This Briefing Note offers advice on basic approaches to Disability inclusion via infrastructure and urban interventions. This guidance includes:

  • The basic requirements of Disability Inclusion and Universal Design.
  • The opportunity and scale-up that infrastructure and urban development offers for delivering better development outcomes for people with disabilities.
  • Advice on how to spot opportunities and entry points to integrate Disability Inclusion into new programmes under design or existing programmes in delivery.
  • Illustrative examples of good practice from some of DFID’s key partner countries.
  • Practical advice on engaging with infrastructure and urban sectors no matter what your cadre affiliation or background, and how many advisers are already doing so.