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Luxembourg

Introduction

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

Contact:
Arthur Limbach-Reich, University of Luxemburg

E-mail: Arthur.limbach@uni.lu 

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Policy and enforcement bodies

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

The Ministry of Family and Integration is responsible for the Coordination of Disability Policies at a Governmental level. This Ministry works closely with the Ministry of Education (special needs education), the Ministry of Employment (sheltered and supported employment), the Ministry of Health (mental health and psychiatry), Ministry of Transport (transport of DP) and Ministry of Public Buildings (accessibility).

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National law and strategy

Luxembourg has signed 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

Contributions are financed by personal insurance, employers' contributions and taxes (MISSOC, 2008)

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Facts and figures

Data on population indicate that:

There seems to be 10% of disabled people among the whole population (this data was mentioned in a recent parliament debate about employment (pp392-399), after the 2003 law on disabled people in Luxembourg)

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Academic networks and resources

There is no officially recognised academic network on disability research or disability studies. Some publications of articles on disability matters can be found on the bulletin of ANCE (see website on the ARC-page), which is issued periodically.

Regular issues of the INFO-Handicap bulletin provide basic information with occasional special topics. However the journal does not include research or academic studies.

Organisations of disabled people

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

The Luxembourg National Council of Disabled People, which is officially represented by the association Info-Handicap, a not for profit association with 55 associations of and for persons with a disability)

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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:

National activity reports from the Ministry of Family

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