The report 'Persons with Disabilities in Portugal: Human Rights Indicators 2018' has been developed by the Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH) hosted by ISCSP - Universidade de Lisboa and sought to systematize information on the situation of persons with disabilities in Portugal, using existing national and international data sources,…
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A private sector employment rate less than 1% (in companies with 10 or more employees) and the persistence of a greater risk of poverty in households with persons with disabilities are some of the findings revealed by the report “Persons with Disabilities in Portugal – Human Rights Indicators 2017” prepared…
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The right of persons with disabilities to social protection and an adequate standard of living is recognized in Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), ratified by Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Upon ratification of the CRPD, these countries have committed to adjust their…
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ODDH and EASPD launch a factsheet on Social Care & Support Services for Persons with Disabilities in Portugal EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities) with the support of Policy Impact Lab, has launched a collection of 28 factsheets on the services available in each member…
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Over a billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. This corresponds to about 15% of the world's population. Within the population over 18 years, it affects 12% of men, and 19.2% of women (around one woman in five).
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As a part of a project co-founded by INR, I.P. (Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação, I. P.), the National Association of the Disabled People Injured at Work (Associação Nacional dos Deficientes Sinistrados no Trabalho – ANDST) promoted the study “Returning to Work after an Accident - Overcoming obstacles” ("Regresso ao…
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