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"en.20120216.23.4-428-500"2
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"I support very strongly the view that blind people deserve better protection and better opportunities. Approximately 15 000 blind people live in Lithuania. The majority of them are isolated, cannot find work or even go shopping without the help of others. The situation for deafblind people is even more complex. They represent one of the most socially isolated groups in Lithuania and Europe. There are at least 150 000 deafblind people in the EU. The exact number of such people in Lithuania is not known because this disability is not officially recognised in my country. Likewise, there is no programme to give deafblind people the best possible assistance. In addition, there is no training for professional people to assess the needs of deafblind people, or for interpreters to help them. Deafblind people in Lithuania do not have the right to the assistance they need for work, or to receive daily specialist social care. It is important for deafblindness to be recognised as a separate form of disability because services that are adapted for people who are deaf or blind are not suitable for deafblind people. I also believe that deafblind children should have the right to an education either in a primary or a special school, depending on the needs of the individual."@en1
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