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:
CATEGORIES
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RESEARCH/SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION |
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Analysis of the Individual Experience of People with Disabilities in the Republic of Moldova | ||||
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Description The study implied conducting of 149 semi-structured interviews in several areas of Moldova. All experiences of the interviewees were analysed in terms of their division into eight large categories (themes), namely: human rights, class, ethnicity, gender versus disability, systemic roots of discrimination, response to abuse and discrimination, reasons for not reporting the situations and interviewees’ recommendations. Reference | ||||
Care in the 21st Century – Expanding the Social Care Workforce for People with Disabilities | ||||
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Description This report is a research paper on the care in the 21st century: the nature of formal care has been changing from institutional to personalised care. This paper aims at presenting the social care sector and its workforce: what are the values? How to address the problems of the social care sector within EU policies? What about service providers and young care workers? Reference | ||||
Cultural Statistics | ||||
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Description This second edition of the ‘Cultural statistics’ pocketbook presents comparable data on culture available in the EU-27, EFTA and candidate countries. It comprises data on cultural heritage, the economic situation in cultural sectors, employment in cultural sectors and occupations, external trade in cultural goods, cultural participation and household expenditure on culture. Reference | ||||
Initial Research on In-work Poverty in the Social Service Sector Provision | ||||
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Description This report is based upon desk-top research into the working poor in Europe in general and 13 countries in particular (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom), with a particular focus on the social services sector. Reference https://www.easpd.eu/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/final_eohr_research_working_poor.pdf | ||||
Monitoring of Media and Societal Attitude Towards People with Disabilities | ||||
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Description The discriminatory attitude towards persons with disabilities is a consequence of the devalued policies of the state. In this context, the research „Monitoring of mass-media and of the societal attitude related to per-sons with disabilities” provides a comprehensive analysis of the way the issues related to disability are approached. Reference | ||||
Monitorizarea Mass-mediei şi Atitudinii Societăţii cu Privire la Persoanele cu Dizabilităţi | ||||
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Description The discriminatory attitude towards persons with disabilities is a consequence of the devalued policies of the state. In this context, the research „Monitoring of mass-media and of the societal attitude related to per-sons with disabilities” provides a comprehensive analysis of the way the issues related to disability are approached. Reference | ||||
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 | ||||
Unlocking the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) for Social Services | ||||
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Description This study provides a practical explanation on how to access EFSI and better assess the reasons for why it has yet to be picked up. It presents specific and practical reports. Reference | ||||