstreaming
Co-financed by the European Commission
Co-financed by the European Commission
Element 3:
Advocacy Guidelines
National and local DPOs and civil society
Co-financed by the European Commission
4 Principles in Element 3
Co-financed by the European Commission
Conclusions
• EDAMAT is one tool for monitoring the inclusion of disability in mainstream public policy.
• If used it has the potential to make comparative analysis between countries.
• However, mainstreaming is contingent on sufficient human and financial resources being made available.
• Ongoing critical dialogue between governments and civil society is essential
• Mainstreaming has to be based upon the tenets of the UNCRPD.
For Further Information
EDAMAT Toolkit:www.edamat-europe.org
Leonard Cheshire Disability International
www.LCDisability.org/international
DPI Ratification and Implementation Toolkits www.icrpd.net