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INGENIEUR ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● 6 38 supportive of rights fulfilment are adopted, implemented, reviewed and strengthened so that disability-based discrimination is eliminated; Development policies and programmes are disability Ensure disabilityinclusive inclusivegenderand disaster sensitive and reductionthe risk harness and potential management of combining univer s al de sign with technological advancements for enabling persons with disabilities to fulfil their rights; Development policies and programmes address the basic needs of persons with disabilities and their families who live in poverty; Ef fec tive and timely collection and analysis of sex- disag gregated disability data are pursued for evidence-based policymaking; N at io n al, sub - n at io n al and local policies and programmes are based on plans that are explicitly inclusive of persons with disabilities and that also prioritize the active participation of persons with disabilities, through their representative organisations, in relevant decision-making processes; The necessary budgetary support is provided at all levels for disability-inclusive development and tax policies facilitate the inclusion of persons with disabilities; All national, sub-regional, regional and international entities concerned with development include disability dimensions in their policies and programmes; N at io n al, sub - n at io n al VOL 62 APRIL – JUNE 2015 VOL 55 JUNE 2013 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 8 Improve the reliability and comparability of disability data ●● ●● ●● and local co-ordination, with sub - regional and regional linkages, ensure that disability inclusion in development policies and programmes is strengthened through intensification of multi-sectoral consultation an d c o ll ab o r a t i o n, to expedite and review Decade implementation and share related good practices; Community and familybased inclusive development is promoted in order to ensure that all persons with disab ilities, irrespective of socio-economic status, religious affiliation, ethnicity and location, are able, on an equal basis with others, to contribute to and benefit from development initiatives, particularly poverty reduction programmes; Persons with disabilities are included in mainstream community life and are supported with life choices equal to those of others, including the option to live independently; Persons with disabilities h av e a c c e s s t o t h e p hy s i c al e nv ir o nm e n t , ●● p u b l i c t r an s p o r t a t i o n , knowledge, information and communication, in a usable manner, through uni ve r s al d e s i g n an d assistive technologies with reasonable accommodation provided, and taking into consideration the need to accommodate economic, geographic, linguistic and other aspects of cultural diversity, which altogether constitute a critical bridge to fulfilling their rights; Diverse disability groups are empowered that include but are not limited to the following under-represented groups: girls and boys with disabilities, young persons with disabilities, women with disabilities, persons with intellectual, learning and developmental disabilities, persons with au t i s m, p e r s o n s wi t h psychosocial disabilities, persons who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafened, persons who are deaf/ blind, persons with multiple disabilities, persons with extensive disabilities, older persons with disabilities, persons with disabilities living with HIV, persons with disabilities arising from noncommunicable diseases, persons with disabilities affected by leprosy, persons with disabilities caused by medic al conditions and intractable epilepsy, persons with disabilities caused by road traf fic crashes, indigenous and ethnic minority persons with disabilities, persons with disabilities who are