Policy brief: Enhancing social inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Western Balkans

AUTHORS

Jonah Helwig, Ana Mikhelidze, Travis Sanderson, Marziyeh Taeb

PUBLICATION YEAR

2023

CITATION

Helwig, J., Mikhelidze, A., Sanderson, T., Taeb, M. (2023). Enhancing Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Western Balkans, Policy Brief 2023/1. Vienna: European Centre.

DESCRIPTION

In this policy brief, we explore challenges and barriers persons with disabilities (PwD) face to full social inclusion and propose policy options to address them through investment in and better access to (vocational) education, public funding of personal assistance, and improved data collection for evidence-based policy making. We focus on the Western Balkan countries Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia, and Serbia.