From institutions to community living – Part I: commitments and structures

Summary:

Discussions are under way at the European Union (EU) and national levels about how best to realise the transition from institutional to community-based support. This report contributes to these by bringing together some of the key issues that have emerged from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights’ (FRA) human rights indicators on Member States’ political and practical commitment to deinstitutionalisation.

Further information:

All but one of the EU Member States, and the EU itself, have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), committing themselves to achieving independent living for persons with disabilities. Realising this goal requires a meaningful and sustainable shift from institutional to communitybased living arrangements. This, in turn, calls for both deinstitutionalisation strategies and for effectively coordinating the different actors involved in making deinstitutionalisation a reality. However, putting in place political commitments and implementation structures is just one element of the process.

The other two reports in FRA’s three-part series dedicated to this topic look at other important factors: budgeting and financing, and measuring outcomes for persons with disabilities. Taken together, the three reports provide important insights that can support ongoing efforts to make independent living a reality for persons with disabilities.

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ESO Records

From institutions to community living – Part II: funding and budgeting https://www.europeansources.info/record/from-institutions-to-community-living-part-ii-funding-and-budgeting/

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