Key Resources
Books
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Building an Inclusive Development Community
A Manual on Including People with Disabilities in International Development Programs
Videos
- Loud Proud and Passionate®
MIUSA's Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability Interviews with participants from around the world - Loud, Proud and Prosperous®
Microcredit Projects By and For Women with Disabilities in Southern Africa
Free Resources
- Checklist for Inclusion
A simple self-assessment guide for organizations to assess compliance with the InterAction PVO Standards on Disability - Human Resources Toolbox
Provides information, strategies and resources for development and exchange organizations to become more inclusive in their hiring practices, administration and policies - International Symposium on Microcredit for Women With Disabilities
Highlights and strategies from MIUSA's symposium on microcredit, gender and disability - Leadership Development Strategies For Women With Disabilities
Disabled women leaders from around the world reporting on barriers, opportunities and strategies for leadership building - Gender and Disability Survey Report
Results of MIUSA's groundbreaking survey of InterAction Member Agencies -
Good Practices for the Economic Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Developing Countries
This report, produced by Handicap International (August 2006) aims to highlight good practices, strategies, tools and operational methods that guarantee the efficiency and sustainability of projects that support access to funding mechanisms and the self-employment of landmine victims and people with disabilities in general.
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Position Paper on the CRPD
A position paper from the International Disability Alliance on the relationship of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and earlier standards
Related Resources on the Web
- Disability Rights Fund (DRF)
New Grants will support the human rights work of disabled persons' organizations in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Ghana, Namibia, Nicaragua, Peru, and Uganda. - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
- "Making PRSP Inclusive"
Handicap International's updated online-handbook on making national Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS) inclusive of people with disabilties - “We Can Do” Blog (created by a WILD Alumna)
- Universal Design and Visitability: From Accessibility to Zoning
An on-line book on Universal Design, edited by Jack L Nasar and Jennifer Evans-Cowley - World Disasters Report
A report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies provides information on disability in chapter four - "Disability and disasters: towards an inclusive approach" -
Disability in Conflict and Emergency Situations: Focus on Tsunami affected areas
Research conducted by the International Disability and Development Consortium
Tip Sheets
- Inclusion of People with Disabilities Strategies
Budgeting for inclusion, alternative formats, insurance and recruiting tips. - International Development and Disability Topics
Accessibility standards, key organizations, bibliographies, funding sources
See a full list of MIUSA's materials in
**Publications and Free Resources**
Information and Referral Services
- Searchable Database
Disability Organizations around the globe - InterAction Library
Documents and press releases categorized by committee, region, country and sector - InterAction Member Profiles
By organization type, committee, region, country, and sector