scholarly journals Social Inclusion through Community Living: Current Situation, Advances and Gaps in Policy, Practice and Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Šiška ◽  
Julie Beadle-Brown ◽  
Šárka Káňová ◽  
Pavlína Šumníková
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
State Models ◽  
Changes Over Time

This article draws on the findings of the EU Framework 7 project DISCIT to explore the living situation of people with disabilities a decade after the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in nine European countries representing different welfare state models and different stages in the process of deinstitutionalisation. A review of the research literature, policy and available statistics was combined with interviews with key informants in each country to explore the current living situation, changes over time and the barriers to, and facilitators for change. The article focuses in particular on whether people are experiencing opportunities for social inclusion on an equal basis with others. Although a lack of available data hampered conclusions on living situation, it was clear that there had been some change in terms of policy and funding streams available to support community living. Some countries had moved slightly towards community living, while others reported more people in institutions or the development of bigger services in the community. There was evidence of continued inequality in the living situation and full inclusion of people with disabilities, with those with intellectual disability and psychosocial disabilities being the most affected. In terms of barriers (and consequently facilitators) there were three sources: 1) policy, 2) social care and support systems, and 3) awareness, attitudes and advocacy. The need to involve people with disabilities in policymaking and the need for a co-ordinated approach between all actors in the disability sector was seen as critical for achieving further change.

scholarly journals ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE SPORT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, I. E.: IS THE SPORT IMPORTANT IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Emese Balázs-Földi ◽  
Miklós Villás
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Sporting Activities

The equal opportunities approach of the second half of the 20th century emphasizes the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups, including persons with disabilities. Education and employment play a key role in achieving integration. Nevertheless, other fields such as leisure time and sporting activities also contribute positively to the social involvement of persons with disabilities. At present nearly 7,000 persons with disabilities are registered in Hungary who pursue sports competitively, of whom approximately 5,000 persons with intellectual disabilities (Regényi et.al, 2017). The study discloses the partial results of a research aimed at revealing the awareness of the Hungarian population regarding the sport of people with disabilities. As such research has never been carried out in Hungary before, it can fill in a niche. The results of our exploratory research may be the starting point for further investigations. The importance of the topic is given by the fact that thanks to the sport the focus is on the outstanding performance of the social group concerned rather than on their limitations and deficiencies, which therefore reinforces the positive and accepting attitude of citizens. Previous research findings have highlighted that the nature of disability-related knowledge influences the way the members of society think about persons with disabilities, i.e. when it is possible to provide information and gain experience focusing on the existing abilities and strengths of the above -mentioned group, attitudes become more positive as well.  The findings of the research reveal that respondents consider it important to pursue sport within an integrated framework, at the same time they feel it is justified to do segregated sports with a view to persons with disabilities. Based on the results we can state that the media coverage of achievements in sports competitions of persons with disabilities is perceived as low level, but apparently it is not considered to be a key area in the lives of persons with disabilities.

scholarly journals SOCIO-ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Management ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Ivan Gryshchenko ◽  
Valentina Yatsenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Higher Professional Education

Background and objectives. In Ukraine, until the mid-2000s, social policy with regard to people with disabilities was primarily compensatory in nature. Now the situation is gradually changing, the objectives of social policy are recognized to ensure equal rights and opportunities for people with and without disabilities. With the signing (2008) and ratification (2012) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, our country has assumed the obligation to ensure the full social participation of people with disabilities in society. One of the resources that increase the chances of people with disabilities to master various spheres of life can be higher professional education, especially in an inclusive format.Methods. The study used: biographical method and interview method – to collect and summarize the information obtained; statistical method – to process the results of the survey, predictive method – to summarize various aspects of the use of inclusive education format in the system of higher professional education. Findings. The potential of the institute of higher professional education as a channel of social inclusion is proposed to use both at the macro level through the use of the model of socio-entrepreneurial approach of forming a system of higher professional inclusive education, and at the micro level through the identification and description of practices of forming an inclusive format of education in a particular university and tracing the life trajectories of people who received higher professional education in an inclusive format.Conclusion. The analysis of the successes and difficulties of higher professional education for people with disabilities shows that there is an objective need to consolidate the efforts of the higher education community with regional public organizations, executive authorities, regional and city institutions of health, education and social protection to support young people with disabilities.

