Disabililty Monitor Initiative: Middle East

The Disability Monitor Initiative (DMI) was launched in 2008, by Handicap International and CBM, alongside Al Hussein Society for the Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Physically Challenged, Arab Organization of Disabled Persons (AODP), Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation, and the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union.

From 2008-present, the DMI has used the Making it Work approach to address the issue of Access to Services for people with disabilities across eight countries in the Middle East: Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

Full report published 2010: Access to Social Services for Persons with Disabilities

The DMI is now engaging in advocacy on Access to Services to influence changes in both service delivery and policy.

From the end 2011, the DMI will also begin a new Making it Work project on the issue of Economic Inclusion for People with Disabilities in the Middle East – please check these pages regularly for updates….