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implement universal design and help facilitate site specific solutions. The access guidelines also provide a checklist and
schedule of quantities including allocation of funds for the accessible design standards in tender conditions.
COUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED: India
COUNTRY/ COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING: India
FACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
 Access Audits of 500 schools conducted in 16 states of India from 2011-14
 More than 430 state coordinators and block resources persons trained with technical know-how in 3 states of India
from 2014-15
 1200 hard copies are printed and disseminated to Mission Directors and 72 schools in 4 states are made model
accessible and inclusive schools 2014-15
OUTLOOK
The accessibility guidelines and toolkit are used for preparing the Toolkit on Accessibility and Universal Design, an
advocacy tool that will guide UNICEF and government staff on raising awareness on disability, the human rights
approach to disability, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Hence, there is a global
reach and these accessibility standards can be easily adopted for implementaion in cost effective ways by using
indigenous materials, primarily in low and middle income countries, emergency respsonse and long-term development
contexts. Also, the guidelines are adopted by National Comission for Protection of Child Rights, GoI and are notified to
all state commissions for compliance.
There is new partnership with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Minstry of Social Justice &
Empowerment Government of India. Under the flagship nation wide 'Accessible India Campaign' of the Ministry, these
accessiblity standards will be used as legislative and policy framework by the central and state governments to make all
schools in the country universally accessible.