{"id":21338,"date":"2022-10-13T12:23:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/?page_id=21338"},"modified":"2022-10-13T14:15:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T13:15:53","slug":"objectives-of-the-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/bg\/eud\/what-is-the-eu\/european-union-institutions\/european-commission\/european-disability-strategy\/objectives-of-the-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Objectives of the Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21338\" class=\"elementor elementor-21338\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7415c3e mainheader-dark elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7415c3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9235588\" data-id=\"9235588\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3263f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"4b3263f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/bg\/\">\u041d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u043e<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d536332\" data-id=\"d536332\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3cf442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3cf442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Strategy is divided into eight main areas for action: Accessibility, Participation, Equality, Employment, Education and training, Social Protection, Health, and External Action. Based on the description within these areas of action, specific questions and examples were asked to EUD\u2019s members to find concrete examples of good and bad practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a1598 div-lightdark elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"c4a1598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas 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class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Accessibility<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16f320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c16f320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Strategy describes this area of action to work to \u201censure accessibility to goods, services including public services and assistive devices for persons with disabilities\u201d.<\/p><p>Accessibility for public websites for deaf means for example providing for information in Sign Language<sup>[1]<\/sup> on public websites, as this is where information on public services are usually provided for making it essential to fully enjoy and independent life as a citizen. However, only 9 per cent of the countries reply that many of the public websites have information in Sign Language.45per cent say this is provided for in only a few public websites and 41per cent find this not found in any public websites.<\/p><p>Accessibility on public TV channels means preferably programmes in national Sign Language, \u00a0Sign Language interpreting or at least subtitling. This survey focused in interpreting and subtitling. Sign Language interpreting is found in many programmes in only 5 per cent of the countries, whist the vast majority, in 90 per cent of the countries this is found in few programmes on public TV channels and in 5per cent this is not found at all. Regarding subtitling on programmes, this is found in many programmes in 60per cent of the countries, 35 per cent find it in few programmes and in 5 per cent of the countries this is not provided for at all.<\/p><p>One needs to understand that accessibility is a wide concept including also linguistic and cultural accessibility. This means sign language environments with people using and mastering some national sign language in work places, schools, different educational environments, learning materials and different media in sign language, meeting governmental officials who use sign language, and service providers etc. So, in this sense sign language interpreting services is much more nature of reasonable accommodation, and this alone cannot replace linguistic and cultural accessibility. Unfortunately, this survey does not cover this difference because of limited time and resources available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f509ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f509ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accessibility.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Accessibility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accessibility.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accessibility-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accessibility-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accessibility-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ad560d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ad560d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6f141c\" data-id=\"c6f141c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18a0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b18a0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"26\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/color.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/color.jpg 26w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/color-3x12.jpg 3w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 26px) 100vw, 26px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c462140\" data-id=\"c462140\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffac73 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2ffac73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Many<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Few<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">None<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6775bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6775bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><sup>[1]<\/sup>There are 31 Sign Languages in the EU Member States. For more information, see: Wheatley, M. &amp; Pabsch, A. (2012). Sign Language Legislation in the European Union &#8211; Edition II. Brussels: EUD. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/bg\/publications\/books\/\">https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/publications\/books<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05f0c31 elementor-section-content-top borders-dark elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05f0c31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03c5ad4\" data-id=\"03c5ad4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab808a elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8ab808a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Participation\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Participation <\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2620d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2620d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the strategy, participation means to\u201cachieve full participation of people with disabilities in society by: enabling them to enjoy all the benefits of EU citizenship, removing administrative and attitudinal barriers to full and equal participation, providing quality community-based services, including access to personal assistance.\u201d<\/p><p>Participation on equal rights for all includes access to information or interpreting in Sign Language in sport events, cultural events and political events and\/or elections.Accessibility at museums, art shows, religious services, family events and city tours can to some extent be found in all the countries that have replied to our survey but it is very limited to how often or in which situations. In all cases the deaf person has to ask for it him\/herself beforehand and it is more often, although still very limited to once or twice per year, to museums or religious services and then only provided for in the capital or the biggest city\/cities of the country. This change has also improved thanks to the lobby work of the deaf association and on the initiative of the museum or organisers themselves and it does not come from an \u2018official\u2019 authority. With new technology it is becoming more common for some museums to offer information in Sign Language downloadable via smart phones and tablets. For sport events it is more difficult for deaf persons to be entitled to interpreter and some members feel support in related to disability rights tends to be more established for persons with physical disabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7286f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7286f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Election<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0219e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0219e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_National_Election.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_National_Election.