https://businessdisabilityforum.org.uk/
Mar 5, 2026 - We work with over 600 Members employing over 5 million of the UK, and a further 16 million people worldwide.
disability forumbusiness
https://www.edf-feph.org/access-city-award-2023-applications-are-open/
Jun 13, 2022 - <h3>Encourage your city to apply!</h3> Do you know a city that deserves to be recognised for making itself accessible to persons with disabilities?...
european disability forumaccesscityawardapplications
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/global-europe-funding-for-dpos-guidance-note/
Nov 29, 2022 - With an overall budget of €79.5 billion for 2021-2027 to contribute to the eradication of poverty and the advancement of international development, the...
european disability forumguidance noteglobalfundingdpos
https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13341/22
“I want to empower people. Be loud. Don’t be nice. If you are nice, you will get nothing”, Katrin Langensiepen (Greens/EFA, German) - one of the few MEPs...
european disability forumagencecallsfuturemeps
https://disabilityphilanthropy.org/why-join-the-forum/
Jul 25, 2025 - The Disability & Philanthropy Forum is a hub for learning about disability inclusion in philanthropy.
joinforumdisabilityampphilanthropy
https://www.edf-feph.org/goodbye-to-gabor-gombos-a-world-renowned-disability-rights-activist/
Jun 15, 2022 - <span data-contrast="auto">It is a great sadness that we learned about the passing of Professor Gábor Gombos, a world-renowned human and...
disability rightsgoodbyegombosworldrenowned
https://www.edf-feph.org/better-access-to-the-single-european-emergency-number-112/
Sep 26, 2022 - <span data-contrast="none">EDF has provided feedback to a European Commission consultation on a </span><a...
better accessemergency numbersingleeuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-european-disability-forum-is-recruiting-a-temporary-communications-officer-full-time-or-part-time-to-start-as-soon-as-possible/
Sep 13, 2021 - <strong>The European Disability Forum is recruiting a temporary Communications Officer, full time or part-time, to start as soon as...
european disability forumcommunications officerrecruitingtemporary
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/edf-recommendations-on-the-2022-eu-justice-scoreboard/
Dec 22, 2021 - EDF calls on the European Commission to establish a “CRPD compliant-justice” indicator (similar to the“child-friendly justice” indicator already...
edfrecommendationseujusticescoreboard
https://www.edf-feph.org/european-commission-confirms-update-to-the-disability-rights-strategy/
Dec 19, 2024 - The European Commission <strong>confirmed that the EU Disability Rights Strategy will be updated</strong> with strong actions during a debate in...
european commissiondisability rightsconfirmsupdatestrategy
https://www.edf-feph.org/european-parliaments-disability-rights-week-days-3-4-and-5/
Dec 15, 2023 - The European Parliament organised its <a class=""...
disability rightsweek dayseuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/what-is-the-disability-employment-and-skills-guarantee-infographic/
Mar 19, 2025 - The European Disability Forum (EDF) is <a class="" href="https://www.edf-feph.org/updated-eu-disability-rights-strategy/"...
disability employmentskillsguaranteeinfographiceuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/bridging-the-gaps-four-studies-on-ukrainian-children-with-disabilities/
Feb 15, 2023 - The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia on the 24th of February, 2022, triggered the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. While migration,...
bridginggapsfourstudiesukrainian
https://www.edf-feph.org/edf-welcomes-regional-roadmap-to-resilience/
Dec 15, 2021 - The disaster risk reduction (DRR) plan for Europe and Central Asia leading to 2030 comprehensively commits to disability inclusion. EDF welcomes this step...
european disability forumedfwelcomesregionalroadmap
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-war-in-ukraine-impact-on-persons-with-disabilities/
Feb 24, 2025 - <span data-contrast="auto">Today we mark three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 1097 days of a war that has devastated...
warukraineimpactpersonsdisabilities
https://www.edf-feph.org/disability-inclusive-budgets-programmes-and-policies-worldwide/
Dec 5, 2023 - <span class="TextRun SCXW248352636 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span...
