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How do food insecurity, hunger, and undernutrition affect people with disabilities and how can this problem be addressed?

Health
Cross-cutting
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Promote early identification of food insecurity, hunger, and undernutrition among people with disabilities through active screening
Increase the resources and programmes available to address food insecurity and hunger, and support adequate nutrition and feeding amongst people with disabilities
Educate frontline workers, caregivers, and family members on the risks of food insecurity, hunger, and undernutrition among people with disabilities, and provide targeted support for adequate nutrition and feeding skills to assist people with disabilities
Ensure that policy and programming is being developed to address the social determinants of food insecurity, hunger, and undernutrition among people with disabilities

What interventions work to address trauma among people with intellectual disabilities?

Health
Cross-cutting
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Increase the awareness of caregivers and service providers in relation to trauma risk and impact for people with intellectual disabilities
Strengthen the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and provide enabling environments for their social support and secure, consistent relationships
Involve people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers in mainstream community-based trauma interventions as much as is possible, with appropriate modifications to support meaningful inclusion
Promote access to mental health services at primary care level for people with intellectual disabilities and adapt existing evidence-based interventions for people with intellectual disabilities

How can mHealth be used to improve the health and functioning of people with disabilities?

Health
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Design mHealth products and strategies in partnership with people with disabilities and their families
Adapt mainstream health apps to be accessible and appropriate for people with disabilities
Address the digital divide, enabling people with disabilities to access technology equitably
Use mHealth tools as part of multi-component strategies, and integrate them well within existing systems
Implement measures for data security, safety and quality of interventions

What role can community health workers play in disability services in LMICs?

Health
Cross-cutting
Recommendations
Training CHWs to deliver screening, health, and social and emotional education, basic treatment and referral for common disabilities.
Development of locally contextualized disability screening tools/care guides
Investment in research on sustainable incorporation of CHWs into the health sector, including research into methods on increasing range of services provision of by CHWs such as disability care.
Development of national CHW policies

How can engagement in and access to physical activity be improved for people with disabilities?

Health
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Educate healthcare providers on the importance of regular physical activity for people with disabilities, and on exercise options for people with different impairment types
Improve the training of fitness and recreation providers, including in schools, regarding adaptations to equipment and exercises which enable participation in physical activity by people with disabilities
Make information about where and how to exercise widely available, and normalise physical activity for people with disabilities through awareness campaigns and ‘physical activity for all’ promotions
Ensure that people with disabilities and their caregivers, where appropriate, can share their experiences, needs, and priorities with health and fitness professionals
Invest in accessible physical activity programs in communities, ensuring that people with all types of impairments can participate in physical activity in ways that are possible and optimal for them, depending on impairment types

How can access barriers be removed to ensure that people with psychosocial, developmental, and neurological disabilities can access all forms of healthcare?

Health
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
There is a need to develop national-level policies, legal, and institutional frameworks to regulate healthcare systems in offering disability-inclusive healthcare services.
It is imperative to train healthcare staff about providing care.
There is a need to provide health insurance and socio-economic empowerment.
Health promotion and information dissemination are needed to support access to healthcare services.
There is a need for an infrastructural redesign to address structural barriers.

What works to ensure older men and women with disabilities are equally included in social protection programmes?

Livelihood & Social Protection
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Ensure social security services are client-centred
Provide universal access to effective social security services
Ensure adequacy of social income security
Ensure that OAWD are aware of the full range of social security benefits available to them
Deploy strategies to protect jobs and promote access to job markets and employment in formal and informal sectors
Provide a legal framework for social protection services

What evidence is there for the impact of parents’ and teachers’ collaboration on children with disabilities in school?

Education
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
There should be a Universal framework guiding parent/ teacher collaboration of children with disabilities across various settings globally.
Consideration must be given to expanding evidence-based training for both parents and teachers of children with disabilities in the collaboration.
Strengthen communication and outline expectations of each other’s role in the collaboration to educate children with disabilities
Resourcing parents (home) and teachers (school) of children with disabilities to enhance collaboration.

How do we overcome barriers to accessing higher education for people with disabilities?

Education
Livelihood & Social Protection
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Construct accessible infrastructure in higher education institutions for students with disabilities.
Develop inclusive higher education systems and governmental policies, especially in LMICs.
Strengthen training and accountability in educational institutions to address the needs of students with disabilities.
Provide large-scale awareness programs to eliminate stigma against people with disabilities.