Including learning for people

with disabilities
Ministry Of Finance Indonesia Learning Week 2023

Christine Hofmann, ILO SKILLS

Why we need more inclusive
skills and lifelong learning
systems
SDGs 4.5 and 8.5 Equality and non-
• “eliminate gender disparities in education and discrimination
ensure equal access to all levels of education and
vocational training for the vulnerable”
Is one of ILO’s fundamental
• “decent work for all and equal pay for work of equal principles and rights at work
value“
International standards on disability inclusion

The ILO Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled

Persons) Convention C159 (1983)
u Outlines
the principles of vocational rehabilitation and
employment policies for disabled persons,
u Promotes
the development of vocational rehabilitation and
employment services for disabled persons.

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)

u Protects the rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities.
u Promotes Non-discrimination, Full and effective participation and inclusion in society, Respect for
difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity, Equality of
opportunity and Accessibility
u Clarifies
how all categories of rights apply to persons with disabilities, including the right to education,
work and employment
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Disability: Medical model vs social model

Medical model Social model

u Focusing only on the impairment or on the disabled u Sees the barriers to participation arising from the way a
person as someone to be ‘cured’ is called the ‘medical society is built and organized, and attitudes and
model’ of disability. This approach often overlooks the mistaken assumptions about disabled persons, in
abilities of the disabled person. combination with the individual’s impairment.

Image credit: Neurodivercity

Inclusive action needed during all stages of skills
development
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ALMPs
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 The ILO Global Business and
Disability Network
u 38 global companies and 6 associate members (academia, non-profit)
u 38 national business and disability networks

u The world’s only such coming-together of leading multinational companies working with the ILO to the benefit
of business, persons with disabilities and economies and communities worldwide.
u The ten principles of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network Charter provide a framework to help
enterprises achieve business success while simultaneously creating equal opportunities for people with
disabilities. The Charter Self-Assessment Tool can help identify areas for improving company’s disability
inclusion policies and practices. Our Charter is the only one of its kind and affords global recognition to its
signatories. www.businessanddisability.org