3.8 out of 10
Legal capacity can be fully removed and this can restrict the right to stand for elections, but people with intellectual disabilities are allowed to vote.
Many adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, some live in psychiatric hospitals, and few live in smaller institutions. There is a plan to close institutions.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family and they receive little support. Few live in their own place.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to special schools, some go to mainstream schools. Few have no education.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market. They do not risk to lose their disability benefits when they earn their own salary.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare, some have a dentist.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation. Petagma Association does not receive government funding for their advocacy work.
Greece European average
According to the new legislation people with disabilities have the right to vote, their accessibility is guaranteed, and support is provided. However, in practice, this is not always happening.
| Mainstream education | 10,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 20,000 |
| No education | 1,000 |
| Larger institutions | 2,438 |
| Smaller institutions | 389 |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 1,000 |
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.
4.6 out of 10
Legal capacity can be fully removed and this can restrict the right to vote and stand for elections. Voting is not very accessible for people with intellectual disabilities.
Some adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, smaller institutions and small care homes. There is a plan to close institutions, but they do not follow it.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, a small number of people live in their own place. There is some support for families but when parents can no longer take care of their child, the child is likely to move into an institution or small group home. Disability benefits go directly to the person with an intellectual disability. There is a mechanism to assess quality of services, but it needs to be improved.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to special schools, few go to mainstream schools. There is a strategy towards inclusive education.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities attend daycare, a small number have a job on the open labour market. They do not risk losing disability benefits when they have a paid job. There are social enterprises to make jobs more accessible. ‘Protected employment’ does not pay minimum wage.
Almost all people with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare. Access to sex education for people with intellectual disabilities is poor. Little freedom of choice on reproductive health. People with intellectual disabilities cannot be forcibly sterilised.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation, there is person with an intellectual disability on the board/council. POSGAmeA Association receives government funding for advocacy work.
Greece European average
There is an absence of easy to read materials explaining the rights of people with disabilities and the process of elections and the political programmes of political parties. There is also an absence of active self-advocacy groups with an institutional role at local or national level.
| Mainstream education | 10,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 20,000 |
| No education | 1,000 |
| Larger institutions | * |
| Smaller institutions | * |
| Small care homes | 520 |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 0 |
* 2438 people with all types of disabilities live in large or smaller institutions, most of these people have intellectual disabilities.
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.
4.5 out of 10
Legal capacity can be fully removed and this can restrict the right to vote and stand for elections. Voting is not made accessible.
Some adults with intellectual disabilities live in large institutions, some in smaller institutions and some in small care homes.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, very few live in their own place. Disability benefits go directly to the person with an intellectual disability. There is a mechanism to assess quality of services, but it needs to be improved.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to mainstream schools, some go to special schools. There is no national strategy towards inclusive education.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities attend daycare, very few have a job on the open labour market. They do not risk losing disability benefits when they have a paid job. Some are in ‘protected employment’, which does not pay minimum wage.
Almost all people with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare. Access to sex education is poor. There is little freedom of choice on reproductive health. People with intellectual disabilities cannot be forcibly sterilised.
People with intellectual disabilities are not represented in the national cross-disability organisation, and there is no one with an intellectual disability on the board/council. POSGAmeA Association receives government funding for advocacy work.
Greece European average
There is an absence of easy-to-read materials explaining the rights of people with disabilities and the process of elections and the political programmes of political parties. There is also an absence of active self-advocacy groups with an institutional role at local or national level.
Housing is a big issue in Greece, not only for people with disabilities, thus housing in general is a priority for the government and a new legislative framework is in process. A reform, regarding housing for people with disabilities, has been announced, based on our national disability strategy. For the first time organisations are given the opportunity to receive funding for the construction of houses by regional operational programs.
| Mainstream education | 38,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 2,800 |
| No education | * |
| Larger institutions | 1,800 |
| Smaller institutions | 500 |
| Small care homes | 800 |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 50 |
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.