Austria: National Action Plan on Disability 2012-2020

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Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work.

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22 Mar 2013

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Adopted by the Austrian Federal Government on 24 July 2012 National Action Plan on Disability 2012-2020 is envisioned as the main strategy of the Austrian government to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the coming years. It has been developed with the involvement of the organisations of people with disabilities and civil society. With 8 main areas of action and a total of 250 actions, the Plan's scope covers the policy level, antidiscrimination, accessibility, education and training, employment, independent living, health and rehabilitation as well as awareness raising and information.

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