Strategy for the Improvement of the Position of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Serbia for the Period 2025-2030
On January 16, 2025, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Strategy for the Improvement of the Position of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2025-2030, as well as the first three-year Action Plan for its implementation from 2025 to 2027. These acts were adopted on the proposal of the competent ministry, specifically the Sector for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities.
What Does the New Strategy Include?
Promotion of Human Rights
- Promotes the equal participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of social life in the Republic of Serbia, including economy, healthcare, employment, social policy, media, information, culture, sports, security, education, transportation, infrastructure, and other areas.
Addressing the Challenges of Employment for Persons with Disabilities
- The strategy includes specific financial measures, such as subsidized employment, which provides a one-time financial incentive to employers in the private sector for hiring unemployed individuals from the category of those harder to employ, with an increase of 20% if the individual is a person with a disability, or a subsidy for the monthly salary of an unemployed person with a disability without prior work experience.
Introduction of Various Protection Programs and Strategies for Persons with Disabilities
- Programs for mental and public health protection, gender equality strategies, and the strategy for the development of education and upbringing in the Republic of Serbia.
Equal Life in the Community
- Improving the position of persons with disabilities through the full enjoyment of all rights, while fully respecting personal dignity, individuality, and freedom of choice.
Challenges in Implementing the Strategy?
- Insufficient activity of organizations and individuals with disabilities;
- Unclear competences of various bodies and levels of government;
- Prejudices regarding persons with disabilities and their “special needs.”
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