JICA thematic guidelines: Disability and development
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Good practices, lessons learned, effective approaches, and recommendations have been added to the previous version of this publication—itself a revision of the 2009 modified Thematic Guidelines: on Disability.
The first chapter presents basic information about disability and development, and outlines international efforts toward disability-inclusive development. The second chapter explains the need for all persons with disabilities to fully enjoy their human rights and participate in society, to ensure that the social order is both equitable and inclusive. The third chapter discusses three priority actions that JICA shall take to:
(1) Set up disability-inclusive policies and regulations (encompassing social and environmental changes);
(2) Implement disability-inclusive projects (also involving social and environmental changes);
(3) Empower persons with disabilities (focusing on the development of individual abilities)