4.3.1. Identification of disabilities

Some EU+ countries reported that they are looking into developing adequate assessment tools and guidelines related to applicants with disabilities.1019  For example, ONA in Luxembourg is testing a systematic and standardised identification and assessment tool for special reception needs, including for disabled applicants.

In Sweden, references to applicants with disabilities are made in several legal position papers and a policy published in May 2023, which conveys that all areas of the asylum procedure should include facilitation for applicants with physical, psychological, sensory or intellectual reduced abilities. The Swedish Migration Office is in discussions about developing these instruments.1020