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This collection of the CJ EU case law brings an overview of relevant decisions in the field of discrimination based on grounds of disability in employment and occupation. You can find here relevant case law in the field of:-concept of disability,-existence of disability,-direct discrimination on grounds of disability,-compensations;-the duties of the national courts and more … According to Recital of the Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, the Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers recognises the importance of combating every form of discrimination, including the need to take appropriate action for the social and economic integration of elderly and disabled people.The provision of measures to accommodate the needs of disabled people at the workplace plays an important role in combating discrimination on grounds of disability.So, in your hands (or in front of you on the screen) you have the collection of the relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the field of discrimination based on grounds of disability in employment and occupation in the EU.