Center for Inclusive Policy

Having a toilet or latrine isn’t accessible if you can’t use it. Most poverty indexes count services. They don't ask whether those services are actually accessible for people with disabilities. So real deprivations for people with disabilities are not captured in the data, and it is invisible for public policies.

If we want truly inclusive housing and infrastructure, accessibility aspects should be considered and the needs of people with disabilities have to show up in the numbers first.

This is our Stat of the Month. More information: https://inclusive-policy.org/data/disability-gaps-poverty-measures/

Feminist movements are navigating shrinking resources, shifting power dynamics, and increasingly complex global challenges.

At Women Deliver 2026, the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) will contribute to these conversations across two key moments.

Our Deputy Director, Maria Ní Fhlatharta, will join the plenary discussion “Resourcing Feminist Futures: Power, Politics, and the Future of Funding”, focusing on what feminist movements need to succeed today.

Join us on April 29, from 11:30 AM, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center, Plenary Hall.

CIP will also cohost a Care Pavilion side event on inclusive approaches to care and support across gender and disability, alongside Disability Rights Fund, INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL, International Disability Alliance, and Women Enabled International.

Join us on April 27, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, at the Care Pavilion (location TBC).

See you in Melbourne!

Every year, Center for Inclusive Policy develops its annual response to India’s Union Budget, providing an overview from the perspective of persons with disabilities.

Led by Senior Research Associate Meenakshi Balasubramanian, the analysis shows that while the 2026-27 Budget Speech explicitly mentioned persons with disabilities (one of the few times since the 2016 Act), overall commitments and allocations still fall short of the systemic reforms required.

As our analysis shows, implementing the Act demands cross-sectoral recognition and structural change, yet current allocations remain insufficient to meet national and international obligations.

Read it on our website:https://inclusive-policy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Response-to-Union-Budget-2026-27-1.pdf

You’re invited! Disability Data Webinar!

Why do disability prevalence estimates vary? What does that mean for policy and data use?

Join this session sponsored by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics and the Center for Inclusive Policy to unpack it.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cBfx0lzFR7eSAMgZXVVWBQ #/registration

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When: Tuesday, May 5th, 8:00 EDT

Where: Zoom

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes)

Featured Speakers:

Jennifer Madans, Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) and Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP), Moderator

Daniel Mont, Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP)

Sophie Mitra, Professor, Fordham University, and Founder, Disability Data Initiative (DDI)

Elizabeth Lockwood, CBM Global Disability Inclusion, Representative at the United Nations

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why Do Disability Prevalence Estimates Differ?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why Do Disability Prevalence Estimates Differ?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.