This work has been performed under the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS), led by Stefano Scarpetta. The report was prepared by Silvia Garcia-Mandico and Christopher Prinz from the OECD. Suzana Laporsek from the University of Primorska contributed some of the analytical elements, Metka Terzan and Valentina Brecelj from the University Rehabilitation Institue contributed to the sections on vocational rehabilitation and occupational doctors, Dana Blumin provided statistical support, and Lucy Hulett prepared the report for publication.
The OECD would like to thank several experts from the government and non-government sector for their support of the project and their comments to an earlier version of the report. This includes experts from the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (Mateja Ribič, Katja Rihar Bajuk, Nuša Kerč, Danijel Kovac, Janja Kaker Kavar, Liza Sitar), the Ministry of Health (Marija Magajne, Tanja Lovšin, Eva Zver, Saša Jazbec, Jana Kotnik, Katarina Ahac), the Pensions and Disability Insurance Authority (Dean Premik, Andraž Rangus, Mitja Žiher, Boris Majcen, Blaž Kavčič, Petra Oblak), the Health Insurance Institute (Špela Cerar, Ana Vodičar, Olivera Masten Cuznar, Marjan Sušelj), the National Institute of Public Health (Metka Zaletel, Ada Hočevar Grom, Tatjana Kofol Bric, Ticijana Prijon, Andreja Belščak), the Public Employment Service (Barbara Gogala, Lea Kovač, Viljem Spru) but also the social partners (Lučka Bohm, Goran Lukič, Tatjana Čerin, Staša Curk Acceto) and the disability sector (Goran Kustura, Matej Verbajs, Nataša Mauko Zimšek, Matej Žnuderl, Polona Car, Mateja Toman, Borut Sever). Finally, the OECD also thanks Marc Vothknecht from the European Commission (Directorate General for Structural Reform Support) for his ongoing support to the project.
The painting on the front cover comes from Ateliers Personimages, a French non-profit association promoting artistic creation for persons with disabilities (www.personimages.org).