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_National_Election-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_National_Election-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_National_Election-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77af9be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77af9be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c1c8f2\" data-id=\"8c1c8f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d6a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d6a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TV, elections process<br \/>and political parties<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5134f0\" data-id=\"e5134f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe1c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fe1c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Political parties<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0acc4ea\" data-id=\"0acc4ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b587bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b587bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Election process<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c50eef1\" data-id=\"c50eef1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14d242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a14d242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TV<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e90c7b\" data-id=\"4e90c7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b032b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b032b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No information<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93fe32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c93fe32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regarding accessibility in the most recent national political elections, in almost one third of the countries, in 29 per cent, no information in Sign Language was provided at all. Amongst the remaining countries where information in Sign Language was provided for this was limited to different aspects linked to the election. In 24 per cent, Sign Language interpretation was provided on public TV in political debates and\/or in information and news about the election. In 19 per cent of the countries, information in Sign Language on the election process and practical information on when, where and how to vote was provided for by the national election authorities of the country on their website. In 14 per cent of the countries information in Sign Language from one or several political parties was available on the party\u2019s own website. In 14 per cent of the countries, information in Sign Language from several aspects of the election was provided for meaning on debates on public TV, on political parties and\/or practical information on how to vote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3c291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f3c291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EU Election<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f86ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f86ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_EU_Election.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_EU_Election.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_EU_Election-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_EU_Election-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Participation_EU_Election-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e6199 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e6199\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cee31e7\" data-id=\"cee31e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d912c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8d912c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Political parties<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bcb327\" data-id=\"1bcb327\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bae26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bae26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Election process<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab557ed\" data-id=\"ab557ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a293ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a293ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TV<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01bc46f\" data-id=\"01bc46f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d5217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84d5217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No information<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061af3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"061af3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accessible information concerning the recent European Parliament election in 2014 was only provided for in half (50 per cent) of the EU Member States<sup>[1]<\/sup> meaning no information was given in half of the Member States.\u00a0 Practical information on the election process and when, where and how to vote was available in 28 per cent of the Member States and Sign Language interpreting was available on public TV debates and\/or political news about the election in 11 per cent of the Member States. In 11 per cent of the Member States, information in Sign Language was available on the political parties or candidates\u2019 websites.<\/p><hr \/><p><sup>[1] <\/sup>Iceland, Norway and Switzerland replied to this survey but they are not part of the EU meaning they were not included in this question nor in the statistics provided in this paragraph.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c649f9 elementor-section-content-top borders-dark elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c649f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8258040\" data-id=\"8258040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f887bd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4f887bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Equality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Equality\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Equality<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92e307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92e307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Equality is described in the Strategy as to\u201ceradicate discrimination on grounds of disability in the EU.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>According to all our members who replied to the survey, the most common situation of discrimination against deaf people are mainly linked to employment and education due to lack of Sign Language interpreters available and the low financial resources given to provide interpreting including qualified trainings of interpreters and budget for paying for interpreters. The second and third most common barrier faced is lack of information and communication in sign language linked to emergency services and then information in media.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ae8acd elementor-section-content-top borders-dark elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ae8acd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b1d453\" data-id=\"7b1d453\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbcc54 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6cbcc54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Employment.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Employment\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Employment<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7778c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7778c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aim of the area of action Employment is to \u201cenable many more people with disabilities to earn their living on the open labour market.\u201d<\/p><p>Access to Sign Language interpreting at the work place is essential for full inclusion, participation and equality. In 33 per cent of the countries, deaf people are entitled to Sign Language interpreting at the work place as much as needed according to the law. However, this is in most of these cases depending on the availability of interpreters, which is limited in these cases making the legal flawed in reality. Even if the political will is there to give rights to interpreting, the political will to allocate funding for academic training for interpreters must also be in place for the law to work in practice. In 5 per cent, interpreting is available for up to 20 hours per week at the work place.<\/p><p>In 38 per cent of the countries, Sign Language interpreting is provided for but only up to maximum 8 hours per week. These hours are in many countries also suppose to be used in all areas of life and not just in the work place, i.e. also for education, health care services, personal meetings etc. making the ratio for accessible work places even less. There are countries where deaf people only have the right to 0,5-1hour of interpreting per week.<\/p><p>In 14 per cent of the countries there is not a system to give deaf the right to interpreting but it is available in limited amount and decided upon on a individual bases more or less. No interpreting is at all provided for in 10 per cent of the countries.<\/p><p>The systems in the various countries of how to apply for Sign Language interpreting is also very mixed and sometimes makes it more difficult as it is up to the individual to apply from the national government and one can only apply for a certain amount of hours per application, meaning one needs to apply many times per year. It also varies in countries if it is the number of hours which one can apply for or the there is a time limit for how long you are entitled to interpreting.<\/p><p>Aside from Sign Language interpreting, there are a few examples where the government also allocated resources to companies for Sign Language training of other staff and\/or technical equipment to facilitate communication at the work place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f81fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f81fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interpreting in employment<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f177dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f177dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_employment.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Interpreter in employment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_employment.