Persons with disabilities still face considerable barriers in society. Find resources like AccessibleEU, and learn more about initiatives that strengthen rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities, including accessibility standards that help reduce barriers.
Common European accessibility standards help remove barriers for people with disabilities and others (e.g. the older people).
Accessible EU is one of the flagship initiatives proposed in the European Commission’s Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.
- Disability Employment Package to improve labour market outcomes for persons with disabilities
- European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities
- European accessibility act
- Monitoring framework
- Union of equality: Strategy on the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030 (easy-to-read version)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities