Objective
Disability emerges from social, economic, cultural and medical processes within society. It is a dynamic interaction between health condition, personal factors e.g. age or gender and the environmente.g. laws, access to supports or attitudes, that impacts on capacity, activity levels and restrictsparticipation in society, economic activity and inclusion (WHO, 2001).The repercussions of dependency and unemployment as a result of disability for EU fiscal and social policy will place pressure on the Europea n Social Model in the longer term, not least due to a rise inage related acquired disabilities and health problems. More effective policies and strategies to assistpeople with disabilities to cross the threshold from economic inactivity to productive emp loyment,which target both employers and individuals, are required. Such measures must impact directly on thedecision of a person with a disability to seek, and keep a job and on individual employers to recruit andretain disabled employees. Utilising rece nt research and developments across a range of disciplines,Opti-Work aims to add value to EU and national employment policy and national systems to promotethe integration of people with disabilities into the labour market. It will develop a conceptualfra mework, consisting of a set of culturally relevant analytic tools, capable of throwing light upon thethreshold'decisions of job seekers with disabilities and potential employers in a national context andthe economic and social cost/benefits of crossing the threshold to employment for the State, employerand person with a disability. This will permit systems and initiatives to be benchmarked acrossjurisdictions in these terms. The perspectives of key stakeholders, active job seekers with disabilitiesand potential employers, and passive employers and inactive people with disabilities, will underpin thedevelopment process of this coordination action.#
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- social sciences economics and business business and management employment
- social sciences sociology social issues unemployment
- social sciences law
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Keywords
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP6-2003-SSP-3
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
UTRECHT
Netherlands
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