Guide to the user

What is this toolbox for?

The purpose of this toolbox is to provide an easy and systematic access to material that is useful for introducing disability issues into poverty reduction strategies. This site is a sort of "an electronic bookshelf".

The main sections contain a minimum amount of text to provide some basic organizing perspectives. These introductions are in turn linked to the main substance and sources. It consists of some basic general facts on disability, guiding principles, handbooks and concrete planning and advocacy tools, as well as examples of good, inclusive practices at various levels. There are also a few short articles produced specifically for this site.

The toolbox is particularly intended to be a participatory working platform for the GPDD members and partners. These pages will get their life and usefulness through active participation. You are thus invited to contribute relevant material to this site. There is an Editorial Committee that is responsible for selection of the contributions and updating of the site so as to ensure a high standard and usefulness for the intended audience of those working for the inclusion of disability matters in poverty reduction strategies. Each contributor is asked to give permission to include her/his email address to the item. This will facilitate networking and the accumulation of knowledge.

How is it structured?

There are 6 main sections. These are accessed through the left hand side navigation bar the appears on this page.

1. What's New
2. Facts and figures on disability
3. Guidelines and tools
4. Good practice examples
5. Field projects including courty reports
6. Links to organizations that deal with disability and poverty reduction

Each of the sections has a few subtopics that can be accessed through the vertical menu on the left side of each page under the section heading . These subtopics can also be opened from the introductory text, where they are also referred to.

Endnotes have been added in cases where an exact reference to the specific page of a document is necessary.

This site is designed in accordance with W3C accessibility standards. Preference is given to material that is available in RTF and is already in the web. Some very relevant material is unfortunately only available in PDF. All reasonable efforts will be made to provide the RTF option when available.

The e-mail addresses are expressed in the format that attracts less junk mail. Thus the @ -sign is replaced by [at].

The Editorial Committee

• Andreas Pruisken (CBM): andreas.pruisken[at]cbm-de.org (Chair of the Working Group)
• Euhrasia Mbewe (WFD): baluwa[at]hotmail.com
• Francoise de Keersmaker (HI): fdekeersmaeke[at]handicap-international.de
• Robert Ransom (ILO): Robert.ransom[at]ilo.org
• James Wandha (Parliament of Uganda): jmwandh[at]parliament.go.ug
• Ronald Wiman (STAKES): Ronald.wiman[at]stakes.fi ( Editor-in-Chief of this site at STAKES)

Contributions for the review by the Editorial Committee should be sent to:
Ms. Ursula Miller of Handicap International, email: umiller(at)handicap-international.de and copy to Mr. Andreas Pruisken of Christoffell-Blindenmission, email: andreas.pruisken(at)]cbm.de

This site is hosted and managed by the STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health in Finland.

This site is supported financially by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

The site is maintained by Ms. Mira Koivusilta email: mira.koivusilta(at)stakes.fi