There are at least 13 million people with disabilities in Russia today...While Russia has taken some important steps in recent years to advance protections of the rights of people with disabilities, this report finds that the government has much more to do to ensure the right to an accessible environment for people with disabilities...[F]or many people with disabilities in Russia taking part in the basic activities of daily life, such as going to work...can be extremely difficult or even impossible due to a range of different types of barriers they encounter. Barriers can be physical...or they can consist of attitudes that result in discrimination by employers...Consequently, many people with disabilities may...never...have meaningful employment...The vast majority of people with disabilities with whom Human Rights Watch spoke reported losing or having been denied jobs when employers learned of their disabilities. Human Rights Watch also documented multiple cases of disparate treatment on the job, such as lower pay for people with disabilities...