Milan reaps benefits of millions spent on disabled access

The European Union has rewarded the Italian city of Milan with the Access City Award for 2016, which recognises the efforts the city has gone towards making it more accessible for people with disabilities.

The Award is the culmination of five years of hard work that Milan has undertaken since adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2011 and implementing a comprehensive strategy to improve accessibility.

Marianne Thyssen, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility,  presented the award together with Yannis Vardakastanis, President of the European Disability Forum (EDF), at the European Day of Persons with Disabil...