Disability and social policies for women with disabilities in Spain.

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Disability and social policies for women with
disabilities in Spain.
Strasbourg, October 29th 2008 Natividad Enjuto
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WOMAN DISABILITY
DOUBLE DISCRIMINATION
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Action Plan of the Council of Europe 2006-2015

• The special situation of women with disabilities
  must be considered, at all levels, when drawing
  up the Plan of policies and programmes related
  not only to disability but also to sex equality

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• ? Mandatory examination to assess the gender
  impact
• ? Law for the effective equality of women and
  men
• ? Law for growth improvement and employment
• ? Law of integral protection measures against
  gender violence

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• ? Action Plan for Women with Disabilities
• ? Global action strategy to employ people with
  disabilities 2008-2012

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• ? Various types and degrees of disability
• ? Different ages
• ? All social classes
• ? Studies and training

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No discrimination
Design for all
Autonomous lifestyle
Igualdad de oportunidades
Equal opportunities
Normalization
Mainstreaming
Positive action
Universal accesibility
Participation
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Measures to guarantee women with disabilities
rights
Awareness campaigns
Perspective of gender and disability in training
programmes , mass media, and health, social and
legal services .
Perspectiva de género y discapacidad en los
programas de formación, medios de comunicación,
sanidad, servicios sociales y jurídicos.
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1. Images and prejudices
2. Family life, affective relationships and
   maternity
3. Education
4. Employment
5. Empowerment and participation
6. Violence
7. Health
8. Social and legal protection

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• To reduce the rate of unemployment and raise the
  activity rates of people with disabilities,
  paying special attention to women with
  disabilities, and those other people who, due to
  their disability, suffer severe difficulties in
  accessing the labour market

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• To ensure that employment policies directed
  towards people with disabilities have coherence
  and rationality .
• To generate a significant change in employment
  policies for people with disabilities
• To achieve quality employment for everyone .

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• ? Increase the rate of activity of people with
  disabilities

• ? Improve job quality and dignity of working
  conditions for people with disabilities

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• Remove barriers
• Promote education and training
• Design new employment policies
• Contract in the ordinary labour market
• Renew supported employment
• Improve job quality
• Collect, analyze and spread the information

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3.700 million over 5 years
440 million /year Social Security
300 million to encourage supported employment
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Thank you
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