Disability Inclusion

This query provides an introductory overview of the role and use of AI in Disability Inclusion work globally. It first looks at what evidence, research, and examples exist on the use of AI to support disability inclusion across different sectors, focusing particularly on the fields of education, health, employment, and humanitarian response. It then considers the opportunities created by AI for the inclusion of people with disabilities, before looking at the risks and challenges posed by AI.

This guidance note outlines disability-inclusive safeguarding practices for humanitarian and development programming to ensure the protection and inclusion of persons with disabilities.

This report provides an evidence-based overview of the economic and business case for disability inclusion, highlighting the benefits to inclusive practices and how barriers can be overcome. It responds to growing demand for concrete data, compelling arguments, and practical strategies that demonstrate why disability inclusion is a powerful catalyst for inclusive economic growth, resilience and innovation.

This evidence review, informed by desk review and consultations with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and disability inclusion experts, outlines effective funding mechanisms for and approaches to working directly with OPDs in humanitarian crises. 

This report examines disability inclusion and rights in Jordan, highlighting the national context, recent progress and remaining gaps, evidence across key sectors, and the main stakeholders involved.

This query maps the current donors and funders globally that have a focus on disability inclusion. These include bilateral and multilateral donors, private sector actors, philanthropic donors, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. It provides an overview of what these donors are currently funding in relation to disability inclusion, what they are thematically and geographically focused on, and what they are generally funding.

This study focuses on the impact of climate change on women and people living with a disability in Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states in northern Nigeria. The study took a mixed methods approach involving a comprehensive literature review, key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) with national and state level stakeholders and local participants, including women and people with disabilities and their representative organisations.

This Evidence Digest from the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk focuses on making healthcare systems more inclusive for people with disabilities. It includes a guest blog from FCDO’s Jo Keatinge on strengthening systems through integrated, country-led approaches. The digest summarises new guidance, programme learning, and research covering inclusive health policies, financing, service delivery, training, and community engagement.

This report explores the importance of taking a disability inclusive approach to security efforts. It is split into three sections: the first puts forward the case for disability inclusion in the security sector; the second provides the rationale for disability inclusion in specific security sector efforts, with illustrative examples of how this could be done; and the third provides recommendations from key informants (KI) working at the intersection of disability inclusion and security.

This report reviews available data on access to higher education for students with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and South-East Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It looks at how many students with disabilities are enrolled in higher education, how many are women, and what gaps exist in the data. The report finds that data is limited, often outdated, and not disaggregated by gender or type of disability.