Study of services to support the inclusion of persons with disability in mainstream environments

• Autor(a) principal: Campos Pinto, Paula
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Janela Pinto, Teresa
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/29094

This study is part of a series of reports published by EPR that aim to provide evidence of trends and developments in delivery of services to people with disabilities.This particular study presents services from the EPR membership that support the inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream environments. This study intends to be a useful resource for service providers, for disability communities, and for policy-makers, including the European Commission.It aims to provide disability service providers with ideas for possible innovations in the contents of service delivery, but also with insights into practical improvements in the methodology and processes supporting services.This study has thus a very hands-on mission to disseminate and support good practice. Representative associations of people with disabilities may find in this document an advocacy resource to advance community inclusion and argue for de-institutionalisation and access to mainstream services in community-based environments. Key recommendations for services have been drawn out. This document also aims to provide analysis of the context within which the services are operating, the relevant legislation and funding mechanisms.This in order for policy-makers to be able to understand and create the right framework for the development of community-based service delivery to people with disabilities. The present study has been drafted based on the inputs from EPR member organisations and with financial support of the European Commission under the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation, “EaSi” (2014–2020). It is one of the resources available to encourage the provision of quality services to people with disabilities in mainstream environments, which suppor ts de-institutionalisation.The focus on de-institutionalisation was initiated in the EU under the impulse of disability movements and with inputs notably from the European Expert Group on theTransition from Institutional to Community-based Care.