1. Encouraging the effective participation
of people with disabilities in CBDRR
Ari Kurniawan
CIQAL (Center for Improving Qualified Activity in Life of People with Disability)

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20% of the world's poorest people are disabled (WB)
National and international laws and conventions
recognize the equal rights of persons with disabilities in
disasters
Disaster management rarely meets the needs and rights
of persons with disabilities
Disability magnifies vulnerability in the community
People with disabilities have rights and capacities for
DRR!

3. CIQAL - Profile
Name of Organization :
CIQAL (Center for Improving Qualified Activity in Life of People with
Disability)
Organization Address : Brajan RT 05 RW XIV, Tamantirto, Kasihan,
Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Organization Email : ciqal2003@yahoo.com
Organization Telephone :62 - 0274 - 7483185
Fax Number : 0274 - 798573

4. Mission
• Be a center of information, communication, consultation, and
advocacy for the welfare of persons with disabilities.
• Carry out study, training and development programs to
improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities.
• Improve and develop self-confidence and ability of persons
with disabilities to empower them.
• To build a network of partners supporting the sustainability of
the organization's work.
• Develop awareness and increase community participation in
the implementation of welfare of persons with disabilities

5. Ciqal work in in DRR
Work DRR
• Ciqal first got involved in DRM work in2007, following the
earthquake Yogyakarta
• Realized that people with disabilities are overlooked in
emergency response and DRR.
• Found evidence that persons with disabilities can save
themselves and help their families.
• Supported various agencies, in collaboration with Handicap
International emergency response unit
• Cooperation with Handicap International : data collection,
provision of basic needs items, medical services, provision of
mobility aids, physiotherapy, livelihood

6. Work under DIPECHO 7
• In collaboration with HI, “ Mainstreaming Disability in
Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction” project – 2011
• Attend Training of Trainers “Mainstreaming Disability in
Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Disability”
organized by HI
• Trainer DIPECHO partners (Care, CordAid, Netherlands Red
Cross and Wetlands) on disability-inclusive DRR and provide
mentoring and monitoring

7. Work under DIPECHO 8
• Provide training on Inclusive DRR for Local Resource
Organizations (PMPB, CIS Timor, FKKADK, TAGANA), partners
of HI who carry out DRR project in communities and schools
• Provide training on Inclusive DRR for Local organizations
involved in advocacy and local government agencies
• Ensure mentoring and monitoring for partners, at community
level and in schools

8. Principles for inclusion
Commit to be disability inclusive:
– Include disability-related indicators,
– Involve disability actors, DPOs,
• Establish a base of information on disability
in the community:
– Identify and assess needs persons with
disabilities,
– Assess environment barriers,
– Identify services and access modalities.
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9. Principles for inclusion
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Reduce barriers to inclusion in activities:
– Increase access to venues used for DRR,
– Communicate effectively and ensure
information- sharing with persons with
disabilities.
Tackle attitudinal barriers:
– Raise awareness in the community
– Provide training for staff, volunteers and
community members
– Organize home visits
– Ensure effective participation rather than
attendance

10. Good practices
• Active engagement of persons with disabilities also benefits
others (old people, pregnant women)
• Persons with disabilities involvement in activities in villages
opens opportunity for evidence-based advocacy for inclusive
DRR policy (identification of champions)
• Adapt mentoring to the structure/working culture of partners
• Participation of people with disabilities in village DRR team
stimulates them to engage in work outside DRR issues
• Opens up community to the larger participation of persons
with disabilities in society
• People start to see the capacities of persons with disabilities,
including in supporting other vulnerable community members

11. Challenges
• Over-protective attitudes of families hamper the participation
of persons with disabilities in society.
• Families are not aware about disability issues.
• Ensure trainings and workshops are systematically accessible
to persons with disabilities
• Slow integration of concepts by trained partners
• Acceptance of guidance/monitoring in working with partners
• Livelihood resilience not sufficiently considered in the project

12. Recommendations
• Effective change of attitude takes time at individual,
community, and partner organizations level. Ideally,
awareness-raising on disability should start before the start of
activities (considering the 18 month duration).
• Such projects should ideally be combined with other
interventions supporting persons with disabilities (inclusive
education, livelihood etc.)
• Livelihood resilience and accessibility as priorities for persons
with disabilities in remote rural areas

13. In practice
Socialization Food For Work program,
Persons with disabilities as a village disaster preparedness team members are
actively involved in activities at village meetings.

14. In practice
Accessibility map in an inclusive school

15. In practice
Discussion of contingency plan measures in sign language
(Indonesia)

16. In practice
Accessibility mapping in Inclusive DRR training

17. In practice
Evaluation of the mock drill. How inclusive are we? (Indonesia)