Join us in Jaipur for the National Consultation on Disability-Inclusive Sanitation in India, a platform to explore how accessibility, equity, and dignity can be embedded within sanitation systems. Bringing together policymakers, practitioners, persons with disabilities, and civil society actors, the consultation examines systemic ableism, policy frameworks, and inclusive design to make sanitation a realised human right for all.
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Key highlights
- The consultation affirmed sanitation as a human rights issue linked to gender, caste, disability, and poverty, calling for an intersectional approach.
- Participants recommended explicitly including disability in sanitation policies and using constitutional rights to establish accessible sanitation as a basic entitlement.
- Universal Design was emphasised to ensure safe, equitable access for all, supported by audits, design standards, and compliance mechanisms.
- Training for engineers, sanitation workers, and caregivers was proposed to build empathy, reduce stigma, and address diverse disability and menstrual needs.
- Stronger data systems disaggregated by gender, age, and disability were urged, alongside multi-sectoral partnerships to advance inclusion under SDG 6 and the Swachh Bharat Mission.
