DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY TEAM Promoting Opportunities for People with Disabilities EMILY CONRON ∴ MACKENZIE DOME CATHERINE FLATLEY ∴ CAILEAN GEARY Theory of Change Frame approach around BRAC’s core values: integrity inclusiveness innovation effectiveness Increasing opportunities and incorporating reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities Incorporating disability- inclusive approaches into development initiatives Scaling up medical, educational, and rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities Modeling inclusive perspectives and attitudes towards people with disabilities A COMPREHENSIVE, INCLUSIVE DISABILITY POLICY • Internal - Better employee attendance - Higher retention rate - Improved workplace morale • External - Improved relationships with people with disabilities - Empowerment of people with disabilities and their families and caregivers - Increased inclusion and mainstreaming of people with disabilities into society Qualitative Impact Estimated Initial Costs for BRAC External Costs (Bangladesh Operations) Population: 150,493,658 % with disabilities: 15,049,366 % treated Y1: 15,049 Cost per person: $140 Total External Costs: $2 mil Internal Costs (Global Operations) Employees of BRAC: 100,000 Ideal % with disabilities: 10,000 % incorporated Y1: 10 Cost Per Person: $138 Total Internal Costs: $138,000 Final Total: $2 million in Y1 Quantitative Impact
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DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY TEAM
Promoting Opportunities for People with Disabilities
EMILY CONRON ∴ MACKENZIE DOME CATHERINE FLATLEY ∴ CAILEAN GEARY
Theory of Change Frame approach around BRAC’s core values:
integrity
inclusiveness
innovation
effectiveness
Increasing opportunities and incorporating
reasonable accommodations for
employees with disabilities
Incorporating disability-inclusive approaches into development initiatives
Scaling up medical, educational, and
rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities
Disburses over a billion dollars in microloans annually
Augments microfinance with additional services like financial literacy training
- Self-sustaining solutions
EMPLOYEE TRAINING
POLICY ENGAGEMENT
EXTERNAL TRAINING
REFINING DEFINITION
Organizational Challenge
Organizational Overview
BRAC lacks a comprehensive, organization-wide disability policy.
INTERNAL
IMPLICATIONS
EXTERNAL
IMPLICATIONS
BRAC’s 100,000 employees do not receive adequate
accommodation in the workplace
The needs of people with disabilities
served by BRAC are not comprehensively
addressed
• People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by natural disasters.
• Families with children with disabilities have a harder time escaping poverty.
• People with disabilities often lack access to the healthcare and social services they need.
Disability is a cross-cutting development issue.
A Definition of Disability IMPAIRMENT PERSPECTIVE / MEDICAL MODEL: disability is seen as fixed in an individual’s body or mind, thus requiring an individual to change to fit their environment.
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT / HUMAN RIGHTS MODEL: disability is seen in terms of the socioeconomic, cultural and political disadvantages resulting from an individual’s exclusion, thus requiring the environment to change to accommodate the individual.