Poverty and Economic Inclusion: Introduction

The statistics show that persons with disabilities have lower levels of lower market participation than the rest of the population and are also often not covered or at least not adequately covered by social protection. The five articles in this section of the handbook provide a complementary perspective on the barriers faced by persons with disabilities both in developed and in developing countries in the access to their rights to employment and social protection, rights enshrined in the CRPD. Recommendations are made for policy makers to reduce the gaps persons with disabilities face in the enjoyment of these rights.