Training Course on Disability Mainstreaming in Projects and Organizations (GPC006)
Training Course on Disability Mainstreaming in Projects and Organizations
The Disability Mainstreaming in Projects and Organizations course offers a practical and impactful exploration of how to promote inclusivity and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. The course equips participants with the knowledge and tools to integrate disability considerations into organizational policies, programs, and practices — fostering inclusive and accessible environments for all.
Through interactive sessions, real-world case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will gain a deep understanding of disability rights, the social and rights-based models of disability, and the common barriers that hinder participation. The course emphasizes practical strategies for ensuring that disability inclusion is systematically mainstreamed into the entire project cycle — from planning to monitoring and evaluation.
Course Duration
Online Training: 5 days (4hrs per day)
Classroom Training: 5 days (7hrs per day)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand key concepts and models of disability (medical, social, and rights-based).
- Apply international and national legal frameworks that promote disability inclusion.
- Identify and address barriers that hinder participation of persons with disabilities.
- Integrate disability considerations into policies, projects, and organizational processes.
- Apply universal design principles for accessible environments.
- Strengthen advocacy and inclusion mechanisms within institutions.
- Develop strategies for disability-inclusive monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
- Empower persons with disabilities to actively participate in decision-making.
Organisational Impact
By sending participants to this Disability Mainstreaming in Projects and Organizations training course, the organization will gain the following benefits:
- Strengthened capacity to design and implement disability-inclusive projects and services.
- Enhanced compliance with international standards such as the UNCRPD and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Improved organizational culture that promotes equality, diversity, and accessibility.
- Increased staff competency in applying inclusive practices across operations.
- Enhanced institutional reputation as a champion for inclusion and social equity.
Personal Impact
By attending the Disability Mainstreaming in Projects and Organizations training course, participants will acquire the following skills and competencies:
- Deep understanding of disability rights and inclusion principles.
- Practical skills in inclusive project design and implementation.
- Tools to identify and address accessibility and attitudinal barriers.
- Enhanced capacity to advocate for disability inclusion in the workplace.
- Increased confidence to influence organizational and community-level change.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Disability Mainstreaming
- Understanding disability: types, concepts, and common misconceptions
- Models of disability: medical, social, and rights-based approaches
- International and national policy frameworks: UNCRPD, SDGs, and national laws
- Case study analysis: Disability-inclusive policy review
Module 2: Disability-Inclusive Organizational Practices
- Assessing organizational readiness and culture
- Conducting inclusion audits
- Developing inclusive policies and strategies
- Creating accessible workplaces through universal design and reasonable accommodation
Module 3: Mainstreaming Disability in Projects
- Designing disability-sensitive projects and programs
- Engaging persons with disabilities in project planning and implementation
- Addressing physical, communication, and attitudinal barriers
- Ensuring accessibility and participation throughout the project cycle
Module 4: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
- Designing disability-inclusive indicators and data collection tools
- Measuring and reporting disability-related outcomes
- Learning from inclusive project practices and case studies
- Developing an inclusive MEL framework
Module 5: Practical Application and Action Planning
- Tools and resources for disability mainstreaming
- Developing disability inclusion strategies for participants’ organizations
- Presentations and peer review of action plans
- Course wrap-up, key takeaways, and next steps
Note: The specific content, activities, and duration of each session may be adjusted based on the target audience, learning objectives, and available time.
Course Language
English
Training Methodology
Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, a plenary presentation, and group work. Participants are encouraged to bring any data relevant to their job responsibilities. This is hands-on, product-oriented training and will mostly involve practical exercises. Each participant MUST bring along their own working laptop and android phone.
Certification
Upon completion of training, the participant will be issued with a certificate of Completion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Training Course on Disability Mainstreaming in Projects and Organizations course.
Disability mainstreaming is the process of ensuring that persons with disabilities are considered, consulted and included at every stage of programme and organisational design — assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation — alongside running targeted disability-specific interventions when needed. Mainstreaming is not "one activity for persons with disabilities at the end"; it is disability inclusion built into the DNA of every sector, from WASH and shelter to education, health, livelihoods and HR.
The twin-track approach combines two mutually reinforcing tracks: (1) mainstreaming disability inclusion across all mainstream programmes so persons with disabilities benefit equally, and (2) implementing disability-specific actions that address particular barriers, such as assistive device provision or inclusive education programming. Neither track alone is enough. The course teaches you to design, budget and monitor both tracks in the same programme portfolio — the approach donors and global frameworks now expect.
The Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability is the internationally endorsed tool for disability data collection in censuses, household surveys and programme M&E. It asks about functional difficulty in six domains — seeing, hearing, mobility, cognition, self-care and communication — rather than about impairments or diagnoses. This approach captures a more accurate, comparable prevalence of disability. The course covers applying the Short Set and Extended Set correctly in your assessments and M&E systems.
Programme designers, MEAL officers, HR and operations staff, and leadership teams in NGOs, government ministries, donor agencies and private companies that want their programmes and workplaces to be inclusive of persons with disabilities. DPO and OPD representatives also attend.
Yes — the twin-track approach (disability-specific actions alongside mainstreaming in all programmes) runs through the whole course. You will learn how to apply it to programme design, M&E indicators, accessibility audits of offices and events, and inclusive recruitment and HR policy.
No prior knowledge is required. The course starts from the social and human-rights models of disability (referencing the CRPD) and builds to practical design tools. Participants range from absolute beginners to programme staff with some disability-inclusion exposure.
Online and in-person at our training venues across Nairobi, Kigali, Mombasa, Lagos, Cape Town, Addis Ababa, Juba, Cairo and Dubai. Our in-person venue is wheelchair-accessible; online sessions include live captions on request. Both formats issue the Perk Group Africa certificate of completion with a verification code.
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