scholarly journals ENHANCEMENT OF THE STRATEGY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATION INTO THE WORK ENVIRONMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 436
Author(s):  
Marga Živitere ◽  
Zaiga Oborenko ◽  
Elina Konstantinova
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Research Study ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Attitudinal Barriers ◽  
Employees With Disabilities ◽  
The Eu

The paper is prepared as a forecast of the employment strategy towards to the EU Lisbon goals - to promote employment and social inclusion for all people. The problems are the inadequate employment of persons with disabilities. The objectives of the research study were as follows: to clarify the problem of above mentioned attitude of employers and the main reasons for not hiring people with disabilities several problems can be identified. Information for the paper is gathered through contacting experts - respondents and conducting extensive literature reviews. The research approach was based on the premise that employers with professional training of employees with disability are responsible for recruitment, pre-employment screening and other workplace practices that positively affect the hiring and retention of this group. It is hoped that the outcome of the research study will assist in reducing all forms of existing barriers with special emphasis on attitudinal barriers against prospective employees with disabilities. Furthering the integration of persons with disabilities into the mainstream activities will promote the employment of people with disabilities and thereby would make a considerable effort to integrate inactive labour resources into the labour market to promote the achievement of the EU Lisbon goals.

scholarly journals SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Venelin Terziev ◽  
Natalia Bekiarova ◽  
Marin Georgiev
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One

In the last decade the concept of development and promotion of social economy and social entrepreneurship are part of EU policy to tackle the social exclusion of persons in a vulnerable position. Also, the model of social economy is one of the key instruments for achieving social objectives within the framework of the sustainable and inclusive growth. Social benefits are measured by integration and employment of disadvantaged people, the contribution to the process of social inclusion of other vulnerable people, and the economic indicator is expressed by saved public funds for social welfare, on the one hand, and the additional funds compensating the social costs of long-term unemployment. What is important to happen is to create suitable conditions for the development of social enterprises with the widest possible range - vulnerable groups themselves and their problems are diverse and different, and the "answer" to their needs must be flexible in order to be efficient and effective; "way to solutions" is not important (the path may be different, as are diverse and vast opportunities for economic initiatives) that leads to the result itself, the result is important - better integration and sustainable tackling of social exclusion.The Economic and Social Council of the Republic of Bulgaria (ESC) believes that social enterprises in Bulgaria are still an untapped business model. Current social enterprises are mainly non-governmental organizations by applying the relevant legislation creating social enterprises whose business is focused on the realization of the social purpose and mission of the organization. Social enterprises in Bulgaria operate in various sectors, the most serious part are in: the delivery of social services; providing jobs for people with disabilities; mediation in finding employment of unemployed persons; provision of health services; аctivities in the field of education and others.In realizing these activities the leading is not the end product but the achieved social effect on individuals themselves expressed in obtaining the necessary support to integrate into society. In this sense, there are three basic models of social enterprises: The most common model is the one that creates jobs and develops the workforce. By business jobs are created primarily for people with disabilities. Most often the social enterprise is the employer of people with disabilities in order to achieve the integration of persons with disabilities in the labor market and create conditions for a better life. Another popular model of a social enterprise is the one in which the enterprise produces goods and seeks markets, also engaging with their distribution. Most often social enterprises involve persons with disabilities in the form of occupational therapy involved in the production of certain goods. Existing social enterprises in Bulgaria within this model are engaged in the manufacture of certain products by persons who are unemployed or socially excluded. The aim is to enable them to work and improve their social inclusion. The third existing model in Bulgaria is related to the provision of social services generally through payment of external customers, while social enterprise provides social services to its members. Payment is under contract with the state or a municipality. Within this model, services are provided to different users paid directly to social enterprise for direct service.

scholarly journals OVERCOMING SOCIAL INCLUSION BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Simone Zorzi ◽  
Gunars Strods
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Social ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
New Vision

The cultural changes that have taken place and the social sciences contributions that have been published over the last few decades have inaugurated a new vision of people with disabilities that upholds the values of rights, equality, participation, and social inclusion. Although these changes have been widely supported through the ratification of important international treaties (for example, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) and by scientific evidence, however, they are still struggling to penetrate into the wider social and cultural system, or to become common practice in services directed at people with disabilities. Social inclusion for people with disabilities, and in particular intellectual disabilities, remains, in fact, a difficult objective to achieve. Above all, cultural barriers are still a hindering factor in social inclusion processes. This paper is a commentary on the research carried out within the two-year European project ESEC (Extending Social Educators Competences).

