Parasport equipment

The party programme establishes that a person with a disability shall be able to participate on the same terms as everyone else, and explicitly mentions that it is about everything from work and livelihood to being in a football team. When parasport equipment is significantly more expensive and athletes with disabilities have weaker economy that participation is not open, which is precisely the gap the counter-proposal wants to investigate. The plan also requires that all parts of society be made accessible and that the disability perspective exist in all policy areas.

• participation even in sportdecisive»i ett fotbollslag och använda sin rösträtt till att ta en fika på stan.« (party programme ↗)“in a football team and use your vote to get a coffee in town.”
• the same terms as everyone else»Det handlar om allt ifrån att ha arbete och försörjning, vara med« (party programme ↗)“It is about everything from having work and livelihood, being in”
• accessible society through strengthened welfare»Vi vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden« (party programme ↗)“We want to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare”
• support without the right being questioned»På samma sätt ska du som lever med funktionsnedsättning kunna lita på att du får det stöd du behöver, och på att din rätt att delta i samhället på det sätt du vill inte ständigt ifrågasätts och försvåras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the same way you who live with a disability should be able to rely on getting the support you need, and on the fact that your right to participate in society in the way you want is not constantly questioned and made more difficult.”

The election manifesto commits to persons with disabilities being able to live their lives as others and to services being designed more individually, and the party programme establishes the right to an active life regardless of functional capacity. That expensive parasports equipment in practice excludes athletes with limited finances contradicts the plan's requirement that parents' finances should not determine access to sports. An inquiry into covering the economic gap therefore follows from the plan.

• inclusion for people with disabilitiesdecisive»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities shall be able to live their lives as others.”
• finances should not determine sports participation»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka. Föräldrarnas plånbok ska inte avgöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable costs, both regarding sports and culture, needs to increase. Parents' finances should not determine.”
• active life regardless of functional capacity»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to employment, independent housing, full mobility and an active life.”
• individually designed services»Vi vill se mer individuellt utformade insatser för att skapa jobb eller utbildning för personer med funktionsnedsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more individually designed services to create jobs or education for people with disabilities.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that aids should be included in the high-cost protection and that support for people with disabilities be improved regardless of where in the country they live. Investigating how the financial gap for adaptive sports equipment can be covered and the right to aids for sports purposes be expanded follows directly from that commitment. The plan furthermore counts sports for people with disabilities as part of the breadth that should receive resources.

• aids in high-cost protectiondecisive»att hjälpmedel ska ingå i högkostnadsskyddet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that aids should be included in the high-cost protection”
• resources for adaptive sports»Genom resurser till ungdoms- och breddidrotten, inklusive idrott för människor med funktionsnedsättning, korpidrott och motionsidrott, investerar vi i såväl livskvalitet som folkhälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Through resources to youth and community sports, including sports for people with disabilities, grass-roots sports and recreational sports, we invest in both quality of life and public health.”
• improved disability support»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country”
• inaccessibility is the barrier»Det är otillgängligheten i samhället som utgör det verkliga hindret för att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna fungera och verka fritt.« (party programme ↗)“It is the lack of accessibility in society that is the real barrier to people with disabilities being able to function and act freely.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme wants to create a society with full accessibility for people with disabilities, and the election manifesto promises that people with disabilities shall receive the support they need and that sport shall be equal and inclusive. Investigating the economic gap for para-sport equipment and the right to sports aids follows from these commitments.

• full accessibilitydecisive»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is decisive for people with various disabilities.”
• support for disabilities»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who have a disability shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.”
• equal and inclusive sport»Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture shall be free and independent, sport equal and inclusive.”
• sport's public health value»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The importance of sport, outdoor life and culture for public health is indisputable.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that access to aids often is a prerequisite for participation and that conditions for aids should be equivalent throughout the country. The goal is that disability should, to the extent possible, not hinder an independent life, and the right to participate in society should become law. Investigating how the economic gap for para-sports equipment can be covered and the right to aids expanded follow from these commitments.

• equivalent aidsdecisive»Villkoren för hjälpmedel ska vara likvärdiga i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Conditions for aids should be equivalent throughout the country.”
• aids enable participation»En väl fungerande habilitering och tillgång till hjälpmedel är i många fall en förutsättning för möjligheten till arbete och utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning habilitation and access to aids is in many cases a prerequisite for the possibility of work and education.”
• independent life»Målet är att funktionsnedsättningen så långt som möjligt inte ska hindra individen från att leva ett självständigt liv och utveckla sina unika förmågor.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that disability should, to the extent possible, not prevent the individual from living an independent life and developing their unique abilities.”
• the right to participate in society»Därför är det viktigt att funktionsrättskonventionens artikel om rätten att leva självständigt och delta i samhället blir till lag, och att funktionsrättsperspektivet alltid finns med när politiska beslut förbereds och fattas.« (party programme ↗)“That is why it is important that the disability rights convention's article on the right to live independently and participate in society becomes law, and that the disability rights perspective is always included when political decisions are prepared and made.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's core commitment is that the impact of functional limitation shall be reduced through compensatory measures and increased accessibility, and that cultural and leisure activities shall be accessible to persons with functional limitations. It explicitly states that the legislative instrument may be used to facilitate the situation. The counter-proposal's requirement for an investigation covering the economic gap for parasport equipment follows from this; the committee's reason, however, is that the matter should merely be followed.

• increased accessibilitydecisive»Ett annat viktigt sätt att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse är att öka tillgängligheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Another important way to reduce the impact of functional limitation is to increase accessibility in society.”
• accessible leisure activities»Likaså måste kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter vara« (party programme ↗)“Likewise, cultural and leisure activities must be”
• legislation as a tool»Det är befogat att använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer« (party programme ↗)“It is justified to use the legislative instrument to facilitate the situation for persons”
• self-determination in case of functional limitation»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION IN CASE OF FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing on para-sports equipment or aids for sporting purposes. The closest principle is that it is policy's task to ensure the possibilities of freedom are not denied anyone, and that the state has a responsibility for those who otherwise fall through the cracks. The plan also shows willingness to invest in sport through a special sports lift. Derived from this, an inquiry covering the economic gap is supported, but the foundation is weak.

• equal life chancesdecisive»men det är politikens uppgift att sörja för att frihetens möjligheter inte förvägras någon« (party programme ↗)“but it is policy's task to ensure the possibilities of freedom are not denied anyone”
• state responsibility for vulnerable»staten ett ansvar för att hjälpa den som faller igenom« (party programme ↗)“the state has a responsibility to help those who fall through the cracks”
• investment in sport»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a special sports lift for disadvantaged areas”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto states that everyone should have the opportunity for physical activity and sports and that everyone should be given access to sports regardless of circumstances. The disability rights section requires that citizens who face challenges beyond their own control are not limited in their access to social life and that everyone has the right to a good life and an adequate standard of living. An inquiry that covers the cost gap for sports equipment for people with disabilities follows from these commitments.

• no limitations in social lifedecisive»Medborgare som på grund av omständigheter bortom egen kontroll möter andra utmaningar i vardagen ska inte begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- eller arbetslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens who because of circumstances beyond their own control face other challenges in everyday life should not be limited in their access to social or work life.”
• sport for all»Alla ska ha möjlighet till fysisk aktivitet och idrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone should have the opportunity for physical activity and sport.”
• equal access to sport»Ge alla tillgång till idrott oavsett kön, ålder eller kulturell bakgrund« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone access to sport regardless of gender, age or cultural background”
• adequate standard of living»Alla medborgare ska ha rätt till ett gott liv och en fullgod levnadsstandard« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All citizens have the right to a good life and an adequate standard of living”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.