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_employment-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_employment-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_employment-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ffb9ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ffb9ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fe97c5\" data-id=\"4fe97c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad5c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ad5c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlimited<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7ad44f\" data-id=\"d7ad44f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837c8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"837c8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Max 20h\/week<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-365f30d\" data-id=\"365f30d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d1816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3d1816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Max 8h\/week<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa58a46\" data-id=\"aa58a46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8e890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d8e890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Limited and case by case<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4de0f5\" data-id=\"c4de0f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ca0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ca0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>None<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9fc443 elementor-section-content-top borders-dark elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9fc443\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef18e3\" data-id=\"5ef18e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fd20b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a8fd20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Education-and-training.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Education and training\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Education and training<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606c997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"606c997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Education and training targets to\u201cpromote inclusive education andlifelong learning for pupils and students with disabilities.\u201d<\/p><p>Access to Sign Language interpreting for children\/student in school is the key for integration, inclusion and participation as well as the choice for the best quality education, should it be in a mainstream school and not in a special deaf school. regardless of it is in between a special deaf school. According to the EUD survey, 29 per cent deaf children attend special deaf schools where Sign Language is the first language. For the others, in 28 per cent of the country Sign Language interpreting is legally available for unlimited hours during one week on the basis of the need of the individual child. Interpreting for between 10-20 hours per week is possible to receive in 10 per cent of the countries. In 14 per cent of the countries, interpreting is only possible to have in few and very limited hours per week. In 19 per cent of the countries, this is responsibility of the the regional\/local government to decide and provide for meaning it varies a great deal within one country and can be regarded as decided upon on a case by case basis.<\/p><p>It is important to note that providing sign language interpreting at school is merely one aspect of accessibility in education, it does not equal inclusive education and reasonable accommodation in the full meaning. To ensure full inclusion and participation there is also linguistic and cultural accessibility aspects to consider and include as well as a sign language learning environment, learning material in sign languages, qualified teachers in sign language, sign language as a school subject etc. However, due to the limited time and resources for this survey it was not possible to fully report on all aspects of this in this document.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fc261e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fc261e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-062d275\" data-id=\"062d275\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4165cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4165cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Deaf Schools<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b9a115\" data-id=\"1b9a115\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f5619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9f5619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Mainstream schools with sign langauage interpreters<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa16f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6aa16f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_education.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_education.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_education-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_education-768x254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_education-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b295ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b295ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48ad333\" data-id=\"48ad333\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bffebc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bffebc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlimited<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de3fe21\" data-id=\"de3fe21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3797c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3797c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10-20h\/week<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eff63dd\" data-id=\"eff63dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53bc8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f53bc8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Few\/very limited h\/week<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9b738f\" data-id=\"f9b738f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1a5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b1a5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regional and case by 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services and related facilities for people with disabilities.\u201d\n\nAccess to Sign Language interpreting in a situation of health care is in all countries a priority, meaning when there are lack of interpreters and\/or funding, interpreters are prioritised to be approved for individuals applying for it for medical\/health reasons. A study made in the UK shows a likelihood of reduced life expectancy in deaf people compared to the general population due to lack of health care information, poor communication with medical staff and inaccessible means of communication with health institutions in general. This is shown by missed diagnosis and poor treatments, which is costing the health care system tens of millions each year.<sup>[1]<\/sup>In 28 per cent of the countries, unlimited access to interpreting is provided according to the law. However, due to lack of educated interpreters available in all these cases the demand is always much higher than the supply meaning there are often cases where deaf are still not provided with an interpreter even if it is a legal right of that country. It is limited to maximum between 2-25 hours per month in 32 per cent of the countries. But this quota of hours is to be used for all areas of life including education, employment and personal meetings etc. In 10 per cent of the countries, this is the regional\/local responsibility to decide on these matters meaning it varies greatly and is decided upon case by case basis. More often than not, this is very limited as the regional\/local government have limited financial resources. In 10 per cent, it is up to the individual hospital to decide, apply for and also pay for the Sign Language interpreter. However, there are cases where a hospital has trained medical staff that know Sign Language.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9576817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9576817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interpreting in health care<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ea3d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7ea3d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Interpreter_in_hospital.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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This also goes for providing Social Protection as well as promoting this in the EU\u2019s External Action work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Strategy is divided into eight main areas for action: Accessibility, Participation, Equality, Employment, Education and training, Social Protection, Health, and External Action.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21352,"parent":21251,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Objectives of the Strategy - European Union of the Deaf<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Strategy is divided into eight main areas for action: Accessibility, Participation, Equality, Employment, Education and training, Social Protection, Health, and External Action.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eud.eu\/bg\/eud\/what-is-the-eu\/european-union-institutions\/european-commission\/european-disability-strategy\/objectives-of-the-strategy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"bg_BG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Objectives of the Strategy - 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