1. Employment and training for people with disabilities: the role of Europe David French French and Burt Ltd Project design, direction and evaluation Policy analysis and consultancy

3. The numerous conferences and meetings I've attended over 25 years.

4. The many things I have learned from talking to colleagues, project staff, policy-makers and, of course, disabled people and their organisations.

6. So action to improve equality of access became a priority in social and economic policy as well as a key feature of relevant European programmes

9. Working with employers to open the workplace

11. The 'business case' for employing disabled people is very powerful

12. There is a great deal of latent support for improved practice – the challenge is to mobilise it

14. The 'old status quo' retains powerful support.

17. But progress won't be steady or consistent.

18. Project funding at European level will remain vital – but getting it will require ever- increasing ingenuity.

20. Cultural adaptation will always be crucial.

21. But we must not give way on core principles