scholarly journals Propuesta de política de inclusión para personas con discapacidad en la administración tributaria, Desde una perspectiva de responsabilidad social. / Inclusion policy proposal for people with disabilities in the tax administration, From a social responsib

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 3973-3987
Author(s):  
Francisco Cortés González ◽  
Maritza Gutiérrez Aguirre
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Tax Administration ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Policy Proposal ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

RESUMEN La temática de la inclusión social y laboral para personas con discapacidad abarca la atención actualmente en Chile y en países de Latino América y el Caribe. Los organismos del Estado no están ajeno al tratamiento de estas temáticas, más aún cuando son los encargados de fiscalizar y velar por el cumplimiento de leyes que aportan a esta temática. En este contexto se presenta una propuesta de Política de Inclusión para Personas con Discapacidad desde una perspectiva de Responsabilidad Social. Con lo anterior, se muestran las principales líneas de acción para la realización de la propuesta.   ABSTRACT The issue of social and labor inclusion for people with disabilities is currently in the spotlight in Chile and in Latin American and Caribbean countries. State agencies are not oblivious to the treatment of these issues, especially when they are responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance with laws that contribute to this issue. In this context, a proposal for an Inclusion Policy for Persons with Disabilities is presented from a Social Responsibility perspective. With the above, the main lines of action for the realization of the proposal are shown.  

scholarly journals A PESSOA COM DEFICIÊNCIA NA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA DO PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ACESSO AO ENSINO TÉCNICO E EMPREGO (PRONATEC/VIVER SEM LIMITE)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Emerson Tyrone Mattje ◽  
Everton Rodrigo Santos
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Technological Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
The Public ◽  
Politica Publica

O objetivo central deste artigo é analisar a política pública (Pronatec/Viver sem Limite) instituída pelo governo federal, especificamente, em relação aos municípios de Canoas, Estância Velha, Novo Hamburgo, Porto Alegre e São Leopoldo, no período de 17/11/2011 a 31/12/2015, que tem como finalidade a qualificação profissional das pessoas com deficiência, por meio das ações de educação profissional e tecnológica desenvolvidas no âmbito do Pronatec, observadas as condições de acessibilidade e participação plena. Nesse sentido, pretende-se demonstrar a hipótese de que, muito embora a deficiência possa se apresentar na modalidade física, visual, mental, auditiva e intelectual, a maioria das pessoas com deficiência matriculadas no Pronatec/Viver sem Limite apresentam deficiência física, em virtude da maior e mais fácil adaptabilidade da empresa a este tipo de deficiência do que do deficiente à empresa. Este argumento estando correto, subverte, se não limita, a concepção inicial desta política pública. A metodologia utilizada é qualitativa, ou seja, constituiu-se na análise documental da legislação pertinente ao tema, bem como, na análise da política pública do Pronatec/Viver sem Limite, instituído por meio da Lei nº 12.513/2011 e regulamentado pelo Decreto nº 7.612/2011 (BRASIL, 2011). Utilizamos, também, entrevistas semi-estruturadas com os destinatários das políticas públicas, ou seja, as noventa e duas pessoas com deficiência matriculadas nos cursos de qualificação profissional do Pronatec/Viver sem Limite, nos municípios de Canoas, Estância Velha, Novo Hamburgo, Porto Alegre e São Leopoldo, no período de 17/11/2011 a 31/12/2015.Palavras-chave: Pessoa com deficiência. Política pública. Inclusão social.ABSTRACTThe main objective of this article is to analyze the public policy (Pronatec / Living without Limit) established by the federal government specifically, in relation to the municipalities of Canoas, Estância Velha, Novo Hamburgo, Porto Alegre and São Leopoldo, in the period from 11/17/2011 to 12/31/2015, whose purpose is the professional qualification of people with disabilities, through the professional and technological education actions developed within Pronatec, observing the conditions of accessibility and full participation. In this sense, it is intended to demonstrate the hypothesis that although the deficiency may present in the physical, visual, mental, auditory and intellectual modality, most people with disabilities enrolled in Pronatec / Living without Limit are physically handicapped due to the company’s greater and easier adaptability to this type of disability than to the disabled person. This argument being correct, subverts, if not limited, the initial conception of this public policy. The methodology used is qualitative, that is, it consisted of documentary analysis of legislation relevant to the topic, as well as, in the analysis of the public policy of Pronatec / Living without Limit, established through Law 12,513 / 2011 and regulated by Decree 7,612 / 2011 (BRAZIL, 2011). We also used semi-structured interviews with public policy recipients, that is, the ninety-two persons with disabilities enrolled in the Pronatec / Living without Limit professional qualification courses in the municipalities of Canoas, Estância Velha, Novo Hamburgo, Porto Alegre and São Leopoldo, in the period from 11/17/2011 to 12/31/2015.Keywords: Disabled person. Public policy. Social inclusion.

