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In Sweden, the average age of a worker with a disability in sheltered employment is 46 years old and the average time that a person with a disability works there is around 8 years. [10] Unlike many other countries, Sweden allows these workers with disabilities to sign a contract that is identical to what a general worker would sign. [10]
Social security in Sweden is an aspect of the Swedish welfare system and consists of various social insurances handled by the National Agency for Social Insurance (Swedish: Försäkringskassan), and welfare provided based on need by local municipalities.
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is responsible for welfare. This is defined as social security in the case of illness, old age and for the family; social services; health care; promotion of health and children's rights; individual help for persons with disabilities and coordination of the national disability policies.
Swedish disability rights activists (2 P) Pages in category "Disability in Sweden" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The largest agency under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (sorted by operating costs) is the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, with annual costs over 15% of GDP and 16,000 employees. [3] This agency is in charge of financial aspects of family policy and social security in the event of illness and disability.
Sweden does not have a guardianship system. In Sweden, a person with a disability must ask the court for a supporter. The court appoints a legal mentor or administrator. A legal mentor can be a friend, family member, or professional supporter and helps the person make decisions.
The gunman behind Sweden’s worst-ever shooting has been named by Swedish media as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson. After massacring 10 people at Risbergska School in Orebro on Tuesday, police ...
Bengt Olof Lennart Lindqvist (3 June 1936 – 3 December 2016) was a Swedish politician and advocate of persons with disabilities. [1]Born in Helsingborg in 1936, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party and served as chairman of the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (Synskadades riksförbund) from 1975 to 1985, the rehabilitation committee of the World Council for the Welfare ...