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Chapter four outlines the principal bottlenecks that delay or obstruct the implementation of such interventions

(Limited provision of training; Too few inclusive employers; Isolated efforts and few resources for workplace

inclusion; Limited opportunities for access to entrepreneurship; Weak governance/ compliance),

Chapter five presents the National Plan for Vocational Integration for People with Disabilities, which addresses

five objectives

In general, disability issues are overseen by the National Council for Rehabilitation and Special Education (CNREE).

Employment is the responsibility of the Ministry for Work and Social Security.

NNOVATION

In terms of governance, it was emphasized that the country has a reasonably good legal and political framework in

comparison with other Latin American countries. The National Plan is innovative as it deals with structural problems,

like the lack of coordination, analysis and resources for monitoring the implementation of the vocational integration of

persons with disabilities. The Plan provides a basis for the development of solutions enabling acceleration of vocational

integration of people with disabilities and eliminating the most serious bottlenecks identified. Among those bottlenecks

is the lack of interinstitutional coordination that is addressed by giving the coordination and general management of the

Plan to the Inter-institutional Technical Committee on Employability for People with Disabilities; as well as the low level

of monitoring and implementation of decisions taken, plans and existing regulations in this area: therefore, a

Coordinating Committee for each of the Priority Areas will be setup, comprising representatives of the institutions,

which have a role in implementing the programme to the priority area in question.

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In total, 655,000 USD were made available for implementing the Plan (2012-2015), in 5 priority areas: Training

(234,000), Expanding demand: increase in inclusive employers (26,000), Job intermediation (31,000),

Entrepreneurship (348,000) and Governance (18,000). An additional funding of 500,000 USD was needed.

The Plan's implementation started in 2012 and since then many measures have been undertaken. Among the

activities that were carried out, are: Designing and running skills training, creating protocols, creating and

activating publicity strategy for services to students with disabilities, Design and publication of information

materials in digital and print media aimed at the business sector, Design of toolkit for employers, Annual

Awards, Fundraising to increase institutional capacity to implement the plan.

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More than 10% of the population have a disability and there are 81,493 people aged 15 to 35 that are

potentially concerned by the Plan's measures. According to 2011 Census data, 58 percent of people with

disabilities aged 15 to 35 do not have a job. Around a quarter are in education; 14 percent do unpaid domestic

work; 2 percent are retired; 3 percent are seeking employment; and 16 percent are “not in work for other

reasons”. The remaining 42 percent have paid work.