Improvement of Disabled People Social Inclusion at the Local Level (MK0114)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Macedonia National Action Plan 2016-2018
Action Plan Cycle: 2016
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Local Self-Government
Support Institution(s): Ministry of Local Self-Government and Ministry of Information Society and Administration, Local self-government units; INKLUZIVA – Association for Inclusive Society Promotion and Development, E-маил: inkluziva@gmail.com, Тел: 076 279 663,076 279 662
Policy Areas
Inclusion, Local Commitments, People with DisabilitiesIRM Review
IRM Report: Macedonia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018, Macedonia Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): High
Implementation i
Description
Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment: According to the Law on Local Self-government in RM, any municipality is obliged to provide citizens with an access to basic information on services they provide. Disabled people face with a different kinds of barriers in their everyday activities: entering and using public facilities, public transportation, service using. Web sites of municipalities are not modulated for disabled people’s use (defective vision). Municipalities do not have appointed contact persons for disabled people to ensure easier exercise of their rights and resolution of issues in direct communication with the local administration and local government. Main objective: Easier access for disabled people to information and services delivered by municipalities. Brief description of commitment: 1. Modulation of the municipalities’ websites in order to provide unhindered access to information for disabled people (defective vision). 2. Appointment of a trained person for communication with disabled persons in all municipalities. OPG challenge addressed by the commitment: Increased social inclusion of disabled people at the local level. Reference to the global objectives of sustainable development: Reference to the Objective 1 “All forms of poverty prevention”, Target 1.3: Implementation of adequate national social protection systems and all inclusion measures to achieve a sustainable coverage of poor and vulnerable people by 2030. The measures of this commitment will improve inclusion of disabled people at the local level as a vulnerable group of people. Relevance: By the website modulating and appointing a trained person for communication with disabled people, each municipality will provide more information, easier access, efficient and more quality service delivery for disabled users, increased participation and inclusion in local level policy creating, as well as increased confidence in institutions with disabled citizens. Ambition: Ensured access to information and services for disabled people in all municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia.
IRM End of Term Status Summary
For Commitment details, please see the IRM reports: Macedonia Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 and Macedonia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018