UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Div for Social Policy & Development (DSPD) (2016) Toolkit on Disability for Africa: Inclusive health services for persons with disabilities

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) created a Toolkit on Disability for Africa in 2016. Whilst this toolkit is designed to inform trainings and specifically targets African countries, the information within the Disability Inclusive Health Module is universal and helpful in determining strategic directions in the design of disability inclusive health systems. The module gives a succinct summary informed by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, outlining the barriers to health for people with disabilities in low and middle income countries and practical strategies to build disability inclusive health systems. This concise resource is helpful in program design and training. It is one of few resources that appropriately address the need for disability inclusion within mainstream health services as well as the need for access to specialised health services using a rights based approach.