The Council has adopted two new directives that will make it easier for persons with disabilities to travel within the EU. Furthermore, ministers have adopted a directive extending these provisions to ...

People with disabilities often find that their national disability cards or certificates are not recognised when they visit or travel to other EU countries. The new European disability card will serve ...

The European Disability Card (EDC), which has been passed in the European Parliament this week, will allow for special access to public transport and other facilities for people with disabilities. The ...

The right to move freely and reside within the EU is a cornerstone of European citizenship. But for many people with disabilities, while this is possible in theory, the reality is very different. The ...

Sighted people tend to fear blindness as much as or more than other disabling impairments (Enoch et al., 2019; Scott et al., 2016). They view blindness as tragic and assume that blind people are ...

Reading the recent obituaries about Janet Reno, it seems that she may have grappled with her disability identity. This phrase refers to the affirmation – rather than denial - of one’s reality as a ...