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This same process can also be carried out in the private sector, offering incentives for making such adjustments and for hiring the disabled. The State could also offer technical assistance about how to modify work settings. Step 2. Formulate the proposal Now that we have identified the problem and the main cause (or causes), we need to define what we want to address in our advocacy work. The next step is formulating a concrete proposal that focuses on the proposed solution or solutions for resolving the key cause of the problem. It is worth remembering—as warned by WOLA—that “identifying a problem, analyzing it in terms of its components or causal factors, prioritizing and selecting the cause to be dealt with, and proposing concrete solutions are some of the most difficult but most important steps in planning political advocacy work. If we are unclear or imprecise about what we hope to achieve through a political advocacy campaign, our concrete achievements will be minimal and difficult to measure.” PROBLEM I´VE GOT THE SOLUTION! In facing the cause of the identified problem, we can analyze various alternative solutions, but we should identify the one we consider most suitable in terms of its viability, in both economic and technical terms. This concrete and viable solution (or solutions) will be easier to define if we can consult with experts on the issue being addressed (employment, transportation, education, etc.). Organizations of people with disabilities that are involved in this political advocacy process need to form alliances with these types of experts. The next step is developing the proposed concrete solution and putting it in writing. The proposal is the thing we are proposing to solve whatever is causing the problem that we have prioritized for political advocacy work. The idea is to define what we want to achieve in terms of a public policy or program, in very exact terms. Thus, the document 68
containing this proposal should be clear, detailed and specific. There are four key questions that need to be asked when formulating this text: (1) what exactly do we hope to accomplish? (2) how do we hope to accomplish it, or through which mechanism, involving which actors? (3) what is the “space” where the decision about the proposal will be made? and (4) by what date do we want to have accomplished the proposal? In addition to being precise and clear, the proposal should: • Be measurable, • Be feasible (in technical and political terms), • Be equally understandable to all people, • Be motivating and unifying for the organization or coalition, • Contribute to forming and strengthening alliances and coalitions, and to mobilizing the most affected population, • Be achievable in the short to medium term (3-18 months), • Generate favorable public opinion, and • Contribute to solving the problem. Step 3. Analyze the decision-making space Now we need to figure out who has decision-making power with regard to the proposal we have developed, and what the decision-making process will be. If we continue with our previous example (the high rate of unemployment among disabled people), we may conclude that the decision-making space is the Ministry of Labor, which has a national jobs program that does not include people with disabilities, in any form whatsoever. We also find that the Ministry has a division directly responsible for implementing this public program. Now we must identify who is the decision-maker with the power to make a decision about our proposal, which is that this Ministry should include people with disabilities in its national jobs program (this includes direct efforts such as technical training, which the Ministry promotes through an agreement with the state technical training institute). 69
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A Basic Manual for Inclusive Develo
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5. The interdependence of rights of
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CONTENTS CHAPTER VI: POLITICAL ADVO
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The manual’s content is organized
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Chapter I “From patient to citize
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According to this traditional parad
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Finally, there is no question that
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- Affirmative action as a means to
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Integration is associated with the
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Page 30 and 31: We are here to serve everyone. - If
Page 32 and 33: The development of a human rights p
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Page 36 and 37: THERE IS HARDLY MONEY FOR FOOD; THE
Page 38 and 39: (1) No one understands someone’s
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Page 42 and 43: 2) Generally, family members with a
Page 44 and 45: Evaluation III Questions for evalua
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