About this workshop package

Why is it needed? 

The lack of data on persons with disabilities exacerbates inequalities and marginalisation. Data is key to identifying the gaps and challenges experienced by persons with disabilities and to creating and amending existing policies, programmes, and investments to be inclusive of and targeting the needs and priorities of persons with disabilities. Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) have a key role, including in:

i) Use and development of data for evidence-based advocacy towards their priorities; and,

ii) Advocating for better disability data to inform policy, investment, and accountability.

Drawing in part on the Disability Data Advocacy Toolkit, workshop materials have been developed to support discussion and reflection on disability data advocacy in the local context. Materials were tested and adjusted based on pilot workshops and feedback from OPD partners including potential facilitators and participants.

The materials were developed by CBM Global’s Inclusion Advisory Group in partnership with UNFPA Asia Pacific, the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development, the International Disability Alliance, and various regional and national OPDs including the Pacific Disability Forum. This partnership aims to build resources, awareness and capacity on disability data with key stakeholders.

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