Art.19 Living Independently and Being Included in the Community

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiala-Butora János ◽  
Rimmerman Arie ◽  
Gur Ayelet
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
And Control

This chapter examines Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). ‘Living independently and being included in the community’, is one of the most important rights in the CRPD, since choice, freedom, and inclusion are considered as prerequisites for exercising all other rights. To facilitate such autonomy and participation, it requires ratifying states to ensure that people with disabilities have the opportunity to choose where and with whom they live; and that they have access to the range of services necessary to support community living and to prevent isolation or segregation. Living independently does not mean living alone; rather, it means exercising freedom of choice and control over decisions affecting one’s life with the same level of independence and interdependence within society on an equal basis with other.

There's No Place Like Home: The Right to Live in the Community for People with Disabilities, Under International Law and the Domestic Laws of the United States and Israel

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene S Kanter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Law ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Right ◽  
Legal Right

This article explores the developing ‘right to live in the community’ for people with disabilities under international law and the domestic laws of two countries: the United States and Israel. In 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). This Convention embraces a human rights approach to disability, based on the principles of equality, dignity, freedom and inclusion. Based on these principles, Article 19 of the CRPD includes a specific right of all people with disabilities ‘to live in the community, with choices equal to others’. The author argues that the mandate of community living in Article 19 supports an explicit legal right of all people with disabilities not only to live in the community, but to choose where to live and with whom, and with supports, as needed. This new international legal right to live in one's home in the community also advances the goals and principles of the domestic laws of the US and Israel.In the US, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the right of people with disabilities to receive services in ‘the most integrated’ setting. Relying on this ‘integration mandate’, the US Supreme Court, in 1999, upheld a limited right of people with disabilities to live in the community inOlmstead v LC and EW. In Israel, the Parliament (Knesset) enacted a law similar to the ADA in 1998. This law, the Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law (‘Equal Rights Law’) includes a general right of people with disabilities to equality and non-discrimination. Although the current version of the Equal Rights Law does not include a specific article on the right to live in the community, the basis for such a right may be found in other articles of the law as well as other Israeli laws. In addition, in the recent case ofLior Levy et al., the Israeli High Court of Justice was asked to consider the right to live in the community under Israeli law. While the Court in this case recognised a limited right to live in the community, it failed to invalidate as discriminatory the Israeli government's policy of placing people with disabilities in large institution-like hostels rather than in homes in the community. The author concludes the article with a discussion of the scope and meaning of community living and the extent to which institutions, as well as community housing that functions just like institutions, should be prohibited under the CRPD as well as under US and Israeli law.

scholarly journals THE BARRIERS TO SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

2019 ◽  
pp. 113-122
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

The social inclusion of people with disabilities is a current area of research. This group of people continues to be marginalized and excluded from the society’s life. This situation is determined by the high level of discrimination and stigmatization, unequal opportunities, physical and attitudinal barriers that predominate in society. More than one billion people with disabilities worldwide, accounting 15% of the world's population, face social inequality and the authorities' limited capacities to respond to the needs of the persons with disabilities. In the European Union, about 80 million people live with disabilities and in the Republic of Moldova about 182.0 thousand people, which represent about 5% of the country's population. This study aims to analyse barriers to social inclusion of people with disabilities from the Republic of Moldova from the perspective of social roles valorisation. The sociological research methods used in this study are statistical data analysis, documentary analysis; sociological survey based on the questionnaire; the focus group; in-depth interview and sociological observation. The main barriers to social inclusion faced by people with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova are: low living standards compared to the general population, non-observance of the general accessibility principle, limited access to social services, education, health and very low participation of people with disabilities on the labour market. Analysis of social inclusion issues identified through research on the views of people with disabilities, service providers and experts will help strengthen the mechanisms for evaluating, monitoring and improving social inclusion policies.

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