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Date: 1987-11-10
Title: Amended Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing an action programme at Community level to promote the vocational rehabilitation and economic integration of people with disabilities#Amended Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing an action programme at Community level to promote the social integration and independent living of people with disabilities#(submitted by the Commission under article 149 (3) EEC Treaty)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                    COM(87 )  544 final
                                                                    Brussels , 10 November 1987
                                                  Amended
                                              Proposai for a
                                            COUNCIL DECISION
    establishing an action programme at Community level to promote the
     vocational rehabilitation and economic integration of people with
                                               disabilities
                                                   Amended
                                              Proposai for a
                                            COUNCIL DECISION
        establishingan action programme at Community level to - promote the social
       integration and independent living of people with disabilities
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 ) The Commission presents herewith , pursuant to article 149C3 ) EEC
     Treaty, an amended proposal for a Council decision on the second
     Community action programme for the disabled ( Doc . C0M(87 ) 342 final ,
     of 20.07.1987 ).
2 ) The  amended proposal includes a number of amendments asked for by
     the European Parliament ( adopted on 16 October 1987, Doc . A2-156 /87)
     and by the Economic and Social Committee ( adopted on 22.10.87 -
     CES 855 / 87 final ), as well as a number of drafting, improvements .
     Amendments as ked for by the European Parliament and EC0S0C
3^ So far as the other amendments suggested by the European Parliament
     are concerned, the Commission feels able to accept those which add
     a new political dimension to the measures proposed without compromising
     their technical substance .
 *{) 0n the other hand, the proposal to devote more resources to direct
     financing of pilot projects appears to the Commission to be inacceptable
     in the current budgetary situation and is liable to result in duplication
     of effort vis- 5- vis the European Social Fund .
     As to other suggested amendments the Commission thinks it is inappropriate
     to give any more     precise indications about the likely timetable for
     presenting further legislative proposals , and as to their legal form,
     without first completing the necessary preliminary analytical and
     conceptual work .
^ Finally , the Commission cannot accept the amendment proposed by the
     European Parliament and EC0S0C , to alter the membership of the
     Consultation Committee . The Commission feels that its proposal
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     takes proper account of 4 he interests of the various bodies concerned
     and ensures a suitable balance in the drawing up of opinions .
 tc) Following the exami nation of the drafting of article 2 (definition
   J
     of ''disabled persons ") by the ECOSOC ( and indeed in the Council’s
     Social Questions Group ), it appears that it would be appropriate
     to adopt the definition already used in Council Recommendation
     86 / 379 / EEC on the employment of the disabled in the Community .
~tj Drafting improvements
     Apart from consequential changes in the title of the Decision^-
                                 it is also thought useful to make the
     following amendment      :
     - Article 3 f : replace the word " women" by "persons having particular
     • responsibilities for caring for disabled children or adults at homr".
  P.S , : The amendment to Article 5 , § eT concerns the French text only .
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                                /? >V\ C H   ^A
                              Proposai for a
                             COUNCÏl DECISION
establ is hing an action programme at Community level to promote t he vocational
rehabilitation and economic integration of people with disabilities .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
   and in particular Article 128 thereof ,
   Having regard to Council Decision 63 / 266 / EEC of 2 April 1963 laying down
   general principles for implementing a common vocational training policy
    ( 1 ), and in particular the tenth principle thereof ;
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 2 );
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 3 );
   Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ( 4 );
   Whereas the Tenth Principle set out in Decision 63 / 266 / EEC states that
   special measures may be taken in respect of special problems concerning
   specific sectors of . activity or' specific categories of persons ;
   Whereas people with disabilities have specific needs in the field of
   vocational training and are accordingly a specific category of persons
   for the purposes of that principle ;
   Whereas the Council Resolution of 21 January 1974 concerning a social
   action programme ( 5 ) provides for , among other things , the implementation
   of a programme for the vocational and social integration of handicapped
   persons ;
   Whereas the Council Resolution of 27 June 1974 ( 6 ) established an initial
   Community action programme for the vocational training of handicapped
   persons ;
   Whereas the European Parliament , in its Resolution of 11 March 1981 ( 7 ),
   stressed the need to promote at Community level the economic , social
   and vocational integration of disabled people ;
   ( 1 ) OJ N 0 63 , 20.4.1963 , p. 1338 / 63 .
   (2)
   ( 3)
   ( 4)
   (5)    0J N° C13 , 12.2.1974 , p.. 1 .
