European Day of People with Disabilities 2008

Tools for Mainstreaming Disability in Social and Economic Policy: The Example of EDAMAT

Dr. Raymond LangResearch Fellow

Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre

University College LondonEmail: r.lang@ucl.ac.uk

Presentation Outline

• Introduction

• About Leonard Cheshire Disability, its international work and the LCD and Inclusive Development Centre at UCL

• What do we mean by mainstreaming?

• EDAMAT, an example of a toolkit

• Conclusions

• A UK based NGO delivering innovative services within the UK.

• An inclusive development INGO• Working in collaboration with partners in 54

countries• Specialises in inclusive education, livelihoods,

support for everyday living and community based rehabilitation

• Research, Policy, Campaigning and Advocacy

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre

• Specialises in undertaking original qualitative and quantitative research in disability and international development– Disability scoping studies in Zimbabwe and

Nigeria ( DFID) – Disability policy audit in Malawi, Namibia,

Swaziland and Mozambique (SAFOD)– Disability surveys in Darfur and India

Principles of Effective Mainstreaming• AT ALL TIMES BASED ON THE TENETS OF THE UNCRPD

• ENGAGEMENT: Inclusion of widest possible range of representative people with disabilities, especially Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs)

• ACCESS: Ensuring a genuinely inclusive environment that results in effective dialogue and engagement at all stages of the policy-making process. ( Physical and information)

• RESOURCING: Adequate funding to ensure critical engagement between governments and civil society institutions (particularly DPOs) in the development, implementation and evaluation of disability inclusion

• ENFORCEMENT: Enforcement and monitoring of mainstreaming disability initiatives

Existing Tools for Effective Mainstreaming

• DPI UNCRPD Ratification and Implementation Toolkits

• VSO Mainstreaming Toolkit

• UN Department of Social Affairs (DESA) / IPU Handbook for Parliamentarians on the UNCRPD

• European Social Fund Disability Mainstreaming Toolkit

• EDAMAT: European Disability Action for Mainstreaming Assessment Tool

EDAMAT

European Disability Action for Mainstreaming Assessment Tool

An Example Toolkit:

Co-financed by the European Commission

Background

• 2 year project funded by EU (DG EMPL) 2005-

2007• 7 partners in 6 European Countries (Spain, UK,

Ireland, Malta, Greece and Portugal)• Developed with in-depth consultation with

disabled people, academics, policy-makers etc.• Most of the researchers were people with

disabilities

Co-financed by the European Commission

Partners• Llars de L’Amistat Cheshire – Spain• Institute Of Social Protection & Solidarity –

Greece• Kumissjoni Nazzjonali Persuni B’Dizabilita

– Malta• Radar- The Disability Network- UK• Leonard Cheshire Disability – UK• Cheshire Ireland – Ireland• Lares da Boa Vontade (Cheshire)–

Portugal

Lares da boa vontade Lares cheshire em Portugal

• What is EDAMAT?A tool to promote mainstreaming through:

• A framework to guide planning of any policy, programme or law ( Element 1)

Civil Servants / policy makers• A checklist to measure mainstreaming in a policy,

programme or law ( Element 2). Civil Servants or civil society/DPOs/lobbyists• Advocacy Guidelines for and by disability

stakeholders to lobby government ( Element 3). Local and national DPOs / civil society

Co-financed by the European Commission

4 Principles in Element 3

Co-financed by the European Commission

Element 1:

Framework for Mainstreaming Disability in the Planning of Laws, Policy and Practice

Civil Servants and Policy Makers

Co-financed by the European Commission

• Element 1 Framework: EXAMPLE

Co-financed by the European Commission

Civil Servants, civil society, DPOs and lobbyists

Element 2

Checklist for Assessing Mainstreaming

Co-financed by the European Commission

Co-financed by the European Commission

Element 3:

Advocacy Guidelines

National and local DPOs and civil society

Co-financed by the European Commission

4 Principles in Element 3

Co-financed by the European Commission

Conclusions

• EDAMAT is one tool for monitoring the inclusion of disability in mainstream public policy.

• If used it has the potential to make comparative analysis between countries.

• However, mainstreaming is contingent on sufficient human and financial resources being made available.

• Ongoing critical dialogue between governments and civil society is essential

• Mainstreaming has to be based upon the tenets of the UNCRPD.

For Further Information

EDAMAT Toolkit:www.edamat-europe.org

Leonard Cheshire Disability International

www.LCDisability.org/international

DPI Ratification and Implementation Toolkits www.icrpd.net