Currently, only half of the persons with disabilities of working age in the EU is employed. The Disability Employment Package supports Member States in improving labour market outcomes for persons with disabilities.
The EAA sets EU-wide accessibility requirements for certain products and services which are key for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in our digital world.
These cards will give persons with disabilities legal certainty that their disability status will be recognised when accessing special conditions or preferential treatment in a wide variety of services in the visited Member States.
Persons with disabilities still face considerable barriers in society. Find resources and learn more about initiatives that strengthen rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Common European accessibility standards help remove barriers for persons with disabilities and others (for example, older people).
AccessibleEU is a resource centre on accessibility working on areas such as built environment, transport, information and communication technologies.
The UNCRPD is the first international, legally binding instrument setting minimum standards for rights of persons with disabilities, and the first human rights convention to which the EU has become a party.