   (6)    OJ N° C80 , 9.7.1974 , p. 30 .
   ( 7 ) 0J N° C77 , 6.4.1981 , p. 27 .
 ---pagebreak---                                  -3-
 Whereas Council Recommendation 86 / 379 / EF.C of 24 July 1986 on the
 employment of disabled people in the Community ( 8 ) recognizes that disabled
 people have the same right as all other workers to equal opportunity
 in training and employment , and that special measures are needed at
 Community and national levels if these are to be achieved ;
 Whereas the Council in its Resolution of 22 December 1986 on an action
 programme on employment growth ( 9 ) called for special provisions in
 training for the di sadvantaged and disabled ;
 Whereas the present action programme is designed to complement actions
 taken at national level , in particular by ensuring coordination and
exchanges of experience between those actions ;
 Whereas the activities covered by the present action programme fall
outside the scope of the European Social Fund but can nevertheless provide
a valuable complement to activities eligible for support from that Fund
 in respect of vocational rehabilitation and training of disabled people ;
Whereas the present programme and the programme adopted by [ Council
 Decision . 3 ( 10) to promote the social integration and independent
 living of people with disabilities are the two halves of a single Commu¬
nity action programme designed to build upon the previous Community actions
in favour o f disabled people ;
Whereas this action programme as a whole constitutes a positive response
at Community level to the needs , aspirations and potential of the thirty
million and more disabled people in the European Community , in the form
of actions which cover all the services relevant to full integration and
independent living ;
Whereas the programme will promote awareness of the important contribution
which new technology can make to improving the lives of the disabled , in
particular their vocational opportunities ; whereas the programme will
thereby also serve in developing the market for the relevant products of
new technology , in line with the Commission’s White Paper on the Internal
Market ;   -
Whereas both parts of the integrated action programme are designed to
ensure that the Community will be able to continue to contribute to the
World Action Programme established by the United Nations in this field,
( 8 ) OJ N° L 225 , 12.8.1986 , p. 43 .
( 9 ) OJ N° C 340 , 31.12.1986 , p. 2 .
( 10 )
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
    Article 1
    The Community programme of action annexed to this Decision is hereby
    adopted for the period 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1991 .
    Article 2
    For the purposes of this programme , the term 'disabled people' comprises
   all those with              disabilities            •           resulting
   from physical , mental or psychological impairments .
   Article 3
   The objectives of the action programme shall be as follows :
   a ) To establish              . a common          approach to the problems
       of vocational rehabilitation and economic integration by means of
       the preparation of policy guidelines which concern practical issues
       and which are based on the be$t experience in Member States ; •
   b ) To coordinate and implement at Community level a number of activities
       aimed at fostering innovation , facilitating exchange of experience
       and encouraging the dissemination of good practice ; these activities
       shall involve the direct participation of official experts , researchers ,
       professionals working directly in the field , organizations of the social
       partners , and disabled people , their families and their representatives ;
   c ) To establish a system, using new information technologies , for the
       collection , updating and exchange of information concerning vocational
       rehabilitation and economic integration ; this system shall operate
       at Community level and shall be based on the developing information
       systems within Member States ;
  d ) To explore means for applying the resources of the European Community
       in support of national efforts to promote the vocational rehabilitation
       and employment of disabled people by means of new technolgies ;
  e ) To continue and where necessary extend Community support to the European
       cooperation of non-governmental organisations in this field ;
  f ) To give     particular attention to the vocational needs of disabled
       women and of pefjonjwith special responsibilities in caring for disabled
       children or adults in the home , and ensure close coordination in this
       regard with the Community medium-term programme on equality of oppor¬
       tunity for women ;
 ---pagebreak---   g ) To develop , in the field of vocational training , activities of exchange
       and information which fall outside the scope of the European Social
       Fund but which can make a useful contribution to the vocational reha ¬
       bilitation of disabled people ;
 h ) To ensure close and continuing coordination between this action pro ¬
       gramme and the actions designed tc promote the educational integration
      of disabled children and young people in the normal education system ;
      and , in particular , to coordinate measures designed to promote the
      participation of young disabled people in new approaches ( such as linked
      work and training ) which are aimed to adapt education and training to
      new employment needs ;
 i ) To implement the policy priorities which have been set out in
      the Council Recommendation on Employment of Disabled People adopted
      on 24 July 19S6 .
