
Persons with disabilities: removing the barriers
Ioannis Vardakastanis and Haydn Hammersley
As the European Parliament election looms, it’s time for action on disability policies, not pity.
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Ioannis Vardakastanis is president of the European Disability Forum and of the National Confederation of Disabled People (NCDP) of Greece. He is also president of the Economic and Monetary Union, Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) section of the European Economic and Social Committee.

Ioannis Vardakastanis and Haydn Hammersley
As the European Parliament election looms, it’s time for action on disability policies, not pity.