Labour Market and Social Integration Conference, Bratislava 24.11.2015

EASPDEASPD Nonprofit NGO, established 1996

Voice of 11000+ social service providers in Europe 130 members from 29 countries

EASPD plays key role at European level, working for an inclusive Europe and full implementation of UN CRPD

Main objective: Effective and high quality service systems, that promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities throughout Europe

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Key Partners and StakeholdersKey Partners and Stakeholders

European ParliamentEuropean CommissionEuropean Economic and Social CommitteeCouncil of EuropeUnited Nations

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Key Partners and StakeholdersKey Partners and Stakeholders

Social Services Europe Social Platform Citizen Action Service Semester Alliance International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues AAATE GLADNET Erasmus Student Network COFACE European Expert Group on Transition from Institutional to Community Based Care

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‘Create a Wales that values and includes every child, young person and adult with a learning disability’

LDW MissionLDW Mission

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LDW MembershipLDW Membership

80 full members: all NGOs

Service providers

Advocacy groups

Parent/carer groups

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LDW ActivitiesLDW ActivitiesInformation

Training

Policy & Practice influence

Projects

Consultancy

Easy Read translation service

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Transition to AdultTransition to Adult

www.realopportunities.org.uk

9 MunicipalitiesAge 14-17Person centred planningExtensive progamme of training

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DeclarationDeclaration

fundamental right to be able to work on equal basis 

strive to achieve this right, despite many challenges

far lower participation in labour market variety of work and employment modelsensure that all who have capability and

interest in working supported to come closer to jobs in open labour market.

Collaborate with all stakeholders

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UNCRPD – UNCRPD – Article 27Article 27

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‘the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities’

Report by European Commission

Sheltered workshops

Reasonable accommodation

Supported employment

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Day service differencesDay service differences

Great variety across Europe‘Provide productive activities for

disabled individuals who are unable to access the open labour market.’

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Sheltered workshopsSheltered workshops

Sheltered workshopsSheltered workshops

Sheltered workshops are not economically viable without public subsidies

Potential intangible benefits, i.e. quality of life benefit to sheltered employees, should be measured in a full economic assessment of the value of sheltered workshops

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Reasonable Accommodation and Sheltered Workshops for People with Disabilities: Costs and

Returns of Investments European Commission 2015

Reasonable accommodation measures are cost-beneficial

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Reasonable accommodationReasonable accommodation

3 stages

- place

- train

- maintain

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Supported employment modelSupported employment model

Supported employment outcomesSupported employment outcomes

U.S. studies:Conclude that supported employment is significantly cost-beneficial versus sheltered workshops: benefit-cost ratio of 4.2 in favour of supported employment with monthly net benefit to individual of US$475.35, based on 104,213 supported employees with intellectual disabilities

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Cimera, R.E. (2008). The cost-trends of supported versus sheltered employment. Journal of Vocational

Rehabilitation

Remploy“increase employment opportunities of disabled people and those who experience complex barriers to work”

network of 54 local business sites

employ 2 500 + , some 2 200 with disabilities

subsidy per job of almost GB£25,000 for each supported disabled person

2009/10, all worked at deficit: GB£63m17

Pattern in Wales: Pattern in Wales: Sheltered workshopsSheltered workshops

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Pattern in GermanyPattern in Germany

Workshops funded by penalty payments by employers re quota law

2013684 main sheltered workshops301,093 disabled people 33 232 took part in vocational

training; 252,415 working in main workshops, 15,446 in daycare centres

Federal Working Group of Sheltered Workshops BAG WfbM

Pattern in FrancePattern in FranceSheltered workshops open to people with

disabilities whose productive capacity is less than 33 % of non disabled person

Govt part-finances Etablissements et services d'aide par le travail (ESAT), cannot provide more than 50% of wage of participant

At least 5 % (with a target of 20 %) of total wages must be made up of income made by the sale of goods and services

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2009:

2010: study identified structural deficit of 5 - 7 % for ESATs, not always able to be covered by other economic activities

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Pattern in FrancePattern in France

UNCRPDUNCRPD

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Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

UNCRPD – UNCRPD – Article 19Article 19

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‘the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community’

What is our responsibility?What is our responsibility?

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Promote UNCRPD

Legal status as citizens

Promote transition to opportunities and support in open labour market

Create incentives in policy and funding

EASPD

James CroweLearning Disability Wales

www.learningdisabilitywales.org.ukjim.crowe@learningdisabilitywales.org.uk

Pattern in Wales: Pattern in Wales: Reasonable Reasonable

accommodationaccommodationAccess to Work programme:

Provides funding towards additional disability-related costs of special equipment, adaptations to workplace, personal assistance, travel to work,

Supported 37,300 people of whom 45 % would be unemployed.

For every GB£1 spent, net return of GB£1.48 to govt

Supported employment : No clear funding channel 25