The Law of Equal Opportunities, Non-Discrimination and Universal Access for Persons with Disabilities (LIONDAU) of 2003 marked an unambiguous shift in Spanish disability policy towards a human rights perspective based on the social model of disability. Foremost, its provisions aim to guarantee the right to equal opportunities for disabled persons by defining measures against discrimination and a series of affirmative actions for persons with severe disabilities and disabled women. In addition, it provides for positive measures of promotion for the implementation of a policy of equality and measures of defence, including an articulated enforcement regime. Crucial for achieving its objectives is the crosscutting goal of universal accessibility, addressed with its strategy “Design for All”. In 2011, LIONDAU was amended in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), and now its definition of disability is that of the UN CRPD, Article 1.
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