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Introduction

The information contained on this page was compiled in April 2009 by our country team.

Contact:
Miguel A. Verdugo, Maribel Campo and Cristina Jenaro
Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad, INICO
University of Salamanca

E-mail: maribel@usal.es
Website: www.usal.es/inico/inico.html

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Policy and enforcement bodies

The key national bodies with responsibility for disability law and policy implementation include:

The Secretaría General de Política Social  (Ministry of Health and Social Policy) assumes responsibility for co-ordinating sectoral policies on disability, which is exercised by the Dirección General de Políticas Sectoriales sobre Discapacidad (Directorate General for the Coordination of Sectoral Policies on Disability).

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National law and strategy

Spain  has ratified the United Nations Convention and  the Optional Protocol.

Important national laws, policies and strategies concerning disabled people include:

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Social protection

Key features of the national system include (including adapted items from the MISSOC database December 2008):

Disability benefits

Welfare payments are funded through the contributions of employees and employers (MISSOC, 2008)

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Facts and figures

Data on population indicate that:

Data from the Encuesta de Discapacidad, Autonomía personal y situaciones de Dependencia (EDAD), Survey on Disability, Independence, and Dependency Situations (EDAD, 2008) show that 8.5% of Spanish population have a disability (3.847.900 people). Of them, 1.547.300,00 (40%) are males and 2.300.500,00 (60%) are females; 4% are aged under 17; 38% are 17-64, and 58% are over 64.

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Academic networks and resources

There is currently no national academic research network on disability studies in Spain. However, research is conducted at various universities.

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Organisations of disabled people

The national organisation representing disabled people at the European level (European Disability Forum) is:

The Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad (CERMI). The Spanish National Council of Disabled Representatives represents more than 4,500 member organizations, and 3.8 million disabled Spanish people.

Other significant national organisations of disabled people include:

ONCE - National Organization of the Spanish Blind. Fundación ONCE is a Foundation for co-operation and social integration of persons with disabilities.

National Confederation of Deaf People (CNSE)

Additional information

Useful sources of more detailed information about the situation of disabled people, and the policies and support available, include:

Observatorio Social (Banco de Datos): This web page includes online statistics information on social issues from Spain and the rest of European Countries

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