The current system for determining disability is outdated and complex and includes an unilateral approach to the examination of cases, but no electronic database of beneficiaries. Also, the head offices of local disability determination centers do not meet at least the minimum requirements: do not have ramps to ensure wheelchair access and the access of persons with special needs. The assessments were made in a working meeting of Cabinet officials, which centered on the conception of the disability determination system reform, IPN reports.
The specialists ascertained that Moldova does not have experts in determining disability. “To change this state of affairs, the system should be fundamentally reformed by implementing the bio-psycho-social model that would ensure appropriate conditions for serving persons with special needs and specialized examination and would also offer the persons with disabilities the possibility of integrating into the social life and benefitting from social inclusion programs,” says a press release of the Government’s press service.
Prime Minister Pavel Filip noted that in order to bring things in this area in order and work out policies for developing it, an automated system for collecting data about persons with disabilities should be implemented. This electronic platform will contain data about the number of persons with special needs, their integration into the social life and will enable these to schedule appointments online.
