Purpose
This document provides a checklist of activities which ensure the inclusion and protection of injured and disabled people during emergencies. As well as general guidelines, it provides specific ones for: health and nutrition; water and sanitation; protection, women and children with disabilities; reconstruction and shelter; livelihoods; and education.
Overview
- People with disabilities and injuries may not have access to the same health services or food distribution, even though they have the same, if not more, need than others. This can be due to various reasons including lack of mobility to reach food distribution site, or lack of awareness of communication messages.
- Access to water and sanitation (WatSan) facilities are basic needs of all people with injuries and disabilities. Access to these facilities should be promoted through physical accessibility as well as a positive attitude towards encouraging people with injuries / disabilities to use them.
- People with injuries / disabilities are especially vulnerable to physical, sexual and emotional abuse and may require additional protection. This should be included in reconstruction plans so as to improve access to shelters, schools, community health centres and other public buildings.
- By contributing to the family income, people with disabilities can reduce their economic reliance on their family and enable the family recover from the economic effects of the disaster as soon as possible. Efforts should also be made to ensure that all children in every village start / re-start / continue going to school.
Usage: Guidance for project implementation
Audiences: Technical staff
Reference: Handicap International. Disability checklist for emergency response: Adapted from disability task force. Pp.1-9. Available from:http://www.handicap-international.de/fileadmin/redaktion/pdf/disability_checklist_booklet_01.pdf [Accessed: 20th September 2015]
