Swiss disabled rights initiative counter-proposal goes to consultation

The Swiss government has put forward proposals to boost inclusion for disabled people. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It has put forward an indirect counter-proposal to a disabled rights initiative for consultation. The popular initiative "For the Equality of People with Disabilities" demands that the Confederation and cantons take binding measures to guarantee the equality of people with disabilities. The initiative was submitted last September by Tatkraft, the Foundation for Direct Democracy, Amnesty International Switzerland and the associations Inclusion Handicap and Agile.ch. The government had already indicated that it wanted to put forward an indirect counter-proposal to the initiative. In its view, amending the constitution would not directly improve the day-to-day lives of the people concerned, and it proposed instead to enshrine the necessary measures in law. Disability organisations had welcomed the measures, but indicated that there was ...