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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| About us, Employment, Human Rights
EDF is looking for a short-term consultant on employment issues

Would you like to help us draft our 7th Human Rights Report on employment for persons with disabilities? Deadline...

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| Accessibility, transport
The European Union will update rules on the development of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T)

At the end of 2021 the European Commission published a proposal for revising the Union guidelines for the...

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Join us in our events

Webinar. Learning from experience: data-driven advocacy for inclusive employment and social protection

Date and time 1st February 2022, from 10 AM to 11:15 AM Central European Time (CET) Background information...

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High level European Regional Disability Summit. Perspectives on pan -European international cooperation

Tuesday, 8th February 2022, 10:00 – 13:00 CET (Brussels time) The European Disability Forum is inviting you to...

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Webinar on Ensuring accessible digital services and platforms for persons with disabilities through the Digital Services Act

On 8 December 2021, from 15:00 to 16:30 CET (Brussels time), Renew Europe, with the support of the...

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EDF General Assembly 2022

This year EDF will hold its Annual General Assembly in June 25th and 26th in Athens, Greece. This event will be organised in cooperation with NCDP (National Confederation of Disabled People in Greece) and we will take the opportunity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of EDF

This General Assembly will bring together leaders and representatives of the disability movement in Europe. It will be an important occasion to look back at 25 years of EDF’s work on what has been achieved and mis importantly the changes we still need to fight for.

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25th anniversary of EDF

2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the European Disability Forum (EDF). Join us to celebrate the advances of the disability movement! 

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