Conclusion

We have tackled each of the steps included in the IDMS process — building a KoboToolbox account, using its mobile application on an Android device, training enumerators in data collection, data management, and analysis, and integrating IDMS with LGU or barangay planning — to achieve the goal of giving voice and service to the disability sector.

Keep in mind that your LGU or barangay will only be able to implement the IDMS project once the following have been completed or are in place:

• The IDMS Tool has been uploaded and deployed in the main KoboToolbox account that will be used in the data collection project; • The caretakers are confident in managing, analyzing, and interpreting data using the KoboToolbox and

Microsoft Excel; • The KoboCollect app is installed on android devices and the IDMS Tool is ready to use. • Training and lots of field practice for enumerators; • Organizations that work with people with disabilities are part of the BDC-TWG or are accredited member of the councils in the barangay or local government unit. We hope that this guidebook provided the users a clear grasp of what the IDMS entails and inspired among them creative ideas and strategies how it can be adopted into their own setting and context. Changing the system by which any organization operates on will always be challenging. This arduous task entails collaborative efforts between and among disability actors in a community, their dedication, and their conscious decision not to revert to the old practices which are easier and convenient, but often leads to generic proposals, inadequate budget allocations, and execution. We all must work together to make sure that disaggregated data on disability are updated regularly and that data collection, analysis, and management is sustained (until it becomes a common practice). The more we exercise steps on IDMS, the more persons with disabilities will be given space and opportunities to actively take part in our democracies. They must be heard and seen so that they are able to effectively influence policies and government actions that affect them, understand their full potential, and be at forefront of the positive social changes we’d like to see in our society.