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Personal assistance and personal service in Sweden. Wenche Willumsen, Secretary of Development, DHR, Sweden. background. 1983 Independent Living Movement (Adolf Ratzka) flats with support (boendeservice) the staff – too few the attitudes – poor we wanted higher quality
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Personal assistance and personal service in Sweden Wenche Willumsen, Secretary of Development, DHR, Sweden
background • 1983 • Independent Living Movement (Adolf Ratzka) • flats with support (boendeservice) • the staff – too few • the attitudes – poor • we wanted higher quality • we wanted better conditions
background • personal assistance? • an idea too far ahead! • influence – not power or human rights • Independent Living in Sweden • 1989 the Swedish Government Commission on Disability • 8 %
the Support and Service Act • 1994 the Support and Service Act • advisory support • personal assistance • accompanying services • personal contact • in home relief service, • shortstayaway from home • leisurecareoutsideschoolhours • family-home or housing with special services for children and adolescentsoutsidetheirhome • housing with special services or speciallyadaptedhousing for adults and • Occupationalactivities.
the Assistance Benefits Act • more help than 20 hours a week for intimate needs • basic needs • needles eye • govermental financial • the same all over the country
when the local municipality decides • less than 20 hours basic needs per week • different depending on where you live • interfering • 15.000 – the Assistance Benefit Act • 3.000 – local municipality
different ways to arrange • local municipality • users cooperative • firms • employer them self
LSS Committee • govermental investigation • the Support and Service Act • 4 years • the costs too high • 4 billion to 17 billion • 3,3 billion in savings
LSS Committee • new system on decision making • more details • restrained manner • respected as equal? • personal service in the Support and Service Act • 40 hours limit per week
one law or the other? • the Social Service Act • reasonable living conditions • the Support and Service Act • good living conditions
the end! • we are the experts!