Legislation: 

Of the 51 answers to this question, only one said 'no disability legislation'.  Others did contact TIU with personal information, but did not feel ready to answer the survey: This indicates the survey was not able to collect information from those universities as the beginning of establishing disability support.  Note that all countries except Netherlands and Poland, the general disability law mentions Higher Education.   According to the survey data, the earliest law was passed in the USA (1973+1990).  In the EU, Finland was the first to pass disability legislation, in 1982. 

 

Country	Disability Law	Dis. Law for Higher Education	Date
Austria	Yes	Yes	1997
Canada	Yes	Yes	- (*)
Ethiopia	Yes	Yes	-
Germany	-	Yes	-
India	Yes	Yes	2005
Ireland	Yes	Yes	2005
Japan	Yes	-	-
Lithuania	Yes	Yes	1991 & 2006
Netherlands	Yes	No	1994
Poland	Yes	No	-
Portugal	Yes	Yes	2008
Russia	No	-	-
Serbia	Yes	Yes	2006
Spain	Yes	Yes	2001
Sweden	Yes	Yes	2001
Turkey	Yes	Yes	2005
United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	1995
USA	Yes	Yes	1973 & 1990