National law and strategy

Ley 39/2006, de 14 de diciembre, de Promoción de la Autonomía Personal y Atención a las personas en situación de dependencia. This act establishes universal access and a guarantee of personal autonomy and care for dependent persons.

Ley 51/2003, de 2 de diciembre, de igualdad de oportunidades, no discriminación y accesibilidad universal de las personas con discapacidad. This act establishes the rights of disabled people to equal opportunities, non-discrimination, and universal accessibility.

Ley 13/1982, de 7 de abril, de Integración Social de los Minusválidos. This act establishes the right for full inclusion (employment, education, services...) of people with disabilities into the community.

Ley 27/2007, de 23 de octubre, por la que se reconocen las lenguas de signos españolas y se regulan los medios de apoyo a la comunicación oral de las personas sordas, con discapacidad auditiva y sordociegas. This Act recognizes signed language as an official spoken Spanish language.

A number of additional national and regional laws regulate specific issues, e.g. employment, education, disability benefits, and so on).

Additional Policies and strategies:

Plan Nacional de Accesibilidad, 2004-2012. It establishes goals and measures to improve accessibility, through sensitization, training, technical and legal standards, innovation and quality, innovative plans and programs, and participation.

Estrategia global de acción para el empleo de las personas con discapacidad 2008-2012. This strategy aims to improve employment of disabled people by removing barriers, promoting education and training, designing active policies, promoting contracts, protected employment, and dissemination of information.

Plan de acción para las mujeres con discapacidad 2007. This action plan aims to promote employment for women with disabilities via research, information, training, communication and sensitization, and evaluation