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The Gibraltar Local Disability Movement (GLDM) is a pressure group operating in Gibraltar that seeks to improve the lives of disabled people, promote equal opportunities and tackle disablist discrimination in Gibraltar. It was first established in 1985 in response to Gibraltar's lack of infrastructure and facilities for disabled people. The Gibraltar Local Disability Movement ceased to be active for several years during the 1990s and early 2000s, but was reactivated in 2005 to address the situation for disabled people in Gibraltar, which did not see great improvement for several years. It had become apparent to many in the Gibraltarian community, that disabled and the families of disabled needed disability issues to be addressed, as many had found that groups, or society, and even Government of Gibraltar had become distant. At present there is no way for anyone to know what the disabled allowances are, but it is expected that this will be rectified soon, thanks to the GLDM's work in advising the Government of Gibraltar . The GLDM website was established on June 27, 2005, aiming to give people a platform to voice their views on local disability issues, providing a source of information on disabled issues. ==Objectives== The society's main objectives are: #To work towards the elimination of discrimination against disabled persons; #To promote the equalisation of opportunities for disabled persons; #To take such steps as it considers appropriate with a view to encouraging good practice in the treatment of disabled persons; #Make proposals or give other advice to any Government Ministers as to any aspect of the law or a proposed change to the law; #Make proposals or give other advice to any Government agency or other public authority as to the practical application of any law; #Work towards the elimination of discrimination against - and equalise opportunities for - people with disabilities. It will also promote good practice to employers and service providers, provide advice and information and advise the Government about the implementation of the Disability discrimination act. There are no documented statistics of people with disabilities in Gibraltar. However, The GLDM can advise that there are currently 124 persons in receipt of a ''Disability Allowance''. Also, the records kept by the Department of Social Security currently show that there are at least 51 persons who are visually impaired. Social Services in Gibraltar are managed by the Social Services Agency, a statutory body that operates within the provisions of the Social Services Agency Act 2002.〔(Social Services Act 2002 )〕 The legislation which governs disability issues is the Disabled Persons Act 1992〔(Disabled Persons Act 1992 )〕 and more recently the Equal Opportunities Act 2006 〔(Equal Opportunities Act 2006 )〕 which prohibits discrimination in the employment and self-employment field. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gibraltar Local Disability Movement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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