CANBERRA — The announcement from CBM Australia of a new agreement with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to support disability inclusion across the Australian aid program until 2020, following a decade of support to DFAT, makes them an important resource for NGOs and donors to learn about how they can improve disability support within their own programs.
Devex spoke with CBM’s director of the inclusive development department, Raine Dixon, for her tips and advice on ensuring disability be an important consideration in the design of all development and humanitarian programs. Here they are.
A common mistake, Dixon explained, is that in researching, designing, and developing development programs, disability is not always a consideration. Her key tip for development professionals is: Think disability.