{"id":32483,"date":"2025-11-21T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/?p=32483"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:46:30","slug":"public-services-for-vulnerable-groups-of-citizens-with-and-without-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/en\/post\/32483?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Public Services for Vulnerable Groups of Citizens With and Without Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Public-Services-for-Vulnerable-Groups-of-Citizens-with-and-Without-Disabilities-1.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-32496\" src=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Public-Services-for-Vulnerable-Groups-of-Citizens-with-and-Without-Disabilities-pdf-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Public-Services-for-Vulnerable-Groups-of-Citizens-with-and-Without-Disabilities-pdf-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Public-Services-for-Vulnerable-Groups-of-Citizens-with-and-Without-Disabilities-pdf-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Public-Services-for-Vulnerable-Groups-of-Citizens-with-and-Without-Disabilities-pdf-2-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Public-Services-for-Vulnerable-Groups-of-Citizens-with-and-Without-Disabilities-pdf-2-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Public-Services-for-Vulnerable-Groups-of-Citizens-with-and-Without-Disabilities-pdf-2.jpg 1058w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>This policy brief proposes concrete measures to enhance access to public services for citizens with and without disabilities in the Republic of North Macedonia (MK). It has been prepared within the Western Balkans Enablers for Reforming Public Administrations\u2014Monitoring of Public Administration Reform project (WeBER 3.0). The methodological framework combines normative analysis of domestic legislation and institutional mechanisms with comparative alignment with United Nations (UN) conventions and jurisprudence relevant to this field. It employs a mixed-methods approach grounded in normative-legal analysis, quantitative benchmarking, and qualitative stakeholder insights. It draws on the analytical findings from the focus group held on 12 May 2025. This brief highlights systemic gaps in the provision of public services for vulnerable groups of citizens with and without disabilities. 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