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THE “INDEPENDENT LIVING” IN CYPRUS

Generally speaking the idea of “Independent living” as a holistic idea of social inclusion of persons with disabilities is unknown.
The Cyprus Republic has a lot of supporting measures ( financial and others) but they are existing on un independent logic, and are based on circumstantial facts, so in action all those measures gives different results violating most of the times the human rights of the Persons with Disabilities .
For example the blinds have priorities in the vocational rehabilitation, also the paraplegics and the tetraplegics, earn more financial benefits if their disability is caused by spine problems. So the Cyprus Ministry is in confused situation, because they refuse any dialogue with the NGOs. They talk only with the KYSOA a governmental financed umbrella, which is condoled by the organization of the blinds and the paraplegics’ (with spin problems) .

GENERAL SUPPORT

A person with disability in Cyprus today about is allowed:

1. Car finical support to buy a car, equal with the tax & the vat every six years
2. Financial support for social reasons about €850 for tetrablegics and €350 for paraplegics every month
3. Allowance for heavy disability €316 every month
4. For Rent €226 every month
5. For the Carer €389 every month
6. And an allowance for mobility 50 -120 for those who are working

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

The Cyprus Community is characterized as:

• The Cyprus Family is a very strong institution so the persons with disabilities in their families are poundage
• Our Cities are not Accessible – also we have no accessible transportation
• The Health and the social support is very low<
• And the NGOs for PwD are not supported to do their programs

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