Art ic le 4
The Commission shall implement the programme in combination with the
programme to promote the social integration and independent living of
people with disabilities so as to form a single combined programme for
the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1991 .
Article 5 *
 ( 1 ) In performing this task , the Commission shall be assisted by an advi ¬
        sory Committee , composed of thirty-five members , as follows :
        ( a ) two representatives per Member State , appointed by the Commission
              on the basis of proposals from the Member Stale concerned
        ( b ) nine representatives of disabled people or of their families ,
              appointed by the Commission on the basis of proposals from
              organizations invited by the Commission to make proposals for
              that purpose
        ( c ) one representative of organizations representing employers and
              one of organizations representing employees , each to be appointed
              by the Commission on the basis of proposals from organizations
              representing those interests at Community level .
        Members may be assisted by experts or advisers .
( 2 ) The Committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission .
       The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Commission .
( 3 ) The Commission may consult the Committee on all questions concerning
       the implémentation of the programme .
 ---pagebreak--- ( 4 ) The Committee 's discussions shall not be followed by a vote , but any
      member of the Committee may require that his or her views be entered
      in the minutes .
( 5 ) The Committee 's deliberations shall be confidential .
      It shall adopt its own rules of procedure .
( 6 ) The  Committee shall also assist the Commission in the implementation
      of the action programme to promote the social integration and inde¬
      pendent living of disabled people .
Article 6
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The Commission shall reporVto the Council on the implementation and
results of the action programme before the]                  '-1991 .
                                               \ CLA CCAAA
Done at Brussels ,                          '                 For the Council
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         ' SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMISSION
            IN THE EXECUTION OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME
                 TO PROMOTE THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
           AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
                               ( 1988 - 1991 )
1 . This action programme will be undertaken by the Commission in consultation
    with the Member States , the associations of disabled people and their
    families , the social partners , and the professional and voluntary bodies
    working in the field of disability .
2 . The activities undertaken within this programme will be coordinated by
    the Commission with those comprising the programme to promote the social
    integration and independent living of people with disabilities
    in order to constitute a single combined action programme .
3 . For the duration of the programme 1988-91 , the following measures may
    be implemented at Community level :
    a ) Community Network of R ehabilitation Centres
        The restructuring and extension of the present Network of Rehabilitation
        Centres established as a part of the initial action programme on voca ¬
        tional rehabilitation adopted by the Council Resolution of 1974 , so as
        to make sure th3t its membership represents the full range of disabi ¬
        lities , including those whose origin is sensory or psychological ,
        and that there is , as far as possible , a balance in the disabilities
        represented from each Member State .
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        Centres which are Members of the Network are to maintain links with
        a number of other centres forming an " outer network".
        Centres may be appointed to the Network by the Commission on the basis
        of proposals from Member States . Centres will be represented 3t Network
        meetings by full-time rehabilitation professionals .
        The programme of activities will consist of group study visits , training
        sessions , seminars and conferences . The Network will prepare and
        publish information , reports and professional guidelines for wide
        distribution .
        The Community contribution to the operations of the Network is estimated
        at 385.000 Ecus in 1988 . Approved Community-level activities of the Network
        may be supported by the Commission at the rate of 100 % .
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b ) Ne twor ks of Lo c al Proje cts
    The operation of a network of nationally identified local projects
    concerned with employment and vocational training , the projects being
    chosen by the Commission on the basis of proposals from Member States .
    The network activities organized by the Commission may include support
    for European conferences ( in cooperation with national authorities );
    information , documentation and advice ; study visits ; and seminars for
    project leaders .
    The Community contribution to the operations of this local project
    network is estimated at 141.000 Ecus in 1988 . Community support for
    European conferences will not exceed 30 /'. of total costs up to a
    maximum of 25.000 Ecus .      Other Community-level activities of the kinds
    described in the preceding paragraph       may be supported by the Commission
    at the rate of 100 % .              •
c > Subsicîies to outside activities of European coopération
    Operation of an annual scheme of grants to support activities of
    European cooperation undertaken by independent bodies , in particular
    associations of or for disabled people , and concerning vocational
    rehabilitation or employment . Though the percentage of the Community 's
    grant will not normally exceed 50 % of the cost of the activity , higher
    percentage grants may be given in special circumstances , in particular
    grants to associations which are being or have recently been formed
    for the first time at European level . Grants may contribute to the
    cost of preparation and of dissemination of results as . well as to the
    events themselves .
