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Recommendations for improving the protection of rights of children with disabilities placed in institutions

The recommendations for improving the protection of rights of children with disabilities placed in institutions are based on research findings from UNICEF project “Situation analysis of the position of children with disabilities placed in institutions”. Data were collected through different resources and from different perspectives: analyze of legislation ; Questionnaires of General Information from Institutions ; Questionnaire on the quality of support for children with disabilities in permanent accommodation ; analyze of children’s personal files ; focus groups with members of regular primary and secondary schools, as well as focus groups with preschool educators ; focus groups with members of nongovernmental organizations ; interviews with representatives of state administration, independent state institutions, health care and social care systems. The sample consists of 24 institutions. The data from questionnaires and children’s personal files were collected for 233 children. The participants in the qualitative part of study were: 21 leaders of institutions ; 24 members of NGO ; 17 representatives from regular primary, secondary schools and preschool education system ; 9 representatives from state administration and independent state institutions ; 23 representatives from health care system and 19 representatives from social care systems. Recommendations are focused on: importance of social planning trough improving collaboration between all actors ; development support for parents and the availability of information about guaranteed rights ; providing counseling in order to empower parents ; establishment the neonatology clinics ; employment of social workers in maternity wards ; improvement of legislation and availability of services ; harmonization of regulations and procedures in all services ; changing the current practice of non-compliance of existing regulations ; promotion and improvement of specialized foster care services ; improvement of work conditions of experts ; improvement of collaboration between experts at all levels of the educational system, founding of reference centers in local community and improvement education of children with disabilities for competitive professions. These recommendations given from the different perspectives should be taken in consideration for improvement the protection of rights of children with disabilities placed in institutions.

children with disabilities, institutions, recommendations, children’s rights

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