In preparation for the submission of new National Strategic Reports by the EU Member State governments in 2010, the Targeting and mainstreaming disability in the 2008-2010 National Strategy Reports for Social Protection and Social Inclusion has now been updated. The revised synthesis report shows how European countries targeted or mainstreamed disability issues in their policy plans for 2008-2010. It also highlights some emerging changes during 2009, such as those arising from the financial and economic crisis.

Research Leader: Prof. Anne Waldschmidt (University of Cologne)
Rapporteur: Isilda Shima and Flip Maas (European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research)

Social inclusion and social protection was a focus topic for ANED reviews in 2008, reflecting the importance attached to this area by policy makers. This task contributed to the Open Method of Co-ordination in Social Protection and Social Inclusion by synthesising evidence and examples from 29 different European countries. The full report is now available.