USAID Mission Disability Inclusion Plan

In July 2009, the United States joined 142 other countries in signing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). That document promotes dignity, rights, and inclusive development. To support missions in their steps toward including persons with disabilities in their programs, USAID has developed the documents below

1. Promoting Disability Inclusion and Disability Inclusion Table (1-2) outline simple steps Missions can take to demonstrate their commitment in that area.
2. For missions with a desire to delve more deeply, the Checklist for Inclusion and the Disability Assessment Tool/Guide (3-4) are provided.

In addition to those guidance documents, this site provides links to five additional documents for reference (5-9), and further information on the background of USAID's involement and current activities (5)

1. Promoting Disability Inclusion in USAID Missions (15.21kb)
   
   Promoting Disability Inclusion in USAID Missions in MS Word (106kb)



2. Disability Inclusion Plan Table (28.6kb)
   
   Disability Inclusion Plan Table in MS Word (137kb)



3. Checklist for Inclusion (pdf, 9.69mb)



4. Disability Assessment Tool/Guide (57.25kb)



5. Background on USAID and Inclusive Development (pdf, 33.54kb)
   
   Background on USAID and Inclusive Development in MS Word (54kb)



6. USAID Disability Policy Paper



7. AAPD 04-17 Supporting USAID’s Disability Policy in Contracts,Grants, and Cooperative Agreements (pdf, 231kb)



8. AAPD 05-07 Supporting USAID’s Standards for Accessibility for the Disabled in Contracts, Grants, and Cooperative Agreements



9. Final report of the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (192.28kb)
   
   Final report in MS Word (145kb)

Additional documentation:

Additional guidance on waivers of the application of standards for new construction on renovation (html)

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Twenty-nine woman with disabilities from around the world participate in a 21-day WILD (Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability) leadership program in Eugene, Oregon, sponsored by Mobility International USA (MIUSA). Photo: www.kiefelphotography.com.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is committed to including people who have physical and mental disabilities and those who advocate and offer services on behalf of people with disabilities. This commitment extends from the design and implementation of USAID programming to advocacy for and outreach to people with disabilities.

USAID's policy on disability is as follows:

To avoid discrimination against people with disabilities in programs which USAID funds and to stimulate an engagement of host country counterparts, governments, implementing organizations and other donors in promoting a climate of nondiscrimination against and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.