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  • Language English
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eLearning

Mainstreaming disability inclusion in humanitarian actions

eLearning course to enhance your understanding of inclusive humanitarian action strategies

Course Description

The general objective of this e-learning is to enhance your understanding of inclusive humanitarian action strategies and better equip you to put into practice the “DG ECHO operational guidance on inclusion of persons with disabilities” and the “Interagency Standing Committee guideline on inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action”.

Learning objectives

By the end of this operationally-oriented training, you will:

 

  • Understand what is meant by disability-inclusive humanitarian action as a rights-based approach rooted in the existing framework of protection mainstreaming;
  • Have an increased awareness of disability in humanitarian settings, particularly in relation to the Risk Equation mentioned in DG ECHO operational guidance on inclusion of persons with disabilities, the barriers and enablers encountered by persons with disabilities in humanitarian contexts, and the impact these have in access to equal participation;
  • Gain an initial knowledge of the concepts of accessibility, universal design, and reasonable accommodation;
  • Gain a preliminary understanding of the importance of disaggregated data and of collecting disability-inclusive data for inclusive programming;
  • Understand what are the disability-inclusive accountability mechanisms.
Who is this course for

This course is aimed at DG ECHO Partners and staff who are not very familiar with this topic.

 

Please be informed that ECHO courses are free of charge and reserved only for DG ECHO staff, DG ECHO Certified Partners and their Implementing Partners.

Technical requirements

You will need access to a computer, tablet or mobile phone with an Internet connection.

Certificate of attendance

Once you have completed all the training material and passed the exit test, your certificate of attendance will be available to download directly from the learning platform.

Skill Level

Beginners - Intermediate

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Target

This course is part of the DG ECHO Framework Contract.

 

Please be informed that DG ECHO courses are free of charge and reserved only for DG ECHO staff, DG ECHO Certified Partners and their Implementing Partners.

The course is available in multiple languages:

 

  • Mainstreaming disability inclusion in humanitarian actions (English) 

 

  • Intégration de l'inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap dans les actions humanitaires (French) 

 

  • Inclusión de las personas con discapacidad en las acciones humanitarias (Spanish)

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