    The Community contribution to these activities is estimated at 240.000
    Ecus in 1988 .
d ) The Hsrdynet Project
    Coordination and further development of the Handynet Project ( European
    Community computerized information system on disability questions ), in
    relation to vocational rehabilitation and employment , including the
    establishment of Handynet modules and gateways to other data bases in
    this field .
    The cost of coordinating and developing these elements of Handynet is
    estimated at 422.000 Ecus in 1988 . The Commission may meet the full
    expenses of those activities which ensure the European dimension of
    the project , and , as the project proceeds and witnin the limits of
    its budgetary possibilities , may contribute to other participatory
    costs .
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e ) Coordination of Ex change Ac tivities; and Docum entation Service
    Establishment of a group of experts responsible for assisting the
    Commission in the coordination , animation and evaluation of the
    exchange activities described above , and for the creation and opera ¬
    tion of a documentation service for the benefit of the partners in
    these activities . This unit will also be undertaking similar tasks
    in relation to the social integration and independent living programme .
    The cost of operating this expert unit , as far as concerns vocational
    rehabilitation and employment , is estimated at 260.000 Ecus in 1988 ,
    and the Community may contribute up to 100 '/. of the cost of this activity .
f ) Préparation of policy proposais
    The Commission may establish the studies and organize the seminars
    necessary to form the basis of proposals or provide essential technical
    support to operations , in the field of vocational training and
    employment .
    The cost of studies and seminars to be undertaken in 1988 as a basis
    for proposals is estimated at 40.000 Ecus , with the Commission under¬
    taking the full cost .
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                                          Propose! I      for     a
                                          COUNCIl. DECI SION
  <: 5 \ o h A 5 >i y<j an act i on pro gramme at        Community level to promote the
           soci a l integration and independent Living of people with
           disabilities
           THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
                 Community, and in particular Article               235 thereof;
»
                 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 1 );
                 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 2 );
                Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ( 3 )
                Whereas the objectives of the Community include the accelerated
                 raising of the standard of living of its citizens ;
                Whereas the present action programme is designed to contribute to
                that obective through the -jnplementation of a number of specific
                actions to promote the social integration and independent living
                of people with disabilities ;
                Whereas the Council Resolution of 21 January 1974 concerning a
                social action programme ( 4 ) provides for , inter ali a , the
                implementation of a programme for the vocational and social inte ¬
                gration of handicapped persons ;
                Whereas the Council Resolution of 27 June 1974 C5 > establishing an
                initial Community action programme for the vocational training of
                handicapped persons defines rehabilitation as "a whole set of
                measures aimed at establishing and maintaining the most satisfac ¬
                tory relation possible between the individual and his environment” ;
                Whereas the Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of
                the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of
                21 December 1981 ( 6 ) established a first action programme to
                promote the social integration of disabled people which is now due
                for prolongation and development ;
                Whereas the European Parliament , in its Resolution of 11 March 19S1
                ( 7 ), stressed the need to promote at Community level the economic ,
                social and vocational integration of disabled people ;
                (1 )
                (2)
                (3 )
                (4 )   OJ N° C13 , 12.2.1974 , p. 1 .
                (5 )   OJ N° C80 , 9.7.1974 , p. 30 .
                (6)    OJ     C347 , 31.12.1981 , p. 1 .
                (7)    OJ N° C77 , 6.4.1981 , p. 27 .
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the Guideline Framework for Positive Action which is
 annexed to Council Recommendation 86 / 379 / EEC of 2A July 1986 on
 the employment of disabled people in the Community (8 )
 stresses the importance of " ensuring that disabled people live
 in an environment which makes it possible for them to benefit
 from further education and training and to make their full
 contribution to the economy";
 Whereas in the field of disability, training and employment measures
 will be ineffective unless they are complemented by measures to
 ensure the necessary physical , personal and financial supports to
 independent living ;
 Whereas the present action programme and the programme adopted by
 ^Council Decision , .2 ( 9 ) to promote the
vocational rehabilitation and economic integration of people with
 disabilities are the two halves of a single Community action
programme designed to build upon the previous Community actions
 in favour of disabled people ;
Whereas this action programme as a whole constitutes a positive
response at Community level to the needs , aspirations and
potential of the thirty million and more disabled people in the
European Community, in the form of actions which cover ell the
services relevant to full integration and independent living;
Whereas both parts of the integrated action programme are designed
to ensure that the Community will be able to continue to contribute
to the World Action Programme established by the United Nations in
this field;
Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary specific powers ,
                   ........        -• '
 HAS DEC1DED AS FOLLOWS ï
Article 1
The Community programme of action annexed to this Decision is
 hereby adopted for the period 1 January 1983 to 31 December 1991 .
