In the light of the current pandemic and its disproportionate impact on persons with disabilities, the European Disability Forum (EDF) has developed the following recommendations for policymakers, through discussion with our members., based on our members’ current work, and priorities. 

These recommendations aim to address the range of risks persons with disabilities face.
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• Human Rights Report 2021 – Impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities
• EDF position paper EU global role in COVID 19 response and impact on lives of persons with disabilities (April, 2021)
• Extract Human Rights Report 2020 – Impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities
• WHO – Disability considerations for COVID-19 vaccination

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• European Commission
   COVID-19: 5 ways to help prevent the spread (with international sign)
• Inclusion Europe
  Easy-to-read information about Coronavirus available in many languages
• Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center
   Plain language information by and for persons with disabilities
• Swiss Public Health Authorities
  Coronavirus information in International Sign

EDF is an umbrella organisation of 100 disability and human rights organisations across Europe. Below is a list of links to their actions and resources.

We use this information to present comprehensive demands and guidance to European institutions shaping European Union (EU) law and upholding the rights of persons with disabilities. If you have any updates on how organisations of persons with disabilities are responding to the COVID19 crisis please contact our External Communications Coordinator André Felix at andre.felix@edf-feph.org

• Austria
• Belgium
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Lithuania
• Malta
• The Netherlands
• Portugal
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

The Digital COVID-19 Certificate entered into force on 1 July 2021. It allows EU citizens and residents to have their Digital COVID Certificates issued and verified across EU countries.

An EU Digital COVID Certificate is a digital proof that a person has either:

• been vaccinated against COVID-19
• received a negative test result or
• recovered from COVID-19

The EU Regulation setting up the COVID-19 certificate requires that it is accessible to persons with disabilities.

For more information consult the European Commission’s webpage on the EU Digital COVID-19 Certificate.