States, there is increasing policy concern about the growing numbers of young people who are entering long-term disability …

report reviews the main definitions and available information on chronic diseases in relation to employment in the EU Member …

disabilities. Most are employed in sheltered workshops. According to the employment records of people with disabilities, almost 93 …% of those employed in the sheltered labour market have regular employment contracts. [...] …

In Spain disability is officially recognised when the competent evaluation services assess a person as having a minimum … 33% disability level. This evaluation is carried out by regional governments and there are differences among regions …, which can result in a person obtaining a disability certification in one region when they may not in another. Integration in …

Denmark is a welfare society. The current aspiration of Danish disability policy is equal treatment for all, regardless … of income protection and employment activation. …

claiming specific disability benefits (Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance …As in many other countries in Europe, the number of young people not in employment, education or training in the UK has …

severely disabled people aged 16–61 years in Slovakia. [...] The most popular measure to support the employment of young people … with health problems or disabilities is a public subsidy for employers and for self-employment to establish sheltered … employment support agencies (in May 2011 59 agencies in total provided assistance to people with all types of disabilities in …

participation and economic independence are managed and regulated by the ministries of Economy and Employment; Health; Education and …

achievements have been modest. The employment difficulties of young people with health problems or disabilities persist despite the … employment. The other type of measure is the more frequent use of apprenticeships because young people with health problems or …

personal budget since 2008 and supported employment, as well as the signing of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the rights … of disability inclusion within Germany. The case studies in this report highlight the current paradigm shift and show …