Naslov
The freedom of choice – the Flemish model of individual funding

Autori
Opačak, Tatjana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Book of abstract: 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb / Hržica, G., Jeđud Borić, I. - , 2017, 116-117

Skup
9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17.05.2017. - 19.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
personalized budget, personal support plan, participation, inclusion.

Sažetak
In this poster presentation, using policy documents and personal professional experience, I will present the model of Individual Funding of persons with disabilities in Flanders. Since the constitutional reform in 1993, Belgium is a Federal State with three Communities and three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels). Each level of government has competence in certain areas. Disability policy falls under the mandate of a number of different bodies at regional of 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb 17 – 19 May 2017, Zagreb community level. Flemish disability policy is implemented by the Flemish Agency for Persons with Disabilities (VAPH). In Flemish Community, the financing of disability-specific care is subject to a major policy reform with the adoption of the decree “persoonsvolgende financiering“ (decree on the personalized budget) in April 2014. Personalised Budgets (PB) provide an alternative to institutionalization of persons with disabilities and enable these individuals and their families to live and participate in the community, as set out in article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Is now up to Flemish government to achieve all of the implementing decisions. That means that there is still a lot of work to do for the Flemish Agency for Persons with Disabilities and the disability sector together to prepare and to implement this change in the system. The first PB are assigned since September 1, 2016. From January 2017, all adult persons with disabilities at that moment, switched to the new system. The decree on the personalised budget provide a system in which the budget of the government goes to people with disabilities themselves, instead of subsidizing the service providers. The general goal of this decree is to make the provision of disability-specific support inclusive and user- oriented. It foresees a twin-track system of support funding: all people with a recognized disability and a support need who are not entitled to a personal budget, will gradually have access to a basic support budget, which they can freely use to pay for directly available services. people with greater support need will be able to apply for a personal budget, payable under the form of a cash budget or vouchersystem. This disability-specific support is attributed following priority rules and based on a personal support plan.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijske znanosti

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