European Semester 2015/2016 country fiche on disability Belgium
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- 1.10Poverty and social inclusion
- 1.11Synergies between developments in the different areas
- Review of the European Semester from a disability perspective
- 1.13Progress on other CSRs from a disability perspective
- 1.14Assessment of disability issues in the Country Report (CR)
- Assessment of the structural funds ESIF 2014-2020 or other relevant funds in relation to disability challenges
- Recommendations 1.15Education
- 1.17Poverty and Social inclusion
1.9EducationFrom the NRP we can learn that close co-operation structures (in the French speaking part) supplemented by industry agreements and job coaching pathways (in the Flemish speaking part created through the VDAB are introduced to strengthen the alignment of education and employment. Going back to the following two main indicators a statistical overview is given for the Flemish speaking part of Belgium (NRP, page 67).
As we have seen in 2.3.1, alternative data, we get an insight into the proportion of students in special secondary school included in these ESL statistics. As we have learned in 2.3.2., alternative data we still miss concrete statistics about students with disabilities in Higher Education. We learn that the Flemish Community is organizing a very successful Support Centre for Inclusive Higher Education (SIHO). This Centre works for all institutions and combines a well-established expertise about reasonable accommodations with an international renewed expertise on Universal Design for Learning. In this sense they combine the expertise for individual and structural support for inclusive education on the Higher Educational Level. 1.10Poverty and social inclusionFrom the NRP we learn that the transfer of competences and budgets concerning elderly and long-term care to the regions can be seen as key decisions in the fight against social exclusion. In poverty reduction and social inclusion efforts Belgium and the authorities on different levels start from following global statistic overview linked to the indicator ‘social inclusion’ (NRP, page 31)
On different regional levels we can observe a parallel policy development. So we can observe in the NRP (page 33 and 108) that efforts are been undertaken in order to diversify housing solutions, in line with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. In terms of reception of seniors and persons with disabilities, the Government will focus its future actions on the systems that further encourage autonomy, while residential services are reserved for the most dependent persons. - E.g. Walloon decree of May 15, 2014 relating to available housing, adaptable housing and special needs housing, projects, the "Logement encadré novateur - LEN" which aims to support independent housing for people with intellectual disabilities. - E.g. the new plan at Flemish Government level proposing a ‘personal basic budget’ for those living in society and making use of accessible/available support and a ‘personal budget’ that will follow a person with voucher system to make use of specialised centres or as a personal budget to buy their own support services. 1.11Synergies between developments in the different areasSynergies between different areas are clear. From that point of view we can only be hopeful with the policy letter of the Federal Secretary of State22 when she introduced an inclusive and transversal policy document based on the UN Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ratified by Belgium in 2009). This policy document starts from the recommendations of the Committee of the UN. The Secretary of State installs what she calls the ‘Handistreaming Methodology’. With this methodology the Secretary of State asks responsible authorities for every policy domain to start with at least two lines of action concerning persons with disabilities within their policy domain. Such a line of action will be based on: statistical information, measurable indicators, analyses of barriers to participation, actions to overcome these barriers, information about strategies to orient subsidies to the above mentioned actions. This methodology will receive a follow up every year in the month of March. In its analyses of this plan the Federal High Council for Persons with Disabilities gives a critical but positive advice (Advice 2015/19). Review of the European Semester from a disability perspective1.12Progress on disability-specific Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs)In the ANED 2014 report about Belgium there were no Country Specific Recommendations for Belgium with direct relation to disability issues. 1.13Progress on other CSRs from a disability perspectiveIn its recommendations, the Council of the European Union urges Belgium to take action in 2015 and 2016 in four areas. Of these the most relevant is: 3. Improve the functioning of the labour market by reducing financial disincentives to work, increasing labour market access for specific target groups and addressing skills shortages and mismatches. This offers a lot of opportunities to build policy upon for the next years. We have seen in 3.1 and 4.1 that Belgium is confronted with a large distance to the labour market for persons with a disability. We can also notice that persons with disabilities get a lot of attention and support and are taken seriously as a ‘target group’. While giving a lot of attention and budget to this topic it will be interesting to organise a thorough follow up of the group of workers that were working in the old style ‘sheltered workshops’, most of them now reorganised in ‘maatwerk’-companies. Within the Flemish speaking part of the country e.g. this group is composed of more than 17.000 workers (Report (only in Dutch!) Socio en financieel-economische analyse VLAB 2013) 1.14Assessment of disability issues in the Country Report (CR)Within the country report we can observe four specific elements with direct impact for persons with disabilities. All of these elements are linked to the labour market position of persons with disabilities:
Beside these elements we would recommend a follow up of:
Assessment of the structural funds ESIF 2014-2020 or other relevant funds in relation to disability challenges
Recommendations1.15Education
1.16Employment
1.17Poverty and Social inclusion
1 See: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the 70th General Assembly, 07.08.2015. 2 http://www.diversiteit.be/node/36399. 3 http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/targets_en.pdf. 4 EUSILC UDB 2013 – version 2 of August 2015. 5 The SILC survey questions are contained in the Minimum European Health Module (MEHM) http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Minimum_European_Health_Module_(MEHM). 6 The methodology is further explained in the annual statistical reports of ANED, available at http://www.disability-europe.net/theme/statistical-indicators. 7 http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/modules/publications/statistiques/marche_du_travail_et_conditions_de_vie/participation_au_marche_du_travail_et_problemes_de_sante_ou_handicap_2e_trimestre_2011_.jsp. 8 www.fedweb.belgium.be. 9 Dutch language: http://handicapenarbeid.be/dossiers-a-d/buso-schoolverlaters/). 10 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264187566-en.htm. 11 For the LFS AHM data see, Early school leavers http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_de010&lang=en and tertiary educational attainment http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_de020&lang=en. 12 http://www.vlaandereninactie.be/over/pact-2020. 13 https://www.vlaanderen.be/nl/publicaties/detail/vroegtijdig-schoolverlaten-in-het-vlaams-secundair-onderwijs-1 (D/2015/3241/055). 14 http://www.vlaanderen.be/nl/publicaties/detail/brains-on-the-move-actieplan-mobiliteit-2013. 15 source: question of Mr. Jan Bertels to minister Ms. Hilde Crevits, 2787 (2014-2015). 16 http://www.mindmates.be/nl/mentale-gezondheid. 17 http://www.kuleuven.be/lucas/pub/publi_upload/2012_eindrapport%20HANDILAB%20LUCAS%20effectiviteit%20IVT%20IT_def.pdf. 18 See: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the 70th General Assembly, 07.08.2015. 19 www.siho.be. 20 See: http://www.combatpoverty.be/biennialreport.htm. 21 http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/csr2015/nrp2015_belgium_en.pdf. 23 http://www.esf-agentschap.be/nl/over-ons/europees-sociaal-fonds/programmainhoud-2014-2020/programmainhoud-2014-2020. 24 http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/specifieke-onderwijsbehoeften/beleid/M-decreet/. Directory: content -> aned -> media content -> Resolution content -> American bar association adopted by the house of delegates content -> Additional File 26 content -> Guide to completing the collection using the Omnibus system content -> Management and Marketing content -> Sigaccess annual Report content -> Study Guide For Students Only Dress Rehearsal January 29, 2014 7: 00 pm jubilee Auditorium content -> Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Section One content -> Extended range forecast of atlantic seasonal hurricane activity and landfall strike probability for 2013 media -> Review of European Union law and policy with reference to disability Download 140.45 Kb. Share with your friends:
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