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• Toward Greater Social Inclusion in Poland : A Qualitative Assessment in Three Regions

  Swinkels, Rob; World Bank (Washington, DC, 2014-06-11)

  In Poland, addressing the situation of
 the remaining poor groups is likely to become much harder
 over time as their problems are likely to be deeper and
 their situation more complex. A social inclusion approach
 that tackles their multiple disadvantages will be needed.
 This study aims to contribute to Poland's social
 inclusion debate by providing policy makers and civil
 society with evidence from the field about (1) what
 population groups are currently 'socially
 excluded;' (2) what are the driving factors of their
 exclusion; and (3) the success and failure of current social
 inclusion policies and programs. The ultimate goal of this
 work is to make current social inclusion interventions more
 effective by learning from what has been tried. The findings
 are particularly relevant now that a new EU funding cycle
 has started, with part of the funds earmarked for tackling
 social inclusion. The study was conducted in three regions:
 Malopolskie, Podkarpackie, and Mazowieckie (in Radom County
 only). The first two are among Poland's poorest regions
 in terms of income poverty. The part of Mazowieckie in which
 the research was conducted also has a higher than average
 poverty rate; in addition, the unemployment rate there (31
 percent) is much greater than the national average (about 13
 percent in 2013). Capitals of the other two regions were
 excluded from the research.
• Improving Accessibility to Transport for People with Limited Mobility : A Practical Guidance Note

  World Bank (Washington, DC, 2014-04-02)

  This document aims to provide practical
 guidance on how best to include consideration of
 accessibility for People with Limited Mobility (PLM). While
 disabled people are a primary focus, the definition of PLM
 considered within this guidance note therefore also
 encompasses this broader range of users with mobility
 constraints and needs. Barriers to addressing the needs of
 PLM are often a product of a lack of information for
 transport professionals and facility designers, combined
 with limited resources. To assist client countries with
 implementing the principles and binding obligations of the
 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
 Disabilities (UNCRPD), it is clear that World Bank Task Team
 Leaders (TTLs) need to understand how to build in
 accessibility for disabled people in the design and
 implementation of transport projects. This guidance note
 therefore aims to aid World Bank TTLs when specifying and
 managing Bank funded transport projects in order to improve
 the accessibility of transport systems for PLM. It is
 intended to serve primarily as a point of reference for TTLs
 on how to include, and improve; the accessibility of PLM in
 Bank supported transport operations, as well as being useful
 for other organizations and government agencies. Following
 this introductory chapter, chapter two provides concise
 technical descriptions of different transport accessibility
 measures, of their costs, benefits and implementation
 issues, and of relevant standards and sources of further
 detailed design guidance. In chapter three these
 accessibility features are gathered into ranked lists to
 which TTLs may refer in order to see which measures
 represent low cost options, and those which are likely to
 have the best benefit/cost relationships. Chapter four sets
 out information on relevant regulatory and institutional
 framework issues. Chapter five summarizes potential funding
 sources and mechanisms for providing accessibility
 improvements for people with limited mobility. Finally,
 chapter six (operational road map) provides guidance on the
 process for designing accessibility into World Bank
 transport projects.
• Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People
 with Disabilities in Sierra Leone

  Ovadiya, Mirey; Zampaglione, Giuseppe (World Bank, 2012-03-19)

  The objective of this policy note on
 people with disabilities in Sierra Leone is to: (i) provide
 a diagnosis on the scale and nature of the problem; (ii)
 analyze current public policies in support of people with
 disabilities; (iii) review public and private programs; and
 (iv) propose some policy options to policy makers and
 development partners. This note contains five chapters, the
 first of which is this introduction. Chapter two summarizes
 the diagnosis of the scale and nature of the people with
 disabilities issue by examining the prevalence, types, and
 causes of disability and by discussing the socioeconomic
 profiles of people with disabilities, particularly their
 access to health, education, and social protection services.
 Chapter three includes an analysis of current public
 policies and of the legal and institutional framework for
 the protection and promotion of the rights of people with
 disabilities in Sierra Leone. Chapter four provides an
 overview of the current public and private programs to
 support people with disabilities, with a focus on their
 objectives, costs, limitations, and impact. Most of these
 programs have been in direct response to the conflict and
 have had an emergency nature, at times disregarding some of
 the more structural issues concerning people with
 disabilities and the needs of those people whose disability
 is only indirectly related to the conflict. The final
 chapter, chapter five, outlines possible options to reform
 the overall public/private approach to people with
 disabilities, and explores options for inclusive policies
 and programs to support people with disabilities including
 sector interventions to improve their standard of living.