european forumdisabilityinclusivebudgetsprogrammes
https://www.edf-feph.org/european-accessibility-summit-2022-from-policy-into-practice/
Jun 23, 2022 - <span style="font-weight: 400;">The European Accessibility Summit held its second edition in a hybrid event with the participation of speakers...
accessibility summiteuropeanpolicypracticedisability
https://www.edf-feph.org/webinar-on-horizon-europe-funding-program/
Jan 12, 2022 - One of the main priorities for EDF in coming years is to strengthen our movement by building the capacity among our members in the area of knowledge, skills,...
european disability forumfunding programwebinarhorizon
https://www.edf-feph.org/ai-act-agreement-partial-win-on-accessibility/
Mar 13, 2024 - The agreement by European Institutions on the so-called “Artificial Intelligence Act” includes a few worthwhile provisions, even though it falls short of...
european disability forumai actagreementpartialwin
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/edf-position-paper-on-mobile-eu-citizens-directives/
Sep 13, 2022 - According to the European Union (EU) Treaties, EU citizenship provides for the right to vote and stand as candidate in municipal and European Parliament...
position papereu citizensedfmobiledirectives
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-czech-presidency-of-the-council-impact-on-disability-rights/
Sep 1, 2022 - The Czech Republic has held the Presidency of the EU Council since 1 July 2022. The rotating nature of the Presidency means that the country will coordinate...
disability rightsczechpresidencycouncilimpact
https://www.edf-feph.org/turning-vision-into-action-edf-co-hosted-the-71st-whos-side-event-on-the-highest-attainable-standard-of-health-for-persons-with-disabilities/
Oct 1, 2021 - <h3>EDF co-hosted the 71st WHO’s side event on the highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities</h3> “We can live in a...
european disability forumturningvisionaction
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/gender-mainstreaming-toolkit/
May 22, 2024 - Gender and disability are two key issues that for a long period, have been promoted separately by disability and feminist advocates. However, women with...
european disability forumgender mainstreamingtoolkit
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/infographic-female-genital-mutilation-and-disability/
Oct 12, 2023 - Female Genital Mutilation Survivors with disabilities are less likely to have their rights upheld and less likely to have support. To support our members’...
female genital mutilationeuropean foruminfographicdisability
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/edf-annual-report-2019/
Jun 10, 2021 - Find in this document all the EDF achivements during 2019. This report was co-funded by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme. The...
european disability forumannual reportedf
https://www.edf-feph.org/concord-equality-day-making-the-eus-global-action-inclusive/
Mar 24, 2023 - On the 21<sup>st</sup> of March we participated in the first ever “<strong>CONCORD Equality Day: Are the EU’s international partnerships...
equality dayglobal actionconcordmakingeu
https://www.edf-feph.org/events-slug/european-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-2024/
Nov 19, 2024 - The 2024 European Day of Persons with Disabilities (EDPD) conference will take place in Brussels on 28-29 November. Hosted by the European Commission in...
european daydisability forumpersonsdisabilities
https://www.edf-feph.org/events-slug/dare-event-exploring-voice-power-and-change/
Apr 20, 2022 - <em>The Marie Skłodowska</em>–<em>Curie</em> Innovative Training Network DARE (Disability Advocacy Research in Europe) is...
european disability forumdareeventexploringvoice
https://www.edf-feph.org/reasons-to-vote-in-the-european-elections-what-does-the-eu-do-for-you/
May 30, 2024 - The actions taken and decisions made by the EU can seem far away from us, but this is not the case. Whether through the rollout of legislation to advance our...
european electionsreasonsvote
https://www.edf-feph.org/eu-institutions-failing-its-staff-with-disabilities-un-experts-hear/
Mar 11, 2025 - EU Institutions are not only lagging on implementing the <a...
eu institutionsfailingstaffdisabilitiesun
https://www.edf-feph.org/swedish-presidency-of-the-council-few-prospects-on-disability/
Jan 12, 2023 - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sweden has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the first half of 2023. It is the last...
swedishpresidencycouncilprospectsdisability
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-eu-care-strategy-is-promising-but-lacks-binding-measures/
Sep 8, 2022 - On 7 September 2022, the European Commission launched its European Care Strategy. The Commission hopes it will <a...
