The European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities will take place on 23 May 2023 and will reunite over 600 disability advocates, policymakers and other stakeholders. It is hosted at the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. It serves as a platform to discuss the rights of persons with disabilities and decide on the political demands of the European Disability Movement. The last event took place in 2017.
Welcome to EDF
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We are European Disability Forum an umbrella organisation of persons with disabilities that defends the interests of over 100 million persons with disabilities in Europe.
We are an independent non-governmental organisation (NGO) that brings together representative organisations of persons with disabilities from across Europe.
We are run by persons with disabilities and their families. We are a strong united voice of persons with disabilities in Europe.
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Women and girls
EDF statement for International Women’s Day 2023
Marking 8 March - International Women’s Day - the European Disability Forum (EDF) and its Women’s Committee recall...
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European Disability Movement mourns passing of disability icon Judy Heumann
Photo credit: Senado Federal, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons (remixed with quote) Change never happens...
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About us, Human Rights
Statement of EDF’s Youth Committee on the passing of the US disability activists, Judy Heumann
Read the statement of EDF’s Youth Committee on the passing of the US disability activists and one of...
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Ukraine: Protection and safety of persons with disabilities and their families
Updates from EDF and its members and partners in Ukraine and surrounding countries.
Visit our page to find out the latest information on the situation of persons with disabilities in Ukraine
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Audio-Visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD): Has it made progress for media accessibility?
Adopted in 2018, the Audio-visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) creates an EU-level framework on audio-visual media, both for...
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The right to work - Launch of the EDF human Rights Report on employment
This year we are launching our 7th Annual Human Rights Report. This report will focus on employment and...
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WAI-CooP open meeting 7 March 2023
From 2 pm to 4 pm CET (Brussels time) Online. Zoom The Web Accessibility Initiative Communities of Practice...
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