Swedish Agency for Disability Policy Coordination Arvid Lindn

Swedish Agency for Disability Policy Coordination Arvid Lindén chief unit of analysis Sociologist arvid@handisam. se

Follow the development of disability policy on a national level • The Convention • The need for follow up • A future analysis • Disability policy in the decision making process • Disabled people organisations • Examples of the indicators

Sectors with indicators available are: • • Employment Work environment Housing and physical environment Efforts of participation Culture and media Governmental administration Public transports Education

3 examples of the 55 indicators of version 1 • Work environment • accessibility at the workplace – premises, • Governmental administration • governmental agencies with plan of action on accessibility • Public transports • vehicles in local public transport with ramp or lift

Accessibility at the workplace – premises. %

Governmental agencies with plan of action on accessibility

Vehicles in local public transport with ramp or lift

Follow the development of disability policy on a national level • The regional and the international perspective • The importance of mainstreaming • Conclusion

The importance of mainstreaming • Our approach is currently to get the central agencies having a particular responsibility within their societal sector to; • make it possible to compare the conditions between persons having and not having a functional limitation.

Conclusions • Using a system of indicators to follow the development of the society • Following the accessibility and the possibility to live an independent life and to take part of the rights compared to the total population. • The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provides a frame work.

Thank you for listening. www. handisam. se Arvid Lindén arvid@handisam. se