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Joint statement: “Building an inclusive European Union of Equality”

We, the undersigned equality and anti-discrimination organisations, call on the European Union’s leaders and European Institutions to ensure...

Declaration: Disability-inclusive recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine

Download the Declaration (Word) Download the Declaration (PDF) Towards a disability-inclusive recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine We, the...

‘I decide’. Joint statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November, EDF together with CERMI...

Nagorno-Karabakh: Protection and safety of persons with disabilities

Nagorno-Karabakh: Protection and safety of persons with disabilities Open letter to the international community - including the United...

Revised Victims’ Rights Directive - Joint Statement

EDF join Victim Support Europe (VSE) and fellow signatories together with national member organisations' call for strengthened EU rights,...

Civil society joint position on the draft recommendation for the promotion of voluntary measures - CD-BIO meeting of 7th of June 2023

The European Disability Forum (EDF), Mental Health Europe (MHE), Inclusion Europe, the European Network of (Ex-)Users and Survivors...

European Disability Forum and International Association of Accessibility Professionals joint statement on accessibility overlays

Download this statement in PDF Note: We use some technical terms in this statement. These are explained in...

European Parliament: Make sure the AI act protects peoples’ rights!

Statement in PDF (edri.org) Statement in Word (edri.org) Ahead of the AI Act vote in the European Parliament,...

Joint Public Letter to EU lawmakers on patients' rights in the European Health Data Space

Official Statement (PDF hosted at edri.org) Brussels, 13 April 2023 To European lawmakers: We, the undersigned organisations representing...

Joint statement on the forcible transfer, deportation, and adoption of children from Ukraine by Russia

We are deeply concerned by reports that many children displaced by the war in Ukraine have been forcibly...

Joint Statement for European Day for Victims of Crime

On this European Day for Victims of Crime, Victim Support Europe and signatories of this statement stand in...

Prioritising persons with disabilities in the action against inflation and energy costs

Resolution adopted by the EDF Board on 20 November 2022 Context Considering that there are 100 million persons...

Riga Declaration on a Peaceful and Disability-Inclusive Ukraine

The Riga Declaration, drafted in cooperation with SUSTENTO - the Umbrella Body of Disability Organisations, condemns the invasion...

Emergency Resolution calling for Peace

The Executive Committee of the European Disability Forum met on 24 June 2022 in advance of the annual...

Joint statement welcoming the suspension of the adoption of the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention

Read the joint statement signed by Autism Europe, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD),...

Overview of issues created by the Draft Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe’s Oviedo Convention in light of the CRPD

The EU and all its Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

EDF statement on the Commission Roadmap for the revision of the Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/13)

Disabled Persons’ Organisations have demanded from the very start that any action under the “Green Deal” needs to be inclusive of persons with disabilities and that accessibility is a key aspect of sustainability.

EDF Resolution on the European Disability Strategy 2020-2030

adopted by the 4th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities - Brussels, 6 December 2017 This year, the...