Artide 2
For the purposes of this programme , the term " disabled people "
comprises all those with fpavy . rfisabi lities l .
resulting from physical , mental or psychological impairments .
( 8 ) OJ N° L225 of 12.08.1986 , p. A3
(9)
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    Article 3
    The objectives of the action programme shall be as follows :
    a ) To establish .                      , a common                       approach to the
        problems of social integration and independent living by
        means of the preparation of policy guidelines which concern
        practical issues and which are based on the best experience
         in Member States ;
   b ) To coordinate and implement at Community level a number of
        activities aimed at fostering innovation, facilitating
        exchange of experience and encouraging the dissemination of
        good practice ; these activities shall involve the direct
        participation of official experts , researchers , professionals
        working directly in the field, organizations of the social
        partners , and disabled people , their families and their
        representatives ; .
   c ) To establish a system, using new information technologies ,
        for the collection, updating and exchange of information
        concerning social integration and independent living;
        this system shall operate at Community level and shall be
        based on the developing information systems within Member
        States ;
   d ) To explore means for applying the resources of the European
        Community in support of national efforts to promote the
        social integration and independent living of disabled people
        by means of new technologies ;
   e ) To continue and where necessary extend Community support to
        the European cooperation of non-governmental organizations
        in this field;
   f > To give particular attention to promoting the social
        integration and independent living of disabled women and of
                 with special responsibilities in caring for disabled
        children or adults in the home , and ensure close coordination
        in this regard with the Community medium term programme on
        equality of opportunity for women;
   g ) To ensure close and continuing coordination between this
        action programme and the actions designed to promote the
        educational integration of disabled children and young people
        in the normal education system .
   h ) To implement          the policy priorities in the disability field
        which have been set out in the 1981 Resolution on Social
        Integration .
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Art TC le A
The Commission shall implement the programme in combination with the
programme to promote the vocational rehabilitation and economic
integration of people with disabilities , so as to form a single action
programme for the period from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1991 .
Article 5
( 1 ) In performing this task , the Commission shall be assisted by an
       advisory Committee , composed of thirty-five members , as follows :
       ( a ) two representatives per Member State , appointed by the
             Commission on the basis of proposals from the Member State
             concerned
       ( b ) nine representatives of disabled people or of their families ,
             appointed by the Commission on the basis of proposals from
             organizations invited by the Commission to make proposals
             for that purpose
       ( c ) one representative of organizations representing employers ,
             and one of organizations representing employees , each to be
             appointed by the Commission on the basis of proposals from
             organizations representing those interests at Community level .
       Members may be assisted by experts or advisers .
 ( 2 ) The Committee shall be chaired by a representative of the
       Commission .
       The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the
       Commission .
 ( 3 ) The Commission may consult the Committee on all questions
       concerning the implementation of the programme .
 ( 4 ) The Committee 's discussions shall not be followed by a vote , but
       any member of the Committee may require that his or her views be
       entered in the minutes .
 ( 5 ) The Committee 's deliberations shall be confidential .
       It shall adopt its own rules of procedure .
 ( 6 ) The     Committee shall also assist the Commission in the implementation
       of the action programme to promote the vocational rehabilitation and
       economic integration of disabled people .
Article 6                                              f
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The Commission shall reportVco the Council on the implementation and
results of the action programme before the                1991 .
                                                CLL         3 '1
Done at Brussels ,                                           For the Council
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                                                                             1t
                                                                       ANNEX
          SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMISSION
          IN THE EXECUTION OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION   PROGRAMME
                   TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION
          AND INDEPENDENT LIVING OF PEOPLE   WITH DISABILITIES
                              ( 1988-1991 )
1 . This action programme will be undertaken by the Commission in
    consultation with the Member States , the associations of
    disabled people and their families , the social partners , and
    the professional and voluntary bodies working in the field of
    disability .
2 . The activities undertaken within this programme will be
    coordinated by the Commission with those comprising the pro¬
    gramme to promote the vocational rehabilitation and economic
    integration of people with disabilities in order to constitute
    a single combined action programme throughout the duration of
    the two .
