Médecins Sans Frontières - INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MSF

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF258258

Date taken / Date Recorded 15/02/2018 12:00 AM

Country France

Photographer / videographer / producer Marion Mossing

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Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 5m24s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 378.40 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist Transcription
We always think having an impairment is all about disabilities
Well, that is not always true. There are also some advantages:
I have a hearing aid. And what is nice about it is that I also have an application on my phone, - and I can increase the volume, or, on the contrary, just close my ears. Can you do that?
My core message is that we can, and we should, do better when it comes to inclusion of person with disabilities in our humanitarian response

Devil: Don’t you think we have enough to do?
Angel: For a humanitarian organization, using the argument “we have enough to do” precisely excludes the ones who need us the most. That doesn’t sound very humanitarian.
Humanitarian action is about impartiality. Impartiality is about including the most vulnerable
And in places where we work, persons with disabilities are among the most vulnerable.
Devil: But we talk about very few people.
Angel: Well, in fact, no! About one billion people, 15% of the world´s population, have some form of disability.
Yes, and moreover, this report from Handicap International and HelpAge shows that 22% of Syrian refugees in the camps in Lebanon and Jordan have an impairment.
Devil: But where are they? We do not see them.
Angel: Precisely! Children with disabilities, and people with disabilities, are often most hidden in countries where we work. Victims of prejudice, stigma, taboos and discrimination, they are often invisible. In MSF we often raise the issue of forgotten crises. People with disabilities are one of these forgotten crises. A crisis maybe also forgotten by MSF itself?
Devil: Sorry, but it's too expensive.
Angel: As we will see, many possible actions do not involve any additional costs. And when it comes to construction and accessibility, making public infrastructure accessible can cost less than 1% of the total construction cost, if accessibility is planned from the outset.
Devil: Anyway, we do not have the expertise. That will cost a lot of money, it will take a lot of time. (sound muted)
No worries, I'll take this. We can do it. I'll show you something.
I propose to you six simple, key principles for change to become an organization more inclusive of persons with disabilities.
1. Let's start now. The main barrier to inclusion are attitudes. Attitudes often based on wrong assumptions of what persons with disabilities can do and cannot do.

2. Ok, it is cheaper to make facilities accessible under the construction phase, than to adapt later. So, think about that when you launch a new construction. Take reconstruction after a natural catastrophe as an opportunity to rebuild more accessible. Think about wheelchair-users, promote slopes, adapted toilets, large enough doors and free passage.
3. To reach a broader audience think always two ways about communication; visual and audio, text and sound.
4. Contact and collaborate with disabled people's organizations. They can really be a source of inspiration, regarding the needs of persons with disabilities in the region where you work. And they can give you very interesting feedback on the accessibility of your project, and the design of your project when it comes to inclusion.
5. And why not recruit persons with disabilities among your staff? We often have a lot of prejudice about what persons with disabilities can do and cannot do. Moreover, they can help you understand better the needs of persons with disabilities. And finally, they may have some interesting additional skills, like knowing sign language, for example. All that is as easy as writing, “People with disabilities are encouraged to apply”.
6. Finally, and most importantly, include people with disabilities in your needs assessment and in your project process and design.
Devil: I still don’t agree!
Angel: Be gone!
Inclusion of persons with disabilities is easy. We can do it. Let's just do it!
Angel: Right on!
Did he take my glasses?

On screen text – to be in subtitles:
Beginning of clip
NAME Patrice Vastel
Started in MSF 1993
Job Project leader Transformational project on inclusion of persons with disabilities in MSF
Mid clip:
Key principle 1: Raise awareness about the risk of exclusion of people with disabilities, starting with your colleagues and your team.
Key principle 2: Use universal design when building facilities, making them welcoming for wheelchair users.
Key principle 3: Use two ways of communication in your campaigns.
Key principle 4: Contact Disabled People’s organizations (DPO’s)
Key principle 5: Open your recruitment to people with disabilities.
Key principle 6: Include concerns for people with disabilities in your needs assessment.

Ending:
For more information and support: visit disabilityinclusion.msf.org
Contact Patrice Vastel, [email protected]

INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MSF | ENG

INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MSF | ENG