5.1 out of 10
Legal capacity can be fully removed and this can limit the right to vote. There is easy-to-read information on elections available.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, some live in smaller institutions, few live in psychiatric hospitals. There is no plan to close institutions.
Some 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.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market.
People with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare. There is no easy-to-read information on healthcare available.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation. Insieme Switzerland receives government funding for their advocacy work.
Switzerland European average
It really depends on the person. Some people don't have the right to vote (approximately 14,000 out of 60,000 adults with an intellectual disability in Switzerland) and others don't receive their voting documents.
| Mainstream education | 3,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 12,000 |
| No education | 0 |
| Larger institutions | 13,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 12,000 |
| Small care homes | * |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 300 |
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 fully removed, and this can limit right to vote and stand for elections. There is easy-to-read information on elections, but elections are not accessible.
Some adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, some live in smaller institutions, few live in small care homes. There is no plan to close institutions.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, few live in their own home. Families receive some support. Disability benefits go to the person. It is not accessible to arrange adequate housing and disability support.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to special schools, few go to mainstream schools. There is no strategy towards inclusive education.
Few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market, most work in ‘protected employment’. People with intellectual disabilities risk losing disability benefits when they have a paid job. There are hardly any measures to make jobs accessible. ‘Protected employment’ does not pay minimum wage.
People with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare. Measures to make healthcare accessible. Sex education is poor, people with intellectual disabilities have limited freedom of choice in reproductive health. People with intellectual disabilities can be forcibly sterilised.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation, there is a person with an intellectual disability on the board/ council. Insieme Switzerland receives government funding for advocacy work.
Switzerland European average
How well are doctors communicating with their patients with a disability really depends on the doctor. Some are good, but families often experience discrimination, little understanding for people with intellectual disability (talking to the parents instead of the patient etc.), treatment not recommended due to having a disability.
| Mainstream education | 3,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 12,000 |
| No education | 0 |
| Larger institutions | 18,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 9,000 |
| Small care homes | 3,000 |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 100 |
| Living with family | 25,000 |
| In foster care | * |
| Living in own home | 2,000 |
| Homeless | 0 |
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.
4.7 out of 10
Legal capacity can be fully removed, and this can limit right to vote and stand for elections. Easy-to-read information on elections is available, but elections are not accessible.
Some adults with intellectual disabilities live in large institutions, some live in smaller institutions, and some live in small care homes.
Many adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family. Many live in their own home. Families receive some support. Disability benefits go to the person with an intellectual disability.
Most children with intellectual disabilities go to special schools. Some go to mainstream schools. There is no national strategy towards inclusive education.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market. Most work in ‘protected employment’. Some attend daycare. People with intellectual disabilities risk losing disability benefits when they have a paid job. ‘Protected employment’ does not pay minimum wage.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to healthcare, but there is a lack of accessible information and reports of discrimination. Limited freedom of choice in reproductive health. People with intellectual disabilities can be forcibly sterilised.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation, but there is no person with an intellectual disability on the board/council. Insieme Switzerland receives government funding for advocacy work.
Switzerland European average
In the society we unfortunately see a backlash and the situation for inclusive education to be more challenging.
All ‘basic’ needs of people with intellectual disabilities are cared for in Switzerland. That results in a lack of choice and self-determination.
The Council of States has accepted the motion of the Committee on Political Institutions (CIP-N) and, like the National Council, is calling for an amendment to the Constitution to remove the discrimination that prevents people with disabilities from exercising their right to vote. With this positive decision by Parliament, Swiss voters will soon vote on a constitutional amendment.
| Mainstream education | 10,000 |
|---|---|
| Special education | 20,000 |
| No education | * |
| Larger institutions | 15,000 |
| Smaller institutions | 10,000 |
| Small care homes | 10,000 |
| 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.