Re: Disabled In Socialist Countries
20, what do you think about governments slashing entitlement programs, programs people are entitled to because of they paid into them? Isn't this a form of theft?
Well I can talk about my experiences in Turkey at least, which does implement several social policies. In Turkey, education is free in public universities, meaning no tuition. Moreover, people with disabilities are garanteed a scholarship regardless of family income, wich isn't great, but will reduce relyance on family members. The scholarship is doubled in the masters, and the doctoral level as well. You also can receive it when completing a degree abroad, at which point the money is calculated based on living costs.
Similarly, working people are enrolled in manditory health ensurance, which covers 80% of all prescriptions. This is 100% for expensive medicines like cancer drugs and treatments. Moreover, in emergency departments, even private ones cannot charge you for any procedure done there. The ensurance is billed for the charges. If you go the emergency room as a result of a traffic accident, the the car ensurance of the person at fault picks up all the bills.
For blindness specific stuff, there was a GPS enabled phone distributed free of charge, which wasn't useful due to the incorrect feedback given by early testters. Also, braille displays, specificly the Orbit display will be distributed to blind elementary and high school students, and will be taken back on high school graduation.
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