The new National Strategy for Disabled People – What are the 9 actions for 2024

Wednesday (28.03. 24) The new National Strategy (2024-2030) by the Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou is expected to be presented to the Cabinet. According to the National Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the establishment and establishment of a National Centre for Disability with universal assumption of disability certification, accessible neighborhoods (which ensures accessibility to playgrounds, pedestrian transport networks, leisure areas), is included in education (by ensuring conditions for all children with disabilities in general schools. The main objective of the National Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the full inclusion and improvement of their quality of life both in relation to the general population within the country and with persons with disabilities in the European Union. Part of this strategy is the action plan of the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family (which is at the forefront of the government plan for disability) for 2024. This plan provides for the following actions: 1. Establishment of an Early Intervention Programme for children with disabilities 0-6 years old Provision is made for the provision of a network of personalized services to children with disabilities, developmental delay or disorder (or with increased risk of their occurrence), in order to enhance their development and promotion of social inclusion. Services are provided by bodies registered on a Register of Service Providers, especially in the child’s physical environment, except for the Ministry of Education’s structures of competence for ages from four to six years old, and include advisory support, empowerment and family guidance. More specifically planned: Implementation of the Early Intervention Pilot Program Services to 1,635 children of very young age (0-6 years old) with disabilities and developmental disorders and their families. The application will be done through coupons to provide personalized therapeutic – educational programs for children from an interdisciplinary team with the participation of the family and its support. Completion and operation of the information system Signature of a contract for the development of the educational programme Beginning of early intervention services and performance of cheques voucher 2. Facilitation of the everyday life of disabled persons through the creation of a key card for people with visible or invisible disabilities The beneficiaries of the disability card by displaying the card will be able to enjoy rights and benefits enjoyed today without having to display their disability certification documents each time. The card will incorporate the features that will allow it to be used as a European disability card The card will incorporate the features that will allow it to be used as a European disability card. 3. Gradual closure of closed-care institutional structures Through this action, independent living and de-establishment are promoted. Provision is made for: “AMEA de-institutionalization programme”, for disabled persons hosted in the Lechains Amea branch of the Western Greece Social Welfare Centre and in the Special Needs Annexes of the Centre for Social Welfare of Attica. Start of actions to create a Housing Supported Living Centre for Social Welfare Attiki Integration House Supported Living of Lechains Centre for Social Welfare Western Greece 4. Care to institutionalize and strengthen Supported Employment as a creative outlet and means of livelihood for disabled persons Through this action the framework of supported employment for people with autistic spectrum disorders will be established by actively integrating them into social life. Provision is made for: Establishment to support the social integration of people with autism (DAF) disorders. The aim of the programme is to ensure supported employment for up to 200 persons with DAFs and to cover the cost of vocational guidance and advice required for this target population. Financing of employers for the employment of persons with DAF Financing of certified bodies to provide supported employment. 5. Financing accessibility interventions in homes and workplaces Through the action, infrastructure interventions will be implemented in disabled persons’ homes and people with mobility difficulties and workplaces in which disabled people work with a view to strengthening independent and independent living. Provision is made for: Implementation of an accessibility infrastructure financing programme for people with mobility and sensory disabilities Interventions in homes and workplaces People with Disabilities Actions within 2024: -Preparation of regulatory framework Creation of application platform Open — – Call for submission of interest in interventions 6. Implementation of a pilot programme for Personal Assistance (Personal Assistant) The Personal Assistant is a program of active social policy and is addressed to people with disabilities regardless of category of disability (motor, mental, developmental, mental, sensory). The Programme is part of the wider framework of a system of social support for disabled people, with the aim of improving the quality of their lives and their families, by achieving their independent living and equal participation in all aspects of social, economic, political, cultural life. The programme shall be implemented in two phases, Phase I concerning the Region of Attica and Phase II concerning the other regions of the country Also, the implementation of Phase II of the pilot project in the regions of the country (except Attica concerning Phase I of the Programme) is planned. 7. Measures to prevent and combat gender violence and abuse of women and girls with disabilities, in particular domestic violence and sexual exploitation Planning and implementation of training and training actions shall be planned for the officials of the competent authorities, as well as information and awareness activities of the parties involved and the public in cooperation with ESAMEA and KETHI. Also, training of medical personnel, social workers, GDOPIF and police structures is planned for the methods of dealing with violence against women who are disabled persons in cooperation with KETHI and EDPS. The project concerns the enrichment of the material of the Disability Education Program by presenting the two tools prepared by GYAD (Guide and Handbook) and digital application for gender violence – GBV Pocket Guide. Funding is also planned by NSRF/ESDC and information actions for women and girls with disabilities regarding the prevention, recognition and reporting of incidents of gender violence and existing support services and seminars to parents/supervisors of disabled girls for their reproductive and sexual rights in cooperation with KETHI and ESAMEA. 8. Occupational Ascension Program for Children with Disability (67% or more) Training of Professional Contractors is provided (a necessary condition for registration on the National Register of Professional Contractors Parents and subsequent placement of a minor in professional underwriting). A matching of beneficiaries and beneficiaries of the professional underwriting, implementation and evaluation programme is envisaged. It is also designed to de-establish minors: placement of 100 minors with a disability of at least 67% or mental illness, including mental or developmental, with a disability rate of at least 50%, to professional contractors who have been evaluated and trained specifically for it. 9. Empowerment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities In application of the existing Protocol of Cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the National Centre for Public Administration and Government, signed on 2 December 2021, an expanded tripartite cooperation with the incorporation of the Ministry of Education is proposed to train the human resources of the public sector (with emphasis on the staff of the Ministry of Education) with the educational programme “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities” which has been integrated into the planning of the Institute for Education of the National Institute for Education of the National Institute of Education. and is carried out with great response by civil servants.