Horizontal Issues
Welcome to the Horizontal Issues Knowledge Centre!
Here you will be able to find regularly updated database of theoretical and practical materials & resources on Horizontal Issues for service provision to people with disabilities, such as :
- Policy and Legislation
- Quality of Services
- Funding of Services
- Users' involvement and Co-production
PROJECTS
You'll also be able to find information related to several EASPD projects. At the moment, the projects available are:
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Semester Alliance: Toolkit on the European Semester | ||||
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Description This Toolkit is aimed at the national members of the European organisations which constitute the Semester Alliance, and is designed to support them in engaging with Europe 2020 and the European Semester. It gives information about the processes and the opportunities for engagement, by clarifying the key elements, timeline, and strategic actors of the new process, as well as giving links and suggesting different ways of involvement. Reference http://easpd.eu/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Policy/ES/easpd_toolkit_en.pdf | ||||
Social Impact Investment – Building the Evidence Base | ||||
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Description This report provides a framework for assessing the social impact investment market and focuses on
the need to build the evidence base. The report highlights the importance of further international
collaborations in developing global standards on definitions, data collection, impact measurement and
evaluation of policies as well as experience sharing between players in the market. Reference http://bruegel.org/wp-content/uploads/imported/publications/OECD_SII.pdf | ||||
Social Impact Investment: European Economic and Social Committee Opinion | ||||
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Description The Commission's Social Investment Package (SIP) highlights the importance of well-designed welfare systems in which social enterprises and social entrepreneurs are supported as pioneers of change and innovation to complement public sector efforts. Reference http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.int-opinions.32426 | ||||
Social Investment Package | ||||
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DescriptionThe Social Investment Package (SIP) is a series of non-binding documents, adopted by the European Commission in 2013 as a response to the economic crisis, threatening the achievement of the EU2020 poverty and employment targets and to the demographic changes that are shrinking the size of the working-age population in Europe.Referencehttp://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=1044&newsId=1807&furtherNews=yes | ||||
Social services of General Interest | ||||
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DescriptionThis Communication is a further step towards taking into account the specific nature of social services at European level. It presents an open list of characteristics reflecting the specific nature of social services as services of general interest. Referencehttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=URISERV%3Al33230 | ||||
Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) | ||||
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DescriptionThe Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is a set of rules designed to ensure that countries in the European Union pursue sound public finances and coordinate their fiscal policies. Referencehttp://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/economic_governance/sgp/index_en.htm | ||||
Strengthening the Workforce for People with Disabilities: Initial Mapping Across Europe | ||||
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Description EASPD has recently established a European Observatory for Human Resources (EOHR) on staffing issues in the disability field, which aims to develop a better understanding of how human resources are currently used. Through the commissioning and use of research, EOHR will facilitate discussions on critical issues of staffing, training and quality of life. Reference https://www.easpd.eu/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/PressReleases/eohr_report_0.pdf | ||||
Study on Social Services of General Interest | ||||
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DescriptionThe aim of this study on social services of general interest is to describe the status quo of four types of social services (long-term care, childcare, social housing and employment services) as regards three main aspects: the applicable regulatory framework for service provision and financing, the types of service providers, and the main quality tools and frameworks.Referencehttp://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=794 | ||||
Support Services to Ensure the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities | ||||
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Description This report aims to raise awareness and provide guidance to States on how to ensure access to different forms of support for persons with disabilities inclusive of a human rights-based approach. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, submits the present report to the Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolution 26/20. It describes the activities she carried out in 2016 and contains a thematic study on access to support by persons with disabilities. Reference | ||||