Access to Services for People with Disabilities (SN0018)

What public issue will the engagement address? Senegal has made remarkable progress in supporting the rights of people with disabilities, particularly in application of the social orientation law n°2010-15 of July 6, 2010, relating to the promotion and protection of the rights of people. disabled. Indeed, the Government has put in place a certain number of social measures which strengthen support for the specific needs of people with disabilities. These include the “Equal Opportunities Card”, the national Universal Health Coverage program and the national Family Security Scholarship program. However, due to the level of prevalence of disability (5.9% according to the ANSD 2013 general population census report), it appears necessary to strengthen the application of public policies defined in favor of people with disabilities. These are, in particular: - the establishment of health, education, transport and public spaces infrastructure adapted to the situation of people with disabilities; - meeting the needs of disabled people through the recruitment and training of specialized staff; - the signing of the implementing texts subsequent to the social orientation law.

What are the objectives of the engagement ? The main objective of this commitment is to strengthen access for people with disabilities to basic social services. Specifically, these are:  increase by 30% the number of disabled people with the Equal Opportunities Card;  improve access for people with disabilities to public services. Apply the social orientation law to its subsequent texts.

Comment l’engagement contribuera-t-il à résoudre le problème public The commitment will contribute to improving the consideration of disability in the development and implementation of public policies. It will also help to reduce inequalities in access to basic social services.

Pourquoi cet engagement estil pertinent au regard des valeurs du PGO. This commitment mainly refers to the values and principles of fairness, equality and participation.

Additional information

 72,063 equality cards for more than 800,000 beneficiaries (9%), and more than 34,000 CMU beneficiaries (4%)  Texts (15 implementing texts including 11 decrees and 4 interministerial orders): Signed text (27%, i.e. 4 texts), Text not developed yet signed (i.e. 60%, i.e. 9 texts), Text not developedyet (20%, i.e. 3 texts)  Draft decree establishing and operating departmental technical commissions responsible for processing applications for equal opportunities cards (Chapter 1, article 3): Signed text  Draft decree establishing and operating departmental technical commissions responsible for special education (Chapter 3, article 16): Signed text  Decree approving the national community-based rehabilitation program (PNRBC) 2017-2021 (Chapter 1, article 5): Signed text  Interministerial decree setting the conditions for admission and passage of students into final year class (Chapter 3, article 26): Text developed, not signed yet  Draft decree creating the support fund for the benefit of disabled people (Chapter 7, article 47): Text prepared, not signed yet  Draft decree establishing the composition, responsibilities and operating procedures of the high council for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities (Chapter 7, article 48): Text prepared, not signed yet  Draft decree creating a disability information and prevention program (Chapter 2, article 12): Text developed, not signed yet  Interministerial decree setting the conditions for admission and passage of students to the sixth grade and to the examinations for the certificate of completion of elementary studies (CFEE) and the certificate of completion of middle studies (BFEM) (Chapter 3, article 18): Text elaborated, not signed yet  Interministerial decree establishing the terms and conditions for the admission of disabled people to ordinary and specialized technical and vocational training centers, educational monitoring as well as examination and competition conditions (Chapter 3, article 26): Text prepared, not signed yet  Draft interministerial decree establishing the terms of technical and material support for special and inclusive education structures (Chapter 3, article 18): Text developed, not signed yet  Draft decree establishing the conditions for recruiting disabled people in public and private organizations (article 29): Text prepared, not signed yet  Draft decree establishing the modalities of support for disabled people for business creation (article 30): Text developed, not signed yet  Draft decree establishing the conditions of access for disabled people within cultural and leisure institutions (Chapter 5, article 41): Text developed, not signed yet  Draft interministerial decree setting the reduction rate for public transport for the benefit of disabled people holding an equal opportunities card (Chapter 4, article 34): Text prepared, not signed yet  Decree setting accessibility standards for buildings or buildings open to the public (draft modification of decree 2010-99 of January 27, 2010 relating to the Construction Code): Text developed, not signed yet  Decree establishing the conditions of access for disabled people to land and production tools (Chapter 4, article 38): Text prepared, not signed yet Autres documents à prendre en compte :  Law 2009-30 of December 2, 2009 authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify the Convention relating to the rights of PWDs.  Process of ratification of the protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Marrakesh Treaty aimed at facilitating access to published works for the blind, visually impaired and persons with other difficulties in reading printed texts;  Decree 2020-792 of March 19, 2020 creating and setting the rules for the organization and operation of the national institute and training for young blind people  Social orientation law no. 2010-15 of July 6, 2010 relating to the promotion and protection of the rights of people with disabilities:  the National Gender Equity and Equality Strategy (SNEEG);  ANSD report on the mapping of basic social services.

Important actions with a verifiable deliverable | Starting - Closing | Estimated budget | Responsible

1. Ensure compliance with the minimum quota of 15% allocated to disabled people for access to employment (article 29, paragraph 2 of the law (15%) | March 2024 - December 2025 | 1, 000, 000 | DGFP

2. Advocate for the adoption of implementing texts for the social orientation law | January 2024 - December 2024 | 10,000,000 | Steering National commitee

3. Organize the Presidential Council on Disability | March 2024 - May 2025 | 80,000,000 | DGAS

4. Establish the High Authority for Equal Opportunities | April 2024 - December 2024 | 30,000,000 | DGAS

5. Create a call center for listening, advice and guidance for people with disabilities | January 2024 - December 2025 | 50,000,000 | DGAS

6. Establish a Support Fund for people with disabilities | January 2024 - December 2025 | 1, 000,000,000 | DGAS

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