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States, there is increasing policy concern about the growing numbers of young people who are entering long-term disability …
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Chronic diseases are health problems requiring ongoing treatment for a period of years or decades, implying that these diseases are recurrent, long-lasting, persistent and cannot be cured. Though they may or may not be caused (or made worse) by work, chronic diseases can have a serious impact on...
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In Poland policy relating to people with disabilities does not differentiate between different groups – all groups are treated equally. There are no policies or programmes that particularly promote the participation of young people with disabilities in the open labour market. As in many other...
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In Spain disability is officially recognised when the competent evaluation services assess a person as having a minimum … 33% disability level. This evaluation is carried out by regional governments and there are differences among regions …, which can result in a person obtaining a disability certification in one region when they may not in another. Integration in …
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Denmark is a welfare society. The current aspiration of Danish disability policy is equal treatment for all, regardless …
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claiming specific disability benefits (Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance …
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In 2010, young people aged 16–24 and 25–39 years made up 9.1% and 18.2% respectively of the total population of severely disabled people aged 16–61 years in Slovakia. [...] The most popular measure to support the employment of young people with health problems or disabilities is a public...
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In recent years, Portugal has aimed to reform some of its main policies in order to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities. There has been a strong investment in enabling people with disabilities to gain qualifications and in promoting their integration into the labour market....
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In France, there has been a continuous focus on the inclusion of people with disabilities since 1987, even though the achievements have been modest. The employment difficulties of young people with health problems or disabilities persist despite the existence of the quota scheme that places an...
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of disability inclusion within Germany. The case studies in this report highlight the current paradigm shift and show …
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