Discapacidad

The EESC hearing on the new MFF and cohesion policy seen from the disability perspective shows the EC proposal could still be improved

The European Commission's proposals for new rules governing the funds that underpin EU cohesion policy fail to list equality and accessibility for persons with disabilities among mandatory eligibility criteria for funding. This poses a risk that public money may be used to finance infrastructure or services that will only increase their discrimination, an EESC hearing revealed.

CESE: la UE tiene que combatir y prohibir todas las discriminaciones por razón de género o de discapacidad que afectan en Europa a aproximadamente 40 millones de mujeres con discapacidad

El 11 de julio, el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE), un órgano que representa a la sociedad civil organizada europea, pidió a las instituciones y Estados miembros de la UE que redoblen sus esfuerzos por proteger a las mujeres y niñas con discapacidad, que siguen sujetas a múltiples formas de discriminación en la sociedad europea por razón tanto de género como de discapacidad, lo cual a menudo desemboca en su exclusión social.

Persons with disabilities may have the right to full social integration, but they are still not given the opportunity

On 20 June, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a hearing which showcased the positive impact of employing persons with disabilities, but also warned that prejudice and victimisation were still among the most important factors in their persistent exclusion from society and labour markets.

Technological developments are full of opportunities, but also risks, disability organisations warn at an EESC public hearing

The EU Disability strategy for 2020-2030 should ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to a fully digitalised world, a conference on “The future of the EU Disability strategy after 2020” heard this month at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).