Notes for Disabled People
National strategy for the special protection and social integration of disabled people in Romania
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Changing the social and economical conditions in Romania had also a large impact over the handicapped people. To respond to this challenge, a strategy for the protection of disabled people to beneficiate from the opportunities issued from these changes is necessary. This strategy will have to recon ciliate the requests of the market economy with the non-contestable rights of the disabled people towards the self-determination and total participation to the development of their own country. It will contribute at the creation of an appropriate environment so that the disabled people are as independent as possible, without denying the essential social assistance for those who will continue to need a direct support for a decent life. The future policies referring to the disabled people will be based on this strategy that needs to be supported by an adequate legislation. At present, several governmental organisms assure the social assistance and special protection of disabled persons: State Secretary for Persons with Handicap (SSPH), National Agency for Child Protection and Adoption (ANPCA), Ministry of Health and Family (MHF), Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity (MMSS), Ministry of Education and Research (MEC). Taking into consideration the dispositions of the article art. 1, paragraph 4) from Emergency Ordinance (EO) no. 12/2001, approved by the Law no. 252/2001 (according to which ANPCA applies the politics and elaborates strategies in order to promote children’ rights, the protection and taking care of children who are in difficulty and of those handicapped), the strategy proposed by SSPH is complementary with the Governmental Strategy for the protection of the children in difficulty (2001-2004), approved through the GD no. 539/2001. In conformity with the international requirements, a coherent strategy in favor of disabled people should aim at: - granting a total, active participation to the community life of the disabled people - assisting the disabled people to rule their life independently, accordingly to their own wishes; - preventing or eliminating the appearance of deficiencies, preventing the aggravation and diminution of their consequences; - avoiding the appearance of social barriers for the disabled people, diminution the consequences of actual barriers; - avoiding or eliminating any negative form of discrimination towards disabled people.