The FWO project (01/06/11 - 31/12/15: extended with self-funding until December 2016) looks at a societal problem (two vulnerable groups: ethnic minorities and people with disabilities) from a legal perspective. The main research aim is to determine whether the vulnerability of these groups can be reduced by creating a legal framework to collect and process sensitive data on ethnicity and disability respectively. The objective is to identify legal obstacles and the formulate recommendations to improve the legal framework.