Working Group Description

The task force was created in 2015 to work towards the safe identification of persons with disabilities among the refugee population and improve access to quality specialized services. The terms of reference of the task force were revised in the following years to ensure disability and age inclusion throughout the refugee response, with the official inclusion of age into the work of the task force in 2021. The overall objective of the Disability and Age Task Force (DATF) is to advocate for and promote effective disability and age inclusion into the humanitarian-development response in Jordan aiming to promote and mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities and older persons, promote the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities and older persons, support the consideration of disability and age-related perspectives and remove any barriers that prevent persons with disabilities, older people and people in disabling situations to access humanitarian-development assistance and services on an equal basis with others.