Equality Bodies and Reasonable Accommodation Beyond the Ground of Disability

The provision of reasonable accommodation has the potential to be implemented beyond disability and in relation to other grounds of discrimination, in order to respond to advantages and exclusion, eliminate discrimination and achieve full equality in practice.

This Equinet Perspective explores the extension of reasonable accommodation beyond the ground of disability, it examines the related work of Equality Bodies and recommends future actions by Equality Bodies and policy makers.

This Perspective was developed through the work of the Equinet Policy Formation Working Group as well as the contribution of 9 Equality Bodies:

• Unia (Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities), Belgium;
• Commission for Protection against Discrimination, Bulgaria;
• Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia;
• Office of the Public Defender of Rights, Czech Republic;
• Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Ireland;
• Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, Germany;
• National Commission for the Promotion of Equality, Malta;
• National Council for Combating Discrimination, Romania;
• Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Serbia.