DFID’s approach to disability in development

Around one in six people in developing countries live with a disability. As a group, they tend to be poorer, and suffer more discrimination, exclusion and violence than the rest of the population.

  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 16 May 2018
  3. Type: Rapid review
  4. Subject: Global health, Livelihoods and social protection
  5. Assessment: Unrated
  6. Lead commissioner: Alison Evans
  7. SDGs covered:No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, Partnerships for the goals, Quality education, Decent work and economic growth

International Development Committee

Parliament’s International Development Committee (IDC), or its ICAI sub-committee, hold hearings on all ICAI reviews. The IDC hearing on DFID’s approach to disability in development is available to watch online.

ICAI follow-up

ICAI follows up on all of its reviews to check what progress has been made since publication. ICAI’s disability follow-up is available to read now.

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Timeline

Our approach

Published 9 February 2018

Evidence gathering

Complete

Review publication

Published 16 May 2018

Government response

Published 27 June 2018

Parliamentary scrutiny

IDC hearing 5 September 2018

ICAI follow-up

Published 18 July 2019