On Thursday 7 October, MEPs adopted – by 579 votes for, 12 against and 92 abstentions – a resolution on the protection of persons with disabilities in the EU, based on contributions and testimonies received by the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions (PETI).
The plenary debates on the text were an opportunity for MEPs to denounce the lack of inclusiveness within European institutions, including the Parliament, “where a disabled person, like me, in a wheelchair, cannot come to...