 Accessing public services for most people is often taken for granted. But for Eric Grassian, 57, accessibility for all users has been his personal mission for more than two decades. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Estimates that of the 6.25 billion people predicted to be living in urban areas by 2050, an estimated 15% or 937 million will be persons with disabilities. Lack of accessibility contributes greatly to the marginalisation of persons with disabilities and results in disproportionate rates of poverty and exclusion, according to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is often taken for granted. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is often taken for granted. To be seen it's very important for persons with disabilities as it is for any other person around the world. Unfortunately, people with disabilities have been excluded from community living and from being part of society for too long. And the consequence of this is that people have no direct experience of what is to be a person with disability and how persons with disabilities can contribute to enriching everybody's life. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is often taken for granted. After a near-fatal accident in 1989, Eric Grassian woke up after two months in a coma to life confined to a wheelchair. He was in a hospital, he was in a car that was in the back of the car. We found the car in the back of the car. I was two years in the hospital and two months in the coma. A former professional ice hockey player, his life was literally turned upside down but his passion for hockey never wanes. Persons with disabilities face higher exclusion from housing both public and private than others. Data from 32 countries in Europe show that 4.7% of persons with disabilities experience severe housing deprivation compared to 4.1% of other people surveyed. Participation is key for changing attitudes around persons with disabilities and what needs to be particularly supported is that people with disabilities can be part of societies on an equal basis with others.