eucarestrategypromisinglacks
https://www.edf-feph.org/events-slug/wai-coop-first-open-meeting/
Jun 22, 2021 - The Web Accessibility Initiative Communities of Practice project (<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/projects/wai-coop/">WAI-CooP...
european disability forumfirst openwaicoopmeeting
https://disabilityphilanthropy.org/foundation-giving-for-disability/key-findings/
Sep 21, 2023 - The Disability & Philanthropy Forum is a hub for learning about disability inclusion in philanthropy.
key findingsdisabilityampphilanthropyforum
https://www.edf-feph.org/testimonials-on-access-to-health/
Dec 7, 2021 - <strong> </strong>On the 2<sup>nd</sup> of December, EDF published testimonials on access to healthcare and the right to health of...
european disability forumtestimonialsaccesshealth
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-european-parliament-a-forum-for-all-persons-with-disabilities/
May 23, 2023 - On 23 May, the European Parliament and the European Disability Forum renewed their longstanding partnership to host the “<a...
european parliamentforumpersons
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-proposed-regulation-on-protection-of-vulnerable-adults-must-be-amended/
Nov 6, 2023 - <span data-contrast="auto">We are extremely concerned by the current text of the </span><a class=""...
proposedregulationprotectionadultsmust
https://www.edf-feph.org/disability-policies-under-the-slovenian-presidency-of-the-council/
Aug 27, 2021 - As of 1 July 2021, Slovenia holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU for the next 6 months. Disability is not one of the top priorities, but...
slovenian presidencydisabilitypoliciescouncileuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/european-parliament-worst-in-class-on-digital-accessibility/
Dec 16, 2022 - The low score of the European Parliament, a barely passing grade of 55.8 out of 100, was revealed in the new report “<a...
european parliamentdigital accessibilitydisability
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/edf-youth-committee-2022-annual-report/
Aug 24, 2023 - 2022 was an important year for the EDF Youth Committee. During the year, the Youth Committee experienced significant milestones and involvement in various...
european disability forumyouth committeeannual reportedf
https://www.edf-feph.org/mobile-eu-citizens-with-disabilities-deserve-equal-political-rights/
Sep 13, 2022 - This position paper was prepared to contribute to the revision of the two Council Directives: one on <a...
eu citizenspolitical rightsmobiledisabilitiesdeserve
https://www.edf-feph.org/new-report-finds-serious-gaps-in-disability-inclusive-eu-aid/
Dec 12, 2025 - Our new report shows that the European Union EU is falling far short of its obligations and commitment to deliver disability-inclusive humanitarian aid. The...
new reportfindsseriousgapsdisability
https://www.edf-feph.org/eu-signs-declaration-on-social-priorities-for-coming-years/
Apr 18, 2024 - The <a href="https://belgian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/media/bj0adazv/declaration-finale.pdf">La Hulpe Declaration on the Future of the...
eusignsdeclarationsocialpriorities
https://www.edf-feph.org/from-preparedness-to-response-the-eu-civil-protection-forum-2024/
Jun 19, 2024 - We participated in the <a href="https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/CPF2024">Civil Protection Forum 2024</a>, a key...
civil protectionpreparednessresponseeuforum
https://www.edf-feph.org/events-slug/european-regional-disability-summit/
Oct 9, 2024 - <span data-contrast="auto">Following the model of the Global Disability Summit 2022 (GDS2022), the co-hosts of GDS2025 have recommended the...
europeanregionaldisabilitysummitforum
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/joint-statement-building-an-inclusive-european-union-of-equality/
Mar 25, 2024 - We, the undersigned equality and anti-discrimination organisations, call on the European Union’s leaders and European Institutions to ensure equality,...
joint statementeuropean unioninclusive
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/guide-to-accessible-trade-unions-and-collective-bargaining/
Sep 7, 2021 - When we look at the issues faced by persons with disabilities in employment, we see not only issues in accessing the open labour market but also in relation to...
trade unionscollective bargainingguideaccessibleeuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/edf-proposals-for-a-new-eu-electoral-law/
Oct 15, 2021 - The European Disability Forum welcomes the European Parliament <a...
