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 | Policy and enforcement bodies
The
key national bodies with responsibility for disability law and policy
implementation include:
The Ministry of
Social Affairs of Estonia is responsible for developing strategy for disabled persons and ensuring resources at the state level.
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| Facts and figures
Data
on population indicate that:
According to 2000
Census data, over 102 000 people in Estonia were disabled; 7,8% of the
population. The census question used the official definition of impairment. For
that reason the census data does not differ to a great extent from the official
registration of the disabled by the Social Insurance
Board who registered disabled
persons in 2007: 115,354 or 8.6% of the population.
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| Academic networks and resources
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| Additional information
Useful
sources of more detailed information about the situation of disabled people,
and the policies and support available, include:
Further statistical
data is available from the Ministry
of Social Affairs ,which provides data on expenditure and service delivery.
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