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Basic Guid

Disab

Disaster R

Reduc

Did you know that in the Philippin

1 out of 4 Filipinos is affected by disability?

7 out of 10 Filipinos with disabilities live in areas where services are not accessible?

Disability is more common among women,people and poor households?

Only 2 out of every 100 Filipino children widisabilities are allowed to go to school?

Only 1 out of every 10 Filipinos with disabilgiven access to programs and services?

Persons with disabilities account foapproximately 15% of the world popula

Thats more than one billion people

Adapt data collection techniques to the impairment of

the participants.

Include information such as number of persons with

disabilities.

Inclusive Early Warning System (EWS)

Reach across impairments (bells for persons with

visual impairment, flags for persons with hearing

impairments, etc.).

Develop EWS considering capacities of persons with

disabilities. They can be part of the early warning

committee too!

Inclusive Search, Rescue & Evacuation (SR&E)

Involve persons with disabilities in SR&E trainings

and mock drills.

Include stretchers, wheelchairs, crutches and other

assistive devices in equipment stocks.

Train SR&E teams on how to deal with different

impairments.

Inclusive Evacuation Center Management Data collection systems should include information on

persons with disabilities.

Make the shelter accessible to all (e.g., ramps,

handrails, accessible toilet, etc.)

Ensure, safety, protection from abuse and right to

dignity of all

shelter users.

Ensure basic

needs of all

are met

(water and

sanitation

and food

security).

MAKATI OFFICE

12-D The Valero Tower, 122 Valero St.

(accessible entrance along San Agustin St.)

Salcedo Village, 1227, Makati City

Tel: +63 (2) 812 6990

Fax: +63 (2) 892 4583

BARAS (RIZAL) OFFICE

G/F Solem Building, 212 JP Rizal St.,

Barangay Santiago, Baras, Rizal

Tel: +63 (02) 234 5404

info@handicapinternational.ph

www.handicapinternational.ph

2013. Handicap International -Philippines Program

This document has been produced through the financial assistance of the

Swiss Solidarity and the European Union. The views expressed herein

should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the Swiss

Solidarity and the European Union.

Handicap International is an independent and impartialinternational aid organization working in situations of povertyand exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongsidepersons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, ouraction and testimony are focused on responding to theiressential needs, improving their living conditions andpromoting respect for their dignity and their fundamentalsrights. Handicap International was founded in 1982 and wasa co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 and therecipient of the Hilton Prize in 2011.

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1.Accessibility Law or Batas Pambansa 344

Public utilities have to install facilities and other

devices to enhance mobility of persons with

disabilities.

2.Magna Carta for Disabled Persons or R.A. 7277National mandate for the elimination of

discrimination against persons with disabilities:(a)...the State shall give full support to...persons

with disabilities and their integration into the

mainstream of society (Sec. 2).

3.Amendment to the Magna Carta for DisabledPersons and for Other Purposes or R.A. 9442Provides for privileges to persons with disabilities

and penalties for their ridicule.4.Proclamation No. 240

Mandating all government offices and LGUs to

allocate at least 1% of their budgets for theimplementation of plans, programs, projects and

facilities for persons with disabilities.

5.Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management Act 2010

Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups are defined as

those that face higher exposure to disaster risk and

poverty including, but not limited to, women,

children, elderly, differently-abled people and ethnic

minorities.

Disabilityis an evolving concept, resulting from the

interaction between persons with impairments and

attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinders their

full and effective participation in society on an equal

basis with others.

Here is a quick

basic guide for

Disaster Risk

Reduction

(DRR)

practitioners and

disability-focused

organizations on

how to mainstream disability into DRR.

Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Commit to being disability-inclusive by ensu

all DRR actions consider disability issues.

Gather baseline information on disability in

community.

Engage and involve local Disabled People

Organizations (DPOs) in DRR activities.

Train staff on inclusion and disability rights.

Reduce barriers to inclusion in DRR activiti

Ensure venues are physically accessible

ages, situations and abilities.

Communicate with persons with disabilit

ways appropriate to their impairments (e

simple, short and clear messages for inte

disabilities, visual aids for persons with h

impairments, etc.).

Promote positive attitudes about disability f

inclusive, barrier-free society.

Inclusive Vulnerability Capacity Assessme

(VCA) Ensure persons with disabilities are represe

and supported to participate.

LEGAL BASES FOR INCLUSIVE DRR HOW CAN DRR ACTIONS BE INCLUS

Why are persons with disabilities more vulnerable

during disasters? They tend to be invisibleand are often excludedmore

than others from relief actions.

They face additional barriersin accessing emergencysupport.

They are at greater riskbecause their level of

vulnerability increases during disasters.

Rebuilding Economies after Typhoon Ketsana and Strengthening Baras Municipality Utilities for an Inclusive Local Development

(REBUILD) is a three -year inclusive livelihood and rights-based project with an objective to improve access of persons with disabilities (PWDs)

to different developmental (livelihood, social, etc.) opportunities. To complement this effort, the project will build the capacity of local stakeholders

to enable them to implement programs and activities that are more inclusive of PWDs and other vulnerable groups. In addition the project will

build capacity of Baras Disabled Peoples Organization so that it becomes a significant and active local development stakehol der that will

promote and advance the needs and rights of PWDs in development initiatives. The project aims to contribute in developing an inclusive society

with equal opportunity for all.

UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY

-UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

(UNCRPD) ratified by the Philippines in 2008