User:Dodger67/Sandbox/Disability in Finland
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Finnish law defines a disabled person as someone who has long-term difficulties in managing activities of daily life.[1]
- "Finland - The Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED)". Disability-europe.net. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
Demographics
[edit]Finland's rate of disability, 32.2%, is the highest in the European Union.[2]
- "Disabled persons". Infopankki.fi. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
Legislation and government policy
[edit]- "Finland ratifies the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol" (Press release). Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
Advocacy
[edit]Employment
[edit]Social security
[edit]- "Disability benefits". kela.fi. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- "Disability services - Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö". Stm.fi. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
Education
[edit]- "Finland - Special needs education within the education system | European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education". European-agency.org. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
Sport
[edit]- "Finnish Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities". Vammaisurheilu.fi. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
References
[edit]- ^ "Disabled persons". Infopankki.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Facts and Figures on Disability". www.step-hear.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.