- socio-economic integration through access by persons with disabilities to education, vocational training
and employment; access to information, cultural activities, sports and leisure, access to infrastructure,
housing, transport, and participation in political and civic life, and
- decision to increase the number of posts available in the Civil Service to persons with disabilities from 94
to 300.
4-2- Activities Carried
Out
- access to the Civil Service by persons with disabilities: note is taken of Framework Law No. 98-594 of 10
November, 1998 in favour of persons living with disabilities. This law recognizes the equality of
opportunities for and treatment of persons living with disabilities, particularly in the area of training and
employment. It assigns an important role to employers’ and labour associations in the reintegration of
persons with disabilities into the job market.
In addition to this law, international Conventions have been ratified. Among others, these
are as follows:
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (10 January, 2014) adopted on 13 December,
2006 in New York (USA);
- Optional Protocol on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and
- ILO Convention on the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities adopted on
20 June, 1983.
Furthermore, subsidies are granted to national establishments specializing in the emotional, educational
and psychological care of persons with disabilities. Among others, these are the School of the Deaf and
Dumb, Institute of the Blind at Yopougon and the Page Blanche School in Cocody Plateaux.
In addition, persons with disabilities get support in the form of devices (tricycles, wheelchairs, white canes,
crutches and hearing aids) as well as allocation various aid assistance packages (educational, medical and
socio-economic assistance).
In this regard, senior citizens have not been left out. Certain categories of them enjoy support from the
State. These are artistes who have made a certain contribution to the country’s cultural heritage. They
receive a monthly amount of 300,000 CFA Francs. For senior citizens, there are specialized bodies like the
International Fund for the Development of Active Retirement (FIDRA).
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