The efforts for a systemic regulation of personal assistance have been long, demanding, and frequently interwoven with social norms and emotions. When Slovenia saw the adoption of the Personal Assistance Act in 2017 and its implementation two years later, significant opportunities for development in this area opened up not only for the disabled community, but for the Slovenian population in general. Through the eyes of the media, society, and among experts and politicians, the Act sparked numerous debates concerning the challenges, possible changes, and improvements. The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to present the views of state and non-state public policy actors that were instrumental either in passing or in exercising the Personal Assistance Act in order to determine what problems were identified (if any) and which public policy actors recognized and faced them. The conclusion of the thesis is devoted to proposing possible solutions as to how the problems or shortcomings that were found after the adoption of the legislation could be resolved. Based on the evaluation analysis of primary and secondary sources, the research will give an overview of the personal assistance service and provide the reader with an understanding of personal assistance based on the concept of an independent and active life of the disabled community, which is the primary aim of the Personal Assistance Act. With a long history of implementation within different projects, the fight for personal assistance is an important addition to the field of social and public policies. We can conclude that the legislation in this area has had a significant impact on greater integration and socialization of people with disabilities in society.
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