The labour market situation of disabled people in European countries and implementation of employment policies: a summary of evidence from country reports and research studies
The purpose of this report is to summarise the state-of-the-art in national strategies for ensuring disabled people’s access to and retention in the labour market. It reviews practical implementation of the European Employment Strategy from a disability equality perspective, and provides evidence in support of disability policy mainstreaming with an emphasis on recent developments and initiatives. The main focus is on employment issues and active labour market policies, and to a lesser extent on supportive services and legislation. The aim is to highlight barriers and successes in relation to disabled people’s access to the labour market.
This report is based on evidence submitted in national reports produced by members of the Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED) representing the EU Member States (except Luxembourg) plus Norway and Iceland. It is supplemented with evidence from existing studies with a focus on disabled people’s access to integration and retention in the labour market. The separate sections of the report provide: an overview of employment and unemployment for disabled people; key features and trends in employment policies; active labour market policies and disabled people; and examples of best practice.
