Education and employment
By law, disabled people are entitled to education with appropriate support at all levels of the schooling system. Moreover, the disabled are assured, by law, of employment advice and assistance.
Overview
Education
- Disabled children are entitled to nursery school attendance and primary schooling in the municipality in which they have legal residence.
- Disabled students in secondary schools shall, according to the law, have access to specialist assistance. Many secondary schools have special departments, vocational study programmes, and other courses specifically designed for the disabled.
- The disabled have access to a variety of training and education opportunities in order to increase their quality of life and general life skills. These include training, vocational training, university education, continuing education, retraining and distance learning.
Employment
- The Organisation of the Disabled in Iceland, together with interest groups, associations, the regional offices for the disabled, and local authorities, is responsible for services and support to the disabled, and provides advice and information relating to the education and employment available to the disabled.
- Applications may be made to the regional offices for the disabled for grants for study programmes and tool and equipment purchases for homework or independent operations.
Links of interest
- Affairs of the Disabled, Ministry of Welfare
- The Organization of Disabled in Iceland
- Schools of all levels, island.is
- Social Insurance Administration
- Diractorate of Labour
