Summary of EPR Key Inputs to the European Commission’s Study on Alternative Models of Employment for Persons with Disabilities

Summary of EPR Key Inputs to the European Commission’s Study on Alternative Models of Employment for Persons with Disabilities

The upcoming European Commission “Study on alternative employment models for persons with disabilities: Set-up, working conditions and pathways to the open labour market in inclusive enterprises and sheltered workshops” is part of the deliverables included in the Disability Employment Package within the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. It addresses the employment situation of persons with disabilities in the European Union by discussing a range of existing alternative models of employment.

Throughout 2024, EPR gave feedback to the development of this Study via consultation with its members on definitions and scope of the different models and the services supporting these.

This Paper aims to summarise key points from EPR’s feedback to the Study, including addressing challenging aspects such as definitions for working environments for persons with disabilities and sheltered employment. The Briefing highlights the importance of choice and being able to design one’s own career path.

Access the EPR Paper here.