CLASSIFICATION OF DISABILITY: A NEW OUTLOOK UNDP'S APPROACH TO ADDRESSING DISABILITY: FROM NORMATIVE STANDARDS TO PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMMING & Marina Malkhasyan UNDP Democratic Governance Portfolio HR Focal Point/Project Manager Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the RA by Marianna Harutyunyan Medical and Social Expertise Agency Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the RA

GOVERNMENT REFORM BY MLSA, UNDP & UNICEF INTEGRATING INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH

WHO ICF OFFICIAL IMPLEMENTATION ICF recognition as a national classification system Development of a comprehensive and integrated strategy Development of a comprehensive needs assessment tool

WHY NOT THE CURRENT SYSTEM Social protection vs person’s activities and participation Disability considered a health issue Social and environmental factors not taken into account Coordination of rehabilitation, education & social services Lack of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms

PRECONDITIONS FOR ICF IMPLEMENTATION “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” ratified in 2010 Draft law on “Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and social inclusion” developed Disability status determination mechanisms reviewed

WHY ICF Increase the level of objectivity in the process of defining disability Increase the efficiency and targeting of services for people with disabilities “People with disabilities should be hired not for compassionate reasons, but because they are the best candidates !

HOW WE IMPLEMENT ICF CD for specialists of the Medical and Social Expertise Agency Data collection forms based on “Delphi” selective method developed Selection of ICF codes, for disability definition: total 72 codes 6 classification forms with tools developed

NEXT STEPS Retrospective testing: current model vs ICF Analysis of results, tools & standards refined Prospective testing and thresholds testing Analyses, client satisfaction survey, nationalization Individual Rehab Plans based on ICF principles

WITH UNDP ARMENIA IDENTIFYING SOCIAL CHALLENGES TESTING IDEAS NURTURING VENTURES

JUJUTSUJUJUTSU OR WHEN MY WEAKNESS IS MY STRENGTH Seeing Hands social start-up incubated by UNDP Kolba Lab

SEEING HANDS How it startedWhat it offers Where it goes

CO-DESIGN: IF YOU DO IT FOR ME DO IT WITH ME comprehensive problem-identification session with Nesta’s DIY toolkitNesta’s (Stage 1: Problem Definition)Stage 1: Problem Definition personal interaction & opportunity to develop greater empathy ideas become more grounded in a reality

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