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"Social integration of people with disabilities in the Republic of Belarus"
Anna Zakrevskaya,Head of Department of Social Protection at the Reseach Institute of Labour under The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic
of Belarus
The proportion of people with disabilities in the total amount of
general populationThe number of people with disabilities in Belarus (as on January 1, 2015) - 536,700
The main goal of the State Policy of the Republic of Belarus in the field of Social Protection – to create conditions for the social integration of people with disabilities.
Conditions required for the social
integration:
legal conditions
socioeconomic conditions
institutional conditions
The socioeconomic and institutional conditions include:
• the provision of benefits and guarantees granted by the Legislation;
• implementation of state and local (territorial) programs on social protection of people with disabilities;
• organization of medical, professional, labor and social rehabilitation of people with disabilities;
• provision of targeted social assistance and social services,
• and other measures of social protection of disabled persons
Main state programs of supporting people with disabilities
«Creation of barrier-free living environment for
people with disabilities»
«Prevention of disability and
rehabilitation of disabled persons»
Achieved results:
• transport and infrastructure as well as services in the area of trade, culture and entertainment, sports, social and healthcare services and other spheres gradually adapted to the needs of disabled people;
• a system of inclusive education for the disabled has been introduced , what led to expanding of the number of citizens with disabilities who are now included into the database of labor force;
• improvement of the quality and effectiveness of medical, social and vocational rehabilitation for persons with disabilities;
• and the most significant issue is a gradually changing attitude of society towards the citizens with disabilities.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection is
developing public policies in cooperation with
public associatio
ns of persons
with disabilitie
s
international
organizations
(UNDP)
scientific organizations (the Research Institute
of Labour)
The main activities of the Research Institute of Labour in the field of social protection of people
with disabilitiesdevelopment and implementation of innovative social services;
formation of proposals to improve the system of social services for the disabled and the system of social protection of disabled people as a whole;
development and implementation of tools to monitor the situation of persons with disabilities, evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation of the disabled;
drafting of state programs containing a set of measures to improve the situation of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Belarus;and other activities.
Assistant to a person with disabilities
Remote support of disabled people
Provision of the guide
dog
Accompanied living
New social services developed in the Institute of Labor as a result of cooperation with civil society organizations and UNDP
Database (more than 500.000 persons)
Ministry of
Healthcare Ministry
of Educatio
n
Ministry of
DefenseCivil society
organizations
Ministry of Labor
and Social Protection
Insurance companies
Interagency personalized database of people with disabilities
The Draft of the State Program of social integration of disabled
persons in the Republic of Belarus for the
years 2016-2020
The Draft of the State Program contains
Sub-program 1:
«The development of
a barrier-free living
environment for persons with disabilities»
Sub-program 2:
«Improving the efficiency of
rehabilitation of the disabled»
•the process of activity of person with disabilities in which he forms, develops and implements his human potential on a par and together with other members of society
Social integratio
n
The Draft of the State Program of social integration of disabled persons in the Republic of Belarus for the years
2016-2020
The Draft of the State Program of social integration of disabled persons in the Republic of Belarus for the years
2016-2020
Barrier-free environment – a complex concept, which implies not only the absence of architectural barriers, but also the accessibility for people with disabilities a variety of services and information, as well as the absence of social barriers by creating a positive public attitude towards citizens with disabilities.
UNDP in Belarus: applying new approaches to empower PWD
Joint project with UNDP: “The Assistance to Belarus in joining the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its implementation”
Research Institute of Labor hold two surveys for disabled persons:a) A sampled survey of 5000 personsb) A total survey of 1000 people with disabilities in one of the
districts
The survey assessed the situation of persons with disabilities in areas:• living conditions,• access to social infrastructure,• participation in society,• standard of living,• implementation of rehabilitation, education, employment,• discrimination
Current innovation employed:
WHAT? Social inclusion research
WHY? To analyze current developments and detect emergent trends
HOW? Storytelling and micro-narratives
UNDP in Belarus: applying new technologies to
empower PWD
New type of social research: Basis for citizen engagement and evidence-based policy and programming
Captures everyday experiences of PWDs in such areas as employment, health, education, accessibility, etc.
Reflects perspectives of people without disabilities Analysis of current trends and detection signals of
emergent trends Aggregation of micro-stories provides opportunities
(even if minimal) for citizens to participate in public policy and for public policy actors to shape policies and programmes based on unique evidence
UNDP in Belarus: applying new technologies to
empower PWD
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