Inclusive Budgeting
Activities to mainstream disability and specific interventions towards disability inclusion, as well as monitoring and evaluation of disability inclusion all require adequate planning and earmarked budget.
While it may be difficult to calculate exact costs required for disability-related expenses, we recommend setting 2-5% of the overall program budget.
Disability inclusion in budgeting means allocating budget to (not limited to):
- reduce or remove the barriers to inclusion, e.g. measures to enhance accessibility of premises, student residences and washrooms
- avail assistive devices such as white canes, wheelchairs, crutches, audio recorders, among others; if and when needed by Scholars with disabilities.
- Cater for reasonable accommodation (personal assistants, transport allowance, sign language interpreter, assistive technology, brailling etc.)
- Raise disability awareness and build capacity on inclusion of university/ education institution staff
- Bring in disability expertise to tailor curriculum and course materials.
