(...) Employment is one of the main problems faced by persons with disabilities and a recent study conducted by the Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH) showed that unemployment increased…

Unemployment among people with disabilities increased by 24% between 2011 and 2017, contrary to the trend among the general population, with only 11% of persons with disabilities registered in the…

"There are huge costs for the state when the option is institutionalization," says the coordinator of the  Disability and Human Rights Observatory. Paula Pinto, the coordinator of the Disability and…