Implementation of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in social policy of the Republic of Croatia

Cilj ovog rada je dobiti dublji uvid u to kako je Konvencija o pravima osoba s invaliditetom implementirana u socijalnu politiku Republike Hrvatske. Naime, osobe s invaliditetom čine čak deset posto svjetske populacije, a velik broj njih živi upravo na ovim prostorima. Ovim radom pokušat ću prikazati stanje prava stečenih Konvencijom o pravima osoba s invaliditetom u Hrvatskoj. Fokus rada stavljen je na članak 19 Konvencije, koji govori o neovisnom življenju i uključenosti u zajednicu. Kroz prizmu tog prava, rad se bavi deinstitucionalizacijom, izvaninstitucionalnim uslugama, radom i zapošljavanjem te pristupačnošću. Cilj ovog teorijskog rada je omogućiti dublje razumijevanje primjene Konvencije o pravima osoba s invaliditetom s posebnim fokusom na uključenost osoba s invaliditetom u zajednicu te na koncept neovisnog življenja, temeljem analize dokumentacije.The aim of this review is to gain a better insight on how the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities was implemented in social policy of the Republic of Croatia. Currently, around ten percent of the world population are persons with disabilities and a lot of them live in this area. The goal of this paper is to show the state of rights acquired by the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in Croatia. The focus of this thesis is on article 19 of the Convention that specifies living independently and being included in the community. Looked through the prism of that exact article, the paper deals with deinstitutionalization, non – institutional services, work and employment and accessibility. The aim of this theoretical work is to provide a deeper understanding of the application of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with a special focus on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the community and the concept of independent living, based on documentation analysis