Optimising Strategies for Integrating People with Disabilities into Work

German EU Presidency 2007

2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

Diversity at work

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Advocacy (Glossary)

Employer

Element:
Advocacy

Stakeholder (WP2):
This element is commonly available in 2 countries and easily accessible in 4.  It is considered to be very effective in Slovenia only and effective in 4 others.

Jobseeker

Element:
Someone to speak on behalf of a person with a disability to agencies

Jobseeker (WP5):
This element is considered to be slightly to moderately helpful in Romania and Finland, moderately to very helpful in 7 other countries and very to extremely helpful in 5 more.

Jobseeker

Element TO AU DK FI FR DE IRL IT M NL NO PT RO SL SI UK
Someone to speak on behalf of a person with a disability to agencies
2.8
3.7
3.1
3.6
- 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.3 2.4 1.9 2.9 1.8 3.4 2.7 3.5

This element is based on a helpfulness rating scale between 0 and 4 where
0 = No Effect; 1 = slightly helpful; 2 = moderately helpful; 3 = very helpful; 4 = extremely helpful

In relation to the element advocacy countries that give a rating between 2 and 2.99 inclusive are given a light green colour and are considered to be moderately to very helpful in encouraging people with disabilities to look for paid employment. Countries with a rating between 3 and 4 inclusive are given a “dark green” colour indicating that they are considered to be very to extremely helpful in encouraging people with disabilities to look for paid employment.  Those below 2 are not highlighted.

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