Summary

Move inclusion beyond individual projects and committed champions by integrating it into organisational systems, planning, budgets, recruitment, safeguarding and recurring practices. The goal is to make inclusion resilient to changes in personnel, projects, leadership and funding. Embedding involves actions to address:

• Inclusion planning (2.1)
• Resource planning (2.2)
• Continuity (1.4)
• Safety and safeguarding (4.4)
• Equal participation (6.4)

Bolded actions are required for the corresponding level of YO-IN Quality Label Certification.

Inclusion Planning (2.1)

Actions

• Basic: Choose one realistic disability inclusion priority from the self-assessment and assign a timeframe and owner.
• Intermediate: Set annual inclusion objectives/actions and integrate them into work planning, with appropriate resources.
• Advanced: Integrate disability inclusion across strategic, operational and programme planning with measurable objectives and accountability.

Milestones

• Inclusion priorities appear in organisational plans.

Considerations and Decisions

• Which priorities/activities should move from pilot action to recurring commitment?

Resource Planning (2.2)

Actions

• Basic: Identify the financial resources, people, time and materials needed for priority accessibility actions.
• Intermediate: Plan resources for accessibility and support in operational and project budgets and staffing plans.
• Advanced: Institutionalise recurring accessibility resources, scenario planning and responsibility for resourcing across portfolios.

Milestones

• Inclusion has identifiable resources.

Considerations and Decisions

• Which costs must become core organisational expenditures?

Continuity (1.4)

Actions

• Basic: Document key inclusion actions so knowledge is not held only by one person or project.
• Intermediate: Share responsibility, store guidance and integrate recurring measures into ordinary operating routines.
• Advanced: Build inclusion into governance, planning, budgets, handovers and evaluation so it withstands staff, volunteer, leadership and funding changes.

Milestones

• Inclusion continues through organisational change.

Considerations and Decisions

• Where are the remaining single points of failure for the continuity of disability inclusion?

Safety and Safeguarding (4.4)

Actions

• Basic: Make safeguarding contacts and routes for reporting harassment or concerns clear and accessible.
• Intermediate: Ensure safeguarding/anti-harassment procedures cover disability, assign responsibility and train relevant staff and volunteers.
• Advanced:
  • Embed accessible reporting, response, review and recurring training across staff, volunteers and governing body activities.
  • Monitor whether procedures work for persons with disabilities.

Milestones

• Safety is supported by systems, not only individual judgement.

Considerations and Decisions

• What requires formal policy, training or independent review for safety and safeguarding?

Equal Participation (6.4)

Actions

• Basic: Avoid segregated activities and make mainstream activities available to young persons with disabilities wherever possible.
• Intermediate: Use accommodations, access planning and support to enable participation across mainstream programmes.
• Advanced: Review participation patterns and redesign recurring activities so young persons with disabilities have equitable access, influence and outcomes across organisational life.

Milestones

• Inclusion is mainstream rather than exceptional.

Considerations and Decisions

• Where do parallel or segregated practices remain?

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