User:Dodger67/Sandbox/Disability in Finland

Finnish law defines a disabled person as someone who has long-term difficulties in managing activities of daily life.

• "Finland - The Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED)". Disability-europe.net. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

Demographics

Finland's rate of disability, 32.2%, is the highest in the European Union.

• "Disabled persons". Infopankki.fi. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

Legislation and government policy

• "Finland ratifies the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol" (Press release). Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2017-08-28.

Social security

• "Disability benefits". kela.fi. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
• "Disability services - Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö". Stm.fi. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

Education

• "Finland - Special needs education within the education system | European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education". European-agency.org. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

Sport

• "Finnish Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities". Vammaisurheilu.fi. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-08-10.