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The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
Disability policy in Latvia and Disability policy in Latvia and European UnionEuropean Union
Jūrmala Spa Hotel, Latvia
24th May 2007Meelis Joost
Member of Group III of European Economic and Social Committee
Foreign relations & European policy
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
Equal opportunities for people with Equal opportunities for people with disabilitiesdisabilities
Request from Austrian presidency Calls for disability specific legislation on EU level Calls for community based services for people with disabilities
including disabled children Calls for combating poverty among people with disabilities Calls for better e-inclusion Calls for exchange of best practices as use of Agenda 22 method Calls for more and stable support by member states for the
disability movement
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
Harmonised indicators in the field of Harmonised indicators in the field of disabilitydisability
Request from forthcoming Portuguese presidency Adresses briefly the different definitions of disability across EU
and across sectors Adresses data collection questions – reliable data to fit in with
indicators measuring inclusion of people with disabilities Adresses the identified indicators – as a result of studies
implemented a set of indicators could be agreed upon to measure progress
Adresses the UN convention articles which are the most useful tool for securing equal opportunities for people with disabilites
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
Definition on disabilityDefinition on disability
UN convention definition Persons with disabilities include those who have long term
physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder thier full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.Request from forthcoming Portuguese presidency
Definitions on disability – for the different measures and pieces of legislation, different definition is to be used
Rights approach – throughout EU by influencing policies All measures where money is involved – currently very difficult
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
Problems identified in connection Problems identified in connection with the taskwith the task
ISTAT study, 2001, provides a list of indicators EUROSTAT – includes questions about health and disability into surveys as
there is no legal basis to ask the member states specific questions The Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) includes a question
on disability, and the Labour Force Survey has focused in 2002 on disability. Eurostat published a booklet on “Disability and Social Participation in Europe” in 2001.
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) from the World Health Organisation, linkes the EU to the World, therefore new efforts are nescesary
Disability Measurement Project currently implemented by EUROSTAT Concil decision for gathering of health and safety data will create a basis for
gathering data on disability
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
EPIK – what is it?EPIK – what is it? 47 organisations
– with more than 30 000 members – representing all types of disabilities– 31 disability specific NGO-s– 16 regional umbrella organisations
Working with disability politics – covering all aspects of society– Promoting general conditions for people with disabilities– Promoting mainstreaming of disability, work with municipalities– Monitoring implementation of national social inclusion and emlpyment
policies– Addressing the need for broad consensus within the disability movement
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
Estonian Agrenska Foundation – a future for children Estonian Agrenska Foundation – a future for children with disabilitieswith disabilities
Founders
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
TammistuTammistu
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
Main building of the Tammistu complexMain building of the Tammistu complex
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People
www.eesc.europa.eu
www.epikoda.ee
www.agrenska.ee
www.agrenska.se
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