No L 56/30 Official Journal ‘of the European Communities 9.3.93 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 25 February 1993 'establis'lﬁng a third Community action programme to assist disabled people ‘(Helios II 1993 to 1996) (93/136/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 128 and 235 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 63/266/EEC of 2 April 1963 laying down general principles for imple- menting a common vocational training policy ('), and in particular the 10th principle thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas, in connection with the Community’s social dimension, it is appropriate to adopt suitable measures to assist disabled people ; Whereas the conclusions of the Council and of the Minis- ters of Education meeting within the Council of 14 May 1987 concerning a programme of European collaboration on the integration of handicapped children into ordinary schools (°) and the resolution of the Council and of the Ministers of Education meeting within the Council of () OJ No 63, 20. 4. 1963, p. 1338/63. o J No C 293,12. 11. 1991, p. 23 OJ No C 25, 28. 1. 1993, p. 0 01 No C 305, 23. 11. 1992. % OJ No C 79, 30. 3. 1992, p. 20. OJ No C 211, 8. 8. 1987, p. 1. 31 May 1990 concerning integration of children and young people with disabilities into ordinary systems of education (%) affirm the need to remove material barriers, to use flexible education methods to meet individual needs and to facilitate transition to education, to working life and to adult life, to establish as active a policy of cooperation as possible with specialized institutions, to make use of the various possibilities offered by new tech- nologies with regard to education and to foster links between the family, the community, social and health services and the world of work; Whereas exchanges of information and experience on questions common to Member States’ education systems should be developed by means of cooperation between those activities so designated by Member States, while fully respecting Member States’ responsibility for the content of of teaching and the organization of their educational systems, as well as their cultural and linguistic * diversity, and excluding any harmonization of the laws and regulations of the Member States; Whereas this programme is designed to complement action taken at national, regional and local levels, in parti- cular by ensuring an exchange of experience and mforma- tion relating to such action; Whereas the main responsibility for integration in the educational field, occupational and economic integration, social integration and an independent way of life for disabled people lies with the Member States but coopera- tive action at Community level may help Member States to improve the effectiveness of the measures which they take in this area; () OJ No C 162, 30. 7. 1990, p. 2.