A recent reform expanding eligibility for Greece’s deafness and hard-of-hearing benefit has doubled the number of recipients within a year, increasing both coverage and state spending while removing previous age restrictions.

A single gene-based injection has shown remarkable results in restoring hearing in patients born with severe deafness, raising hopes for a future treatment of genetic hearing loss.

Persons with disabilities in Greece are confronted daily with a reality that not only fails to help them cope with their challenges, but actively makes their lives far more difficult—often excluding them altogether from activities that other citizens take for granted

Greece ranks second-worst in the EU for living conditions among people with disabilities, with many forced to cut essential spending to pay for healthcare while struggling with housing costs and social exclusion

Greece prioritizes making more museums, sites, and beaches across the country accessible to people with disabilities