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Title
WaterAid - Creating user-friendly water and
sanitation services for the
disabled: The experience of
WaterAid Nepal and its partners
Abstract
Traditional attempts to increase coverage of
basic services such as water and sanitation
have marginalised or excluded the needs of
disabled people. This is despite the fact that
some 10% of the Nepali population, including
one in six poor people, can be considered to
have some kind of impairment. This paper
reviews the social, technical, financial and
policy barriers to meeting the needs of
disabled people. It considers the
consequences of this neglect on health,
dignity and economic and social exclusion,
and especially the impact on women. The
experiences of WaterAid Nepal and its
partners in supporting differently-able
people without access to water and
sanitation are set out and solutions to
overcome the barriers are put forward. The
document concludes by recommending
improved coordination and collaboration in the
sector to increase focus on and improve delivery
of water and sanitation services to disabled
people.
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