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INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN ROMANIA’S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CARE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
[Last updated Tuesday, June 6, 2006]
May, 2006; “We have seen serious efforts of the Romanian government in the past decade to reform the system of care for disabled people. However, there are still unacceptable Human Rights violations in existing institutions. Further investment and the cooperation of local and national governments and NGOs is necessary to ensure that the reform of the care system is continued.”
This statement was made today by Diane Richler, President of Inclusion International, in commenting on the report “Hidden Suffering: Romania's Segregation and Abuse of Infants and Children with Disabilities”, released by Mental Disability Rights International on 10 May 10th, 2006. Diane Richler said: “We still find disabled children in those unacceptable situations described in the report. The Romanian government and Romanian disability organizations must do their utmost to improve the situation by creating quality community-based services and supports to families as alternatives to institutions. But we also recognize the efforts of the Romanian people to improve the lives of people with disabilities.”
In fact, both the Romanian government and the European Union have invested large financial means in the past decade to create alternatives to institutions. Non-governmental organizations have cooperated with local governments to put the necessary quality community-based services in place. Public-private partnerships between NGOs and local governments, like the excellent cooperation between Pentru Voi and the local administration in Timisoara, were very productive in this process and have managed to move a large number of disabled children and adults out of the old institutions. We know from many years of experience around the world that moving people out of institutions and into the community takes time, resources and cooperation.
“The life of many disabled people in Romania has improved.” concludes Diane Richler. “But there still remains a lot of work to be done. We encourage the Romanian government and Romanian NGOs to continue to cooperate with international donors to create acceptable living conditions for all disabled people in Romania.”
Inclusion International (www.inclusion-international.org ) is a federation of 200 family-based organizations advocating for the human rights of people with intellectual disabilities worldwide.
For More Information Contact:
Diane Richler, President Inclusion International
Email: dianer@inclusion-international.org
Geert Freyhoff , Inclusion Europe Email: G.Freyhoff@inclusion-europe.org
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