Publication Date
October 2017
41 p
This report suggests a “twin-track” approach based on the World Health Organization’s Guidelines on the Provision of Manual Wheelchairs in Less Resourced Settings, an eight-step process, and dedicated disability inclusion programming, the “plus.” By following this 8 Steps+ approach, community development organizations can provide appropriate wheelchairs and empower their constituencies to exercise their rights and fundamental freedoms.
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Keywords
Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; functional limitation: mobility; Rehabilitation; therapeutic (treatment); assistive technologies; Cross-cutting; accessibility; Development/ Humanitarian; civil society organisations; local development; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming; Health; injuries; advocacy; Education; formal education
