Glossary
This glossary explains technical terms, abbreviations and acronyms. All words, which are listed in the glossary, are marked in the texts of the chapters. The long name of abbreviations can be read when scrolling with the mouse courser on it.
- DFID
- Department for International Development (Great Britain)
- disability
The usage of this term depends on the underlying model or definition (see Chapter 6). For example, in the social model, “disability” refers to the outcome of impairment in combination with social and external factors. This combination leads to discrimination against people with impairments.- disability movement
The disability movement can be seen as a latter-day civil rights movement. In a few parts of the world this process started back in the late 1970s; nowadays there is a growing dynamic that supports the emergence of a worldwide movement.- discrimination
Unequal, unjust and unfair treatment of another person due to his/her ethnic original, colour of skin, sex, religion, disability or other personal factors.- DOET
- Department of Education and Training (Vietnam)
- DOLASED
- Disabled Organization for Legal Affairs and Social Economic Development (Tanzania)
- DOLISA
- Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and People’s Committee (Vietnam)
- DPO
- Disabled People's Organisation or Disabled Persons' Organisation
DPOs are organisations of persons with disabilities. Normally these are non-governmental organisations (NGOs). DPOs exist at the international, national and community levels. Self-help-groups (SHGs) of persons with disabilities comprise a sub-category of DPOs. - DSRP-I
- Document de stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté intermédiaire
- empowerment
There are various scientific definitions of this term. In general, “empowerment” is used to refer to strengthening the capabilities of the poor with the aim of enabling them to take control of their lives.- EU
- European Union
- evaluation
Evaluation consists of making a judgement or an assessment of something. In development projects or programmes, evaluation enables the user to check whether a predefined objective has been reached after a specific time period.- FENOPDIH
- es: Federación Nacional de Organismos de Personas con Discapacidad de Honduras
- G7/G8
- Group of Seven / Eight
The major industrial countries have held regular economic summits since 1975 as the Group of Seven (G7) and, since 1994, when Russia participated for the first time, as the G8. The G8’s members are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and the US. - GDP
- Gross Domestic Product
GDP is defined as the total value of final goods and services produced within a nation state in a given year. - gender
When used in a social context, the term “gender” addresses the different roles and situations of women and men in society.- grassroots organisation
A collective term for purely local level organisations.- GTZ
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (German technical Cooperation)
- handicap
Handicap refers to the limitations of a person in fulfilling a social role due to his/her impairment. However, this term has been increasingly criticised by disability movement stakeholders; indeed, it has been dropped from the new World Health Organization classification.- HDI
- Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) was developed in 1990 and measures the average achievement in a country according to three basic dimensions of human development:- A long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth.
- Knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy rate (given a two-thirds weight) and the combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (one-third weight).
- A decent standard of living, as measured by GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) in USD.
