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Policy and enforcement bodies

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

The Department for the Affairs of Disabled at the Ministry of Social Security and Labour exists to plan and co-ordinate social policy for the integration and equal rights of disabled people (including a national program on social inclusion).

Council for the Affairs of Disabled at the Ministry of Social Security and Labour.

Lithuanian Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman is an independent public institution with responsibility for implementing and enforcing rights under the 2005 Law of Equal Treatment, and investigates individual complaints.

The main aim of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania is to make health services equally accessible to all inhabitants of the country.

The mission of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania is to implement effective social security and labour policy seeking to create opportunities for qualitative employment and to ensure social safety within the society, family welfare, and social cohesion.

The Special Education Division of the Ministry of Education and Science

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