Many organizations also work hard on the removal of institutional barriers. OPDs advocate the ratification of the CRPD, while international organizations have started recruiting persons with disabilities and updating their internal policies to incorporate disability inclusion as an integral part of their work. As one representative of a United Nations agency highlights:
Representative of a United Nations agency |
When we look at disability inclusion, it is becoming one of our strongest pillars in our new policy. |
Persons with disabilities are also increasingly targeted in needs assessments, and organizations have started to disaggregate data and evaluate risks for persons with disabilities. These points will be discussed in detail in the section on data collection below.