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"This is a very important issue. According to Lithuania’s Union of Disabled Social Enterprises, there are approximately 270 000 people with disabilities in Lithuania, 29% of whom are people of retirement age, while six per cent are children. Only 16% of people with disabilities work. I agree with the rapporteur that one of the most important objectives of the European Disability Strategy should be to provide more employment for more than 65 million people living in Europe with disabilities. We need to involve them in general economic and social development, otherwise they will remain disadvantaged. The latest study by the International Labour Organisation shows that workers with disabilities would be able to achieve better results if their work was adapted to their competences and opportunities. We cannot discriminate against people with disabilities. The reports of most non-governmental organisations reveal that today’s education and training systems are not adapted to the needs of people with disabilities, and there continues to be a high drop-out rate among students with disabilities. In Lithuania, 52% of all schools lack specialist teachers or speech therapists. There is also a lack of social enterprises for people with disabilities who live in rural areas."@en1
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