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.
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- Published: 9 Feb 2018
Our approach
This review assesses DFID’s work on disability since the publication of the International Development Committee’s report ‘Disability and development’ in 2014, which urged DFID to become more ambitious in its approach to disability inclusion in its aid programming.
This review looks at whether DFID has developed an appropriate approach to disability and development, and how well DFID is identifying and filling knowledge and data gaps on disability in development.
We reviewed DFID’s disability inclusion strategy and research literature on disability in development, spoke with civil society and academics to identify key issues, and conducted interviews with DFID staff, outside experts, and other donors. We then conducted in-depth investigations into DFID’s disability approach in five sectors that were identified in the 2015 Disability Framework:
- stigma and discrimination,
- economic development,
- mental health/psychosocial disability,
- humanitarian,
- and education.