FIMITIC

THE SITUATION OF THE DISABILITY MOVEMENT IN LITHUANIA

STATISTICAL DATA

ABOUT 263 THOUTHANDS (7,5 %) – PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN LITHUANIA CHILDREN – 5 %, 16 AND MORE – 95 % 1 (59.074) – PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

GROUP I AND II – 74.3 % OF TOTAL NUMBER OF DISABLED STRUCTURE OF THE AUTHORITIES

FIMITIC which traditionally meets with members in countries of its advisory body meetings recently met in Tallinn on July 08-11, 2004 in response of the joint evaluation of the disability policy situation which called on to speed up its work and adapt to the need of ever - increasing demands of its member countries.