3 . For the duration of the programme 1988-1991 , the following
    measures may be implemented at Community level :
    a ) Networks of Local Projects
        The operation of two networks of nationally identified
        local projects focusing respectively on the coordination of
        services to the disabled and independant living , the projects
        being chosen by the Commission on the basis of proposals
        from Member States .
        The network activities organized by the Commission may
        include support for European conferences ( in cooperation with
        national authorities ); information, documentation and advice ;
        study visits ; and seminars for project leaders . In addition,
        The Commission may afford financial support to the coordination
        costs of projects in the network concerned with the coordina¬
        tion of services .
        The Community contribution to the operations of these two
        local project networks is estimated at 588.000 Ecus in 19S8 .
        Community support for European conferences will not exceed
        30 % of total costs up to a maximum of 25.000 Ecus . Other
        Community-level activities (of the kinds described in the
        preceding paragraph ) may be supported by the Commission at
        the rate of 100 % . Community contributions to actual coordina¬
        tion costs within certain projects will not exceed 50 X of such
        costs , and will be subject to a maximum of 20.003 Ecus per
        project per year ; of the non-Cowmunity contribution to such
        coordination costs in each project , at least 50 X should be
        supplied by public aid .
 ---pagebreak--- b ) Special Action on Independent Living
     Establishment of a special programme to promote independent
     living ., covering : mobility and transport ; access to public
     buildings and facilities ( including cultural and leisure
     facilities ); and housing , including material and personal
     support to living in independent accommodation . Each year
     the Commission may offer a number of awards to completed
     projects recommended by Flember States . Each year also , in
     cooperation with the national authorities of a Member State ,
     the Commission may organize a conference and exhibition , at
     which award-winning projects will be presented . The proceedings
    of these conferences will be published in the Community
     languages .
    The Community contribution to this special programme is
    estimated at 440.000 Ecus in 1988 . Awards will not exceed
    15.000 Ecus per project . The Commission may contribute
    80 % of the cost of the conferences , and 100 X of the cost
    of publication .
c ) Subsidies to outside activities of European coopération
     Operation of en annual scheme of grants to support activities
     of European cooperation undertaken by independent bodi es , in
     particular associations of or for disabled people , and concer¬
    ning social integration or independent living . Though the
    percentage of the Community’s grant will not normally exceed
    50 X of the cost of the activity, higher percentage grants may
    be given in special circumstances , in particular grants to
    associations which are being or have recently been formed for
    the first time at European level .
    Grants may contribute to the cost of preparation and of
    dissemination of results as well as to the events themselves .
    The Community contribution to these activities is estimated at
    660.000 Ecus in 1988 .
d ) Th e Hand yne t Project
    Coordination            and        further        development
    of    the        Handynet     Project      ( European   Community
    computerized information system on disability questions ).        The
    Commission may complete and update the first module of Handynet ,
    " Handyaids ", consisting of a European multilingual data base
    comprising an inventory of technical aids and a directory of
    public and private bodies concerned with all processes in the
    production and delivery of aids . In addition , the Commission may
    make progress in developing other modules of Handynet , and in
    establishing gateways to other data bases , concerned with social
    integration and independent living .
    The cost of coordinating and developing those elements of Handynet
    is estimated at 843.000 Ecus in 1988 . The Commission may meet the
    full expenses of those activities which ensure the European
    dimension of the project , and , as the project proceeds and within the
    limits of its budgetary possibilities , may contribute Lo other
    participatory costs , which could include transmission costs .
 ---pagebreak--- e ) Cc o r din a t i o n of Exchange Activities and Document al' ion S ervi c e
    t'stabl i shment of a group of experts responsible for assisting the
    Commission in the coordination , animation and evaluation of all
    the exchange activities described above , and for the creation and
    operation of a document ation service for the benefit of all the
    partners in the various activities . This unit will also be
    undertaking similar tasks in relation to the vocational rehabili ¬
    tation and economic integration programme .
    The cost of operating this expert unit , as far as concerns social
    integration and independent living ,             is estimated at 390.000
    Ecus in 1988 , and the Community may contribute up to 100 % of
    the activity .
f ) Préparation of policy proposais
    The Commission may establish the studies and organize the seminars
    necessary to form the basis of proposals or provide essential
    technical support to operations , in the field of social integra¬
    tion and independent living .
    The cost of studies and seminars to be undertaken in 1988 as a
    basis for proposals is estimated at 90.000 Ecus , with the
    Commission undertaking the full cost .