Legislative Adaptation to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Policy Response DateAugust 1, 2011 Country: Spain Address: Madrid General Type: Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: On grounds of disability
Groups affected / Interested in: Persons with disability Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-discrimination

 

In August 2011, the Spanish government passed a new Act for the full legal adaptation to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Ley 26/2011, de 1 de agosto, de adaptación normativa a la Convención Internacional sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad). Its main aim is to definitively achieve a full compliance with the Convention by modifying all the legal and administrative texts that had been found not to match its requirements.

The following month, the Spanish government passed the Royal Decree on Legislative Adaptation to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Real Decreto 1276/2011, de 16 de septiembre, de adaptación normativa a la Convención Internacional sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad) that modified all the necessary legal and administrative instruments, affecting areas such as transport, the information society and civil protection. As for the present situation in Spain regarding the compliance with this Convention, see section 5.3.5.

In September 2011, the Spanish government also passed a Royal Decree-Law which among other issues deals with the improvement of the employability of people with disabilities (Real Decreto-Ley 14/2011, de 16 de setiembre, de medidas complementarias en materia de política de empleo y de regulación del régimen de actividad de las Fuerzas y Cuerpos de Seguridad del Estado). The text provides that their employability will be promoted with regard to both ordinary and protected employment and that the Spanish Employment Strategy will guarantee the equality of opportunities for this social group in job access and maintenance.