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There are several definitions for development and several development "models". One of the most popular ones is the "sustainable development", and it is typical of the contemporary societies and was formulated for the first time in 1987 in the Report of the World-wide Commission on Environment and Development: "It is a development model that satisfies the present people’s needs without compromising the possibility of also satisfying the future generations’ needs.
However, all development models adopted till now have not revealed themselves capable of generating the well-fare of the global community. Several groups have been continually and still are excluded from the development benefits: aboriginals, the afro-descendants, women, aged people, people with deficiency, ethnic, religious and sexual minorities, all the groups that are commonly recognized by their "vulnerable situation".
The "Inclusive Development" approach tries to go beyond the punctual and compartmented dimension with which some social sectors and actors have been approached; also seeks for enhancing what is common between them and for making the most of what can strengthen them mutually. We understand "Inclusive Development" as the drawing and implementing of actions and policies towards the socioeconomic and human development which look for the equality of chances and rights for all people, not regarding its social status, sex, age, physical or mental condition, its race, religion, sexual option, aso. These policies and actions shall always be implemented according to their environment.
Inclusive development tries to make the most and enhance the expansion of the peoples’ rights and abilities in all its dimensions (economic, social, political, cultural) and also in their diversity and specificity; inclusive development is based in the search and guarantee of universal access, of equality of chances, of equity and justice. It also values every human being contribution towards the development process and creates the necessary conditions so that contribution can occur. The inclusive development approach promotes difference, values diversity and turns them into an advantage, an opportunity, a right.
For defending diversity, inclusion, equality of opportunities, personal autonomy and solidarity as basic principles, the deficiency sector approaches in a much sustained way the possibility of appearance of an inclusive development model. This approach can be applied to attenuate the proper exclusion condition of people with deficiency, but recognizes, however that these conditions wont change if the global society welfare is not also changed.
"In all these years of permanent struggle, we have been drawing and rejecting strategies, we have made progresses and pauses, but above all we have been thinking and creating our contribution for the human development process. In our search for a more inclusive and fair society for people with deficiency we have discovered ways to make society became more inclusive and fair for everyone. It is about this new ways that I want to talk about with you today. Of how can we, "the deficiency community", contribute to build an inclusive society for our community but also to all society.
Surprisingly, disability and development may be linked in a manner that is neither obvious nor well established. For instance, development is linked to disability in various ways. Increased disability may be the result of advances in health signaling broad based welfare improvements, or societies may be in such economic or political disorder that continued poverty or war conflict leads to a rise in the prevalence of disability. At the same time, disability seems to impede development through the constraints it places on individuals' productivities and earning capacities. These complications combined with a dearth of comparable data may explain why the link between disability and development has been the subject of very little research in both the disability and development literatures.
A series of training workshops on "Alliances for Inclusive Development" was carried out in 2004 and 2005 in MEXICO , NICARAGUA , BRAZIL , St LUCIA , URUGUAY and ARGENTINA . The training involved more than 400 Government officials, Civil Society Organizations, Disability leaders and World Bank staff and was aimed at building bridges between the disability community, the public sector and the development agencies in the region.
The programs of all workshops focused on the essential concepts and tools that can be used for negotiating, designing, implementing and monitoring inclusive programs and policies at national level. The activities combined:
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