4.3 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed. This limits the right for people with intellectual disabilities to stand for elections.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, some of them live in smaller institutions or psychiatric hospitals.
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 mainstream schools, some children go to special schools.
Few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market, and they risk to lose their disability benefits when they earn their own salary.
People with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare, but there is no easy-to-read information on healthcare available.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation. Rytmus does not receive government funding for their advocacy activities.
Czechia European average
15,000 people with intellectual disabilities live in residential social services, two thirds of them in substandard conditions.
95% of parents want their offspring with intellectual disabilities to be able to live independently with the support of community-based services. There is no such service available where we live. The only service is in large-scale institutions.
| Mainstream education | 10,800 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 9,000 |
| No education | 0 |
| Larger institutions | 12,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 4,000 |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 500 |
* Institution figures: These are rough estimations.
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.
4.9 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed. This limits the right for people with intellectual disabilities to vote but they can stand for elections. Poor election accessibility.
Quite a lot of adults with intellectual disabilities are in large institutions, some in smaller institutions and small care homes, a small number are in psychiatric hospitals. There is a government plan to close institutions.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family. Most support is provided by families. Formal support is available. Disability benefits go to the person with disability (in residential services it goes to the service provider).
More than half of children with intellectual disabilities go to mainstream schools, nearly half are in special schools. There is strategy for inclusive education, but it does not work.
A small number of people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market and they risk losing their disability benefits when they have a paid job. People working in ‘protected employment’ get minimum wage.
People with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare but it is not made accessible. Parents and institutions decide about peoples’ reproductive choices. Forced sterilisation is performed.
People with intellectual disabilities are part of the national cross-disability organisation. Self-advocates are not represented on the board of cross-disability organisation. Government provides some organisations money for advocacy activities.
Czechia European average
Not only does the state support the construction of buildings with "beds" for people with health disadvantages, but it also invests in modifications to existing residential services that preserve the current state of affairs for a long time to come.
| Mainstream education | 10,800 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 9,000 |
| No education | 0 |
| Larger institutions | 12,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 4,000 |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 500 |
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.
5.3 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed. This does not limit the right for people with intellectual disabilities to vote and stand for elections. Voting is not made accessible.
Many adults with intellectual disabilities live in large institutions. Some live in smaller institutions, small care homes and in psychiatric hospitals. There is a government plan to close institutions but without specific steps.
Many adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family. Very few live in their own place. Most support is provided by families. Disability benefits go to the person with an intellectual disability.
Very few children with intellectual disabilities go to mainstream schools. Most are in special schools. There is a national strategy for inclusive education, but it does not work in practice.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market. Some are in ‘protected employment’ and some attend daycare. People risk losing disability benefits when they have a paid job. People working in ‘protected employment’ get paid at least minimum wage.
People with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare but it is not made accessible. Sex education is poor. Parents and institutions make decisions about reproductive health. Forced sterilisation is performed.
People with intellectual disabilities are part of the national cross-disability organisation, but there is no person with an intellectual disability part of the board/council. The government provides some organisations funding for advocacy work.
Czechia European average
The current system of social (and health) services is still not individualized. People use what is available, but in many places there is a shortage of services or they are provided in large-capacity facilities where conditions are not suited to the needs of individual users. There is a particular lack of services that provide people with support in their everyday environment and help them to cope with everyday activities and live independently.
There is a social service inspection, but it is almost unfunctional.
| Mainstream education | 10,800 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 9,000 |
| No education | * |
| Larger institutions | 30,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 4,000 |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 500 |
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.