Twin-track
approach
Includes mainstreaming disability throughout activities and policies, as well as providing disability-specific programming. This
is USAID’s preferred approach to disability
inclusive development
Featuring persons with disabilities in voter education materials,
as well as developing voter education materials targeted solely
at persons with disabilities
Umbrella group
A disabled persons’ organization that is
comprised of member organizations that
focus on a specific type of disability or
group of persons with disabilities
The National Federation of the
Disabled Nepal5 includes members such as the Mental Health
Foundation Nepal and the Nepal
Disabled Women Association
Universal design
All buildings, materials and processes are
designed to be accessible for both persons
with and without disabilities from their inception
A new building that is constructed with access ramps and
elevators rather than adding
these features after the building
is completed
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5 National Federation of the Disabled Nepal. <http://www.nfdn.org.np/>.
Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes
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