Inclusive education and inclusion through work are not enough by themselves to fully integrate people with disabilities into their communities. Access to information, leisure, buildings, and infrastructures are also important.
That is why Handicap International trains and informs political decisions makers and professionals (architects, town planners etc.) so that they are fully aware of the importance of physical accessibility and that is also why we support the organisation of sports and cultural events that include rather than exclude.
© J-B. Lebrun / Handicap International
Social work, family and community life
Handicap International promotes social participation of persons with disabilities and empower them to be actors in their community. We support projects aimed at strengthening the self-confidence and social-connectedness of people with disabilities. We also invest in projects that raise awareness and support for families with a disabled family member to support their inclusion in family and community life. We also promote the establishment of inclusive community social services and support disabled people to lobby for their rights.
A world accessible to all
© Inclusion team / Handicap International |
People with disabilities should be able to enter and move through their home, and also in public spaces and public buildings (libraries, polling stations, schools, sports ground, health centres, etc). An accessible environment is also beneficial to people with reduced mobility such as children and elderly people.
Because a world that promotes equality of opportunity must be a world accessible to all, we take action to improve the accessibility of the physical environment, through awareness raising, training and technical advice, always working in consultation with disabled persons organisations.
