CLASSIFICATION OF DISABILITY: A NEW OUTLOOK

UNDP'S APPROACH TO ADDRESSING DISABILITY:

FROM NORMATIVE STANDARDS TO PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMMING

& Marina MalkhasyanUNDP Democratic Governance Portfolio

HR Focal Point/Project Manager

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the RA

by Marianna Harutyunyan Medical and Social Expertise AgencyMinistry of Labor and Social Affairs of the RA

GOVERNMENT REFORM

BY MLSA, UNDP & UNICEF

INTEGRATING

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF

FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND

HEALTH

WHO ICF OFFICIAL IMPLEMENTATION

ICF recognition as a national classification system

Development of a comprehensive and integrated strategy

Development of a comprehensive needs assessment tool

WHY NOT THE

CURRENT SYSTEM

Social protection vs person’s activities and participation

Disability considered a health issue

Social and environmental factors not taken into account

Coordination of rehabilitation, education & social services

Lack of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms

PRECONDITIONS FOR ICF

IMPLEMENTATION

“Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” ratified in 2010

Draft law on “Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and social inclusion” developed

Disability status determination mechanisms reviewed

WHY ICF

Increase the level of objectivity in the process of defining disability

Increase the efficiency and targeting of services for people with disabilities

“People with disabilities should be hired not for compassionate

reasons, but because they are the best candidates!

HOW WEIMPLEMENT

ICF

CD for specialists of the Medical and Social Expertise Agency

Data collection forms based on “Delphi” selective method developed

Selection of ICF codes, for disability definition: total 72 codes

6 classification forms with tools developed

NEXT STEPS

Retrospective testing: current model vs ICF

Analysis of results, tools & standards refined

Prospective testing and thresholds testing

Analyses, client satisfaction survey, nationalization

Individual Rehab Plans based on ICF principles

WITH UNDP ARMENIA

IDENTIFYING SOCIAL CHALLENGESTESTING IDEAS NURTURING VENTURES

JUJUTSU OR WHEN MY WEAKNESS IS MY STRENGTH

Seeing Hands

social start-up

incubated

by UNDP

Kolba Lab

SEEING HANDS

How it started

What it offers

Where it goes

CO-DESIGN: IF YOU DO IT FOR ME

DO IT WITH MEcomprehensive problem-identification session

with Nesta’s DIY toolkit

(Stage 1: Problem Definition)

personal interaction & opportunity to develop greater empathy

ideas become more

grounded in a reality

THANK YOU FOR

ATTENTION!