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The European Disability Forum is an independent NGO that represents the interests of 80 million Europeans with disabilities. EDF is the only European platform run by persons with disabilities and their families. We are the front runner for disability rights. We are the voice of persons with disabilities in Europe.
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ARAB & EUROPEAN WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES JOIN FORCES TO CLAIM FOR THEIR RIGHTSOn 27-28 April 2013, the European Disability Forum and the Arab Organisation of Persons with Disabilities gathered in Cairo, more than 120 female leaders with disabilities at the Arab regional conference entitled: "Women with Disabilities between Rights and Norms”.
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WEB ACCESSIBILITY: EDF EXPRESSES THE VIEW OF 80 MILLION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT THE MEETING OF THE EP COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNAL MARKET On 25 April 2013, the European disability movement was invited to participate in the meeting of the European Parliament Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. As it’s exceptional for Committees to invite or accept external actors in their meetings, EDF embraced this invitation as a good opportunity to bring the perspective of 80 million persons with disabilities on the accessibility of public websites in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE TAKES AN IMPORTANT DECISION FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES On Thursday 11 April 2013, the European Court of Justice took an important judgment in Joined Cases C-335/11 and C-337/11 Ring and Skouboe Werge. EDF welcomes the European Court’s judgment considering it as a very important one for the rights of persons with disabilities in the workplace.
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