Policy Recommendations on Accelerating Inclusive Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh
Disability-inclusive development directly responds to the World Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. Disability and poverty are inherently linked, with persons with disabilities having poorer health outcomes;...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/915371635135505985/Policy-Recommendations-on-Accelerating-Inclusive-Employment-of-Persons-with-Disabilities-in-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36521 |
| Summary: | Disability-inclusive development
directly responds to the World Bank’s twin goals of ending
extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. Disability
and poverty are inherently linked, with persons with
disabilities having poorer health outcomes; lower education
achievements; less economic participation; and higher rates
of poverty than people without disabilities. Poverty may
also increase the risk of disability, by leading to the
onset of health conditions associated with disabilities,
such as malnutrition; low birth weight; lack of clean water
and sanitation; and unsafe work and living conditions. The
development challenges faced by persons with disabilities
need to be addressed through a multisectoral and
multidimensional approach that entails measures to improve
accessibility and equality of opportunity; promotes
participation and inclusion; and increases respect for the
autonomy and dignity of persons with disabilities. Ensuring
the social and economic inclusion of persons with
disabilities in Bangladesh remains a challenge. To break the
cycle of disability exclusion and poverty for persons with
disabilities and their households, access to work and or
livelihoods is essential. This note provides a set of
recommendations to support the equitable participation and
inclusion of women and men with disabilities in the labor
market through a variety of mechanisms, including
legislative policies; education and skills development; self
and wage employment; social protection; accessibility; and
the importance of changing attitudes. |
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