National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

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• To ensure a high level of awareness among all staff of the requirements of personswith disabilities.2.7 The DECLG is currently reviewing the sectoral plan. Work is at an advanced stageand the revised plan is due to be published shortly.2.8 The Programme for Government commits to the publication, following consultation,of a realistic implementation plan for the National Disability Strategy, including sectoral planswith achievable timescales and targets within available resources.- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 20092.9 The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 was enacted on 15 July 2009. Thepurpose of the Act is to improve housing services and their delivery, by amending andextending the Housing Acts 1966 to 2004 to give effect to a range of social housing reformmeasures. Overall, the Act establishes a framework for a more strategic approach byhousing authorities to the delivery and management of housing services. Included in the Actare measures relating to:• The adoption by housing authorities of housing services plans 7 for the delivery ofsocial housing supports, homelessness action plans and anti-social behaviourstrategies;• New, more objective methods of assessing need and allocating housing; and• A more effective management and control regime covering tenancies, rents, etc.2.10 The Act broadens the choices available to those in need of social housing supportsby enacting a more developed framework for the provision of rented social housing bymeans of leasing or contract arrangements with private accommodation providers. Itexpands opportunities for home ownership by lower-income households through anincremental purchase scheme and a tenant purchase scheme for apartments. An equitybasedapproach is adopted in the Act to the recovery of discounts granted by housingauthorities to affordable housing purchasers. The Act also includes new powers for theMinister to issue policy directions, with which housing authorities must comply, andguidelines, to which housing authorities must have regard, in the performance of theirstatutory functions.7Section 14 of the Act provides for the making of Housing Services Plans which effectively puts housing actionplans and other housing strategies on a statutory basis. Section 14 of the Act is expected to be commencedwithin the coming months.28
2.11 Work is underway in the Department to bring the Act’s provisions into operation andto prepare the regulations, guidelines, etc., necessary to secure full implementation of theAct.- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities2.12 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocolwas adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2006 and signed by the IrishGovernment in March 2007. The Convention seeks to ensure that people with disabilitieshave the opportunity to access housing, choose their place of residence and where and withwhom they live, on an equal basis with others, and have access to necessary supports toassist living and inclusion in the community.2.13 Article 19 refers to living independently and being included in the community statingthat: “States Parties to this Convention recognize the equal right of all persons withdisabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effectiveand appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this rightand their full inclusion and participation in the community, including by ensuring that:(a)Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to choose their place of residence andwhere and with whom they live on an equal basis with others and are not obliged tolive in a particular living arrangement;(b)Persons with disabilities have access to a range of in-home, residential and othercommunity support services, including personal assistance necessary to supportliving and inclusion in the community, and to prevent isolation or segregation fromthe community;(c)Community services and facilities for the general population are available on an equalbasis to persons with disabilities and are responsive to their needs”.2.14 It is the Government’s intention to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Personswith Disabilities as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that allnecessary legislative and policy requirements under the Convention are first being met.- A Vision for Change – Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy2.15 A Vision for Change, which was launched in 2006, provides a framework for action todevelop a modern, high quality mental health service over a 7 to 10 year period. The reportrecommends the closure of old psychiatric hospitals and the reinvestment of the resourcesreleased by these closures in mental health services. The HSE has developed a strategy for29
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Case Management Subgroup7.15 It is
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Chapter 8HousingPhysical Accessibil
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Current Legislative / Policy Contex
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Table 8.3 Disabled Persons / Essent
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persons with moderate disabilities,
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medical certificates. Their applica
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message through a series of communi
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mainstream housing, the scheme prov
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advocacy role for all citizens over
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Appendix 1 Membership of NationalAd
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Appendix 2 Membership of MentalHeal
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(d)The housing needs of people with
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Appendix 5 Results of 2008Assessmen
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Appendix 1Information required for
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Appendix 8 Individual Assessmentof
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the housing authority will advise t
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