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• Study the laws and regulations <strong>in</strong> force <strong>in</strong> the nation that recognize and protect<br />
the rights of people with disabilities, and determ<strong>in</strong>e whether or not these provide<br />
a foundation for <strong>in</strong>clusive development;<br />
• Determ<strong>in</strong>e which topics are of <strong>in</strong>terest to the organizations of disabled persons<br />
and their allies, <strong>in</strong> order to mobilize them around modify<strong>in</strong>g a public policy or program<br />
so that it will be <strong>in</strong>clusive, or around creat<strong>in</strong>g a new public policy of this type;<br />
• Study the steps <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> formulat<strong>in</strong>g and implement<strong>in</strong>g public policies, so<br />
that we can have a positive impact on them and on <strong>in</strong>clusive development. Understand<strong>in</strong>g<br />
these steps will also help us def<strong>in</strong>e concrete strategies and actions for every<br />
stage or step <strong>in</strong> the public policy formulation process, and will make us more realistic<br />
about our available resources as a social actor;<br />
• Develop an action plan for <strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g this public policy or program, identify<strong>in</strong>g<br />
its strategies, clearly def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the actions that will be promoted or implemented,<br />
determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g responsibilities and time periods for implementation, and estimat<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
human and material resources available. A basic tool is available for assist<strong>in</strong>g this<br />
process, which can be modified accord<strong>in</strong>g to the particular conditions and needs of<br />
the political advocacy effort be<strong>in</strong>g developed;<br />
• Evaluate the plan periodically, once a significant number of actions have<br />
been implemented, and aga<strong>in</strong> when the plan concludes. A tool is also available<br />
for help<strong>in</strong>g to evaluate political advocacy work, either while it is underway or once<br />
it has been completed. This evaluation tool is useful for measur<strong>in</strong>g the development<br />
of different actions, both <strong>in</strong> numbers (the quantitative evaluation) and <strong>in</strong> terms of<br />
characteriz<strong>in</strong>g and rat<strong>in</strong>g progress (the qualitative evaluation). This evaluation is<br />
useful for modify<strong>in</strong>g the strategies and actions that are underway, or for assess<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
plan’s outcomes once it has been completely implemented and thereby determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
its successes and errors. This <strong>in</strong>formation will help us to prepare other <strong>in</strong>itiatives and<br />
develop other plans <strong>in</strong> the future.<br />
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