5.5 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed, but people with intellectual disabilities have the right to vote and to stand for elections.
Some adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, few live in smaller institutions and psychiatric hospitals.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, few live in their own place.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to mainstream schools, few go to special schools.
Few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have a general practitioner, only few have a dentist or access to women's health. There is no easy-to-read information on healthcare available.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation. Plena inclusion receives government funding for their advocacy work.
Spain European average
A Spanish deinstitutionalisation strategy has recently been published, and the government is carrying out pilot projects on innovation in deinstitutionalisation.
Plena inclusion and the Central Electoral Board have promoted cognitive accessibility in polling stations. The Spanish Centre for Cognitive Accessibility has transferred polling station manuals to Easy to Read.
| Mainstream education | 186,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 37,000 |
| No education | 0 |
| Larger institutions | 31,482 |
| Smaller institutions | * |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | * |
* Institution figures: No data available.
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.
6.9 out of 10
People with intellectual disabilities should have support to make decisions and keep their legal capacity, people with intellectual disabilities have the right to vote and to stand for elections. There are measure sin place to make voting accessible.
Some adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, few live in smaller institutions and small care homes. There is no plan to close institutions.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, few live in their own place. There is support for families. Disability benefits go to the individual, family, or service provider. There is a mechanism to assess quality of services.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to mainstream schools, few go to special schools. There is a strategy towards inclusive education.
A small number of people with intellectual disabilities are employed on open labour market or work in ‘protected employment’, some attend daycare. People risk losing disability benefits when they earn money. Measures in place to make jobs accessible. ‘Protected employment’ pays minimum wage.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare. Very little easy-to-read information. Sex education is poor, people have little choices in reproductive health. People with intellectual disabilities cannot be forcibly sterilised.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation and there is a person with an intellectual disability on the board/ council. Plena inclusión receives government funding for advocacy work.
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8 out of 10 women said they did not have sex. 6 out of 10 do not choose the contraceptives they use. 70 out of 100 say they have no information about sexuality.
Spanish strategy for deinstitutionalization has just been approved, which should create housing alternatives for people, although there is no mention of closing institutions.
| Mainstream education | 152,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 38,000 |
| No education | 0 |
| Larger institutions | 10,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 5,000 |
| Small care homes | 5,000 |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 0 |
| Living with family | 60,000 |
| In foster care | * |
| Living in own home | 8,000 |
| Homeless | * |
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.
6.7 out of 10
By law, people with intellectual disabilities should have support to make decisions and keep their legal capacity. People with intellectual disabilities have the right to vote and to stand for elections. There are some measures in place to make voting accessible.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in large institutions. Some live in smaller institutions. There is no plan to close institutions.
Almost all adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family. Very few live in their own place. There is support for families. Disability benefits go to the individual, family, or service provider. There is a mechanism to assess quality of services.
Almost all children with intellectual disabilities go to mainstream schools. Some go to special schools. There is a national strategy towards inclusive education.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities are employed on the open labour market or work in ‘protected employment’. Many attend daycare. People risk losing disability benefits when they earn money. ‘Protected employment’ pays at least minimum wage.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare. Very little easy-to-read information. Sex education is poor. Little freedom of choice in reproductive health. People with intellectual disabilities cannot be forcibly sterilised.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation and there is a person with an intellectual disability on the board/council. Plena Inclusión receives government funding for advocacy work.
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Planning for the future is the main concern for 62% of families, according to the data in Plena Inclusión’s study. This is followed by difficulties in obtaining assistance and completing paperwork (60%) and understanding the support needed (58%). These issues reflect the key needs of families to ensure their well-being.
Plena inclusión denounces that more than 400,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Spain lack equal access to information. This occurs because many media outlets fail to adapt news into easy-to-understand formats.
| Mainstream education | 55,133 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 17,330 |
| No education | * |
| Larger institutions | 10,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 5,000 |
| Small care homes | 5,000 |
| Psychiatric hospitals | * |
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.