Advocating for better accessibility in all areas of life for persons with disabilities is one of the core activities of EDF’s work. 

Education is central to individual evolution and must be a right for all. It provides each person with the possibility to fully participate in society, to access the labour market and to develop one’s potential.

The right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability is a fundamental right enshrined in article 25 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Women with disabilities constitute 16% of the total population of women in the European Union and they have to face multiple and intersectional discrimination in all areas of life.

Young people are the future. To insure the presence of young people with disabilities within the youth movement, EDF is actively involved in numerous projects. 

As a founding member of the International Disability Alliance (IDA), we want to contribute to a diverse and effective disability movement globally.

The European Disability Forum wants to make sure the SDGs also become a reality for the 80 million Europeans with disabilities.

Ensuring inclusion on employment, social protection, public procurement and state aid, de-institutionalisation and independent living, European education and training programmes and the EU budget. 

The exclusion of representative organisations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) in decision-making processes on climate action has serious consequences. 

It is important for Disabled Persons’ Organisations (DPOs) to try and influence the content and the priorities of each Presidency. Why are the Presidencies relevant for EDF and what does EDF do?

The Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament is a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) interested in promoting the disability policy in their work at the institution as well as at the national level.