European Disability Forum

The European Disability Forum is 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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| Human Rights
Disability organisations and UN experts call on Council of Europe: do not not legitimise coercion in psychiatry

A group of disability and human rights organisations launched a call to the Council of Europe to definitively...

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| Presidencies
Disability Rights in the Irish Presidency of the Council

Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2026. The Council is...

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| Passenger Rights
Enforcement of passenger rights: insufficient protection of passengers with disabilities

The agreement reached by the EU Institutions on the enforcement of EU passenger rights leaves those with disabilities...

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European Accessibility Summit 2026

This year's European Accessibility Summit is set to happen on  17 November - in Brussels and online. Organised...

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Info Session: AI Sub‑granting for EDF members - Empowered by AI

The European Disability Forum (EDF) is launching a new sub‑granting programme under the Google.org funded project “Empowered by...

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EU Side Event at COSP: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the UNCRPD

EU side event at the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

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