Tool: Screening tool: Rapid Disability Analysis[1]

Applied to the EC format

EC format / Checkpoints / Yes / No
Summary / 1 / Are there disability-relevant projects or activities in the plan/programme?
Background
Gov. sectoral policy
Features of the sector
Beneficiaires and parties involved
Problems to be addressed
Other interventions
Documents available / 2 / Has the proposed project(s) involved a study of the degree to which it is disability-relevant?
Has there been an analysis of to what degree the problem is disability relevant?
3 / Have the relevant stakeholders implicated in issues of disability inclusion been identified? Have they been involved?
Intervention
Overall objectives
Project purpose
Results
Activities / 4 / Are the objectives in line with the spirit of international conventions, commitments and programmes in relation to disability rights and inclusion?
5 / Is the project (activities and outputs) accessible to people with functional limitations?
Can people with disabilities equally participate in the activities?
Can they equally benefit from the outputs?
Assumptions
Assumptions at different levels
Risks, uncertainty and flexibility / 6 / Are the assumptions take into account a disability dimension?
Are the assumptions formulated in such that there is no person with disabilities in the project area?
Are the assumptions formulated in such that persons with disabilities are not concerned by the sector of intervention?
Implementation
Physical and non physical means
Organisation and implementation procedures
Timetable
Cost estimate and financing plan / 7 / Is the degree of participation of persons with disabilities adequate with the relevant degree of inclusion?
8 / Are disability inclusive aspects adequately reflected in the costs and resources estimates and time-table?
Factors ensuring sustainability
Policy support
Appropriate technology
Environmental protection
Socio cultural aspects
Institutional and management capacity
Economic and financial analysis / 9 / Will the activity result in sustainable improvements from the standpoint of persons with disabilities?
Monitoring and evaluation / 10 / Are the monitoring and evaluation arrangements sensitive to disability issues?
Conclusions and proposals / 11 / Has the whole process been sensitive enough to disability issues?

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[1] Inspired from Ronald Wiman (Ed.): Disability dimension in development action. Manual on inclusive planning, published by Stakes for the UN (2003)