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mai
2024

Political participation of people with disabilities – new developments

Ahead of the EU elections, this report explores the political participation of people with disabilities. Although some Member States removed restrictions on the right to vote and to stand for elections, barriers still exist. This report is an update of new developments following FRA’s last report published in 2014. It sets out ways forward to ensure people with disabilities have equal opportunities, in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

  • Charter  Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
  • CNCDH  French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights
  • CRPD  Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • CRPD Committee  Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • DPO  disabled people’s organisation
  • ECHR  European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
  • ECtHR  European Court of Human Rights
  • EDF  European Disability Forum
  • EU  European Union
  • FRA  European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • ICT  information and communications technology
  • NGO  non-governmental organisation
  • NHRI  national human rights institution
  • ODIHR  Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
  • OSCE  Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  • TEU  Treaty on European Union
  • TFEU  Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
  • UN  United Nations
  • WCAG  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines