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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

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

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

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.

What are the strategies or models that support youth with disabilities to enter into employment?

Education
Livelihood & Social Protection
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Strategies and initiatives should ensure effective multi-stakeholder collaboration that mutually prioritises employment of youth with disabilities
Provide specific employment support services for people with disabilities at educational institutions as well as guidance for educational staff.
Inform employers about how to accommodate young persons with disabilities and provide entry-level programs.
Address attitudinal barriers among educational institutions, service providers and employers through staff training, and specialised recruitment agencies.

What programmes are needed to improve self-esteem among young people with disabilities?

Cross-cutting
Education
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Develop self-esteem interventions which accommodate people with a range of impairments and take into account the personal and environmental contexts of young people with disabilities in LMICs.
Implement evidence-based self-esteem interventions in LMICs that are flexible, promote active participation, and provide opportunities for recreation and enjoyment for young people with disabilities
Engage in rigorous research to test the effectiveness of self-esteem interventions, with a focus on understanding effects on people with different types of impairment.
Explore innovative ways to include caregivers and teachers in programming, and expand reach, including through inclusive digital platforms.

How can we effectively scale up disability-inclusive programs in low- and middle-income countries?

Cross-cutting
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Create a supportive environment for people with disabilities that is tailored to their needs and encourages participation.
Engage people with disability in decision-making and reach out to the most marginalised disability groups.
Monitor and evaluate disability inclusive interventions as they are scaled up.
Ensure adequate human resources and funding for all planned activities.
Develop and enforce policies that promote the inclusion of all impairment types in all sectors

How do we ensure that people with disabilities are not bullied at places of work?

Livelihood & Social Protection
Stigma
Equity Depth Local Relevance Feasibility
Recommendations
Strengthen policies against the culture of intolerance against bullying of people with disabilities at places of work.
Provide a safe working environment which allows reasonable remediation when bullying is first identified
Conduct risk assessments to identify potential predictors for bullying of people with disabilities in workplaces
Target employers, employees, and other individuals who might perpetrate bullying through promotional activities in occupational settings