electoral lawedfproposalsneweu
https://www.edf-feph.org/disability-hungarian-presidency-of-the-council/
Jul 17, 2024 - Hungary has taken over the <a href="https://hungarian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/">Presidency of the Council of the European...
disability issueshungarianpresidencycouncileuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/eu-budget-post-2027-social-spending-must-be-reinforced/
Jul 17, 2025 - The Commission’s proposal for the EU Budget post-2027 is better than in recent reports, but it must be drastically improved to advance social inclusion and...
eu budgetsocial spendingpostmustreinforced
https://www.edf-feph.org/edf-position-paper-on-disability-rights-in-civil-judicial-cooperation/
Apr 4, 2022 - EDF adopted a position paper on disability rights in civil judicial cooperation. This document was prepared to contribute to the <a...
position paperdisability rightsjudicial cooperationedfcivil
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-eesc-approves-opinion-on-eu-disability-card/
May 4, 2023 - The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has (unanimously) approved the Opinion on the EU Disability Card. The document, proposed by our President...
disability cardeescopinioneu
https://www.edf-feph.org/events-slug/wai-coop-open-meeting-11-october-2022/
Sep 30, 2022 - The Web Accessibility Initiative Communities of Practice project (<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/projects/wai-coop/">WAI-CooP...
european disability forumopen meetingwaicoop
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/plug-and-pray-2018/
Aug 9, 2022 - A disability perspective on artificial intelligence, automated decision-making and emerging technologies - 2018
european disability forumplugpray
https://www.edf-feph.org/a-silenced-truth-forced-sterilisation-must-be-criminalised/
Nov 27, 2023 - <blockquote>I was crying and asking them please not to put me to sleep. I was saying please let me have a child, only one (...) every time I see the...
forced sterilisationsilencedtruthmusteuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/edf-joins-ergos-open-letter-to-stand-and-condemn-police-brutality/
Aug 2, 2021 - <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8399" src="https://www.edf-feph.org/content/uploads/2021/06/ETR-small.gif" alt="logo easy...
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https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/my-rights-in-the-eu-as-a-person-with-disabilities/
Dec 10, 2024 - Do you truly know your rights as a person with a disability in the EU? Do you know where to turn if you experience discrimination? This report is designed to...
rightseupersondisabilities
https://www.edf-feph.org/bonn-conference-on-climate-action-new-brief-on-disability-inclusion/
Jul 18, 2025 - We, together with the International Disability Alliance, attended the <a href="https://unfccc.int/sb62">Bonn Climate Change Meetings</a>,...
bonn conferenceclimate actionnew briefdisability inclusion
https://www.edf-feph.org/newsroom-news-how-many-persons-disabilities-live-eu/
Jan 5, 2021 - <div class="noticia"> The most current and accurate estimate points at <strong>over 100 million persons with disabilities</strong>...
manypersonsdisabilitiesliveeu
https://www.edf-feph.org/resources-and-knowledge-to-the-accessibleeu-centre/
Nov 29, 2021 - One of the flagship initiatives of the new EU Disability Rights Strategy is the creation in 2022 of a resource centre for accessibility called AccessibleEU. We...
european disability forumresourcesknowledgeaccessibleeucentre
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/edf-youth-committee-2023-annual-report/
Aug 7, 2024 - <p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2023, the new Youth Committee was engaged and present in both EDF’s work and the youth movement.</p>...
european disability forumyouth committeeannual reportedf
https://www.edf-feph.org/newsroom-news-high-level-political-forum-2018-what-happened-there/
Jan 5, 2021 - New York, 20 July 2018. The third edition of the <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2018">High Level Political Forum...
high levelpolitical forumhappenedeuropeandisability
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/combating-violence-against-women-with-disabilities-a-guide-on-grevio/
Nov 25, 2024 - <p style="font-weight: 400;">Women with disabilities, making up 25.9% of women in the EU, face a significantly higher risk of violence—2 to 5...
violencewomendisabilitiesguidegrevio
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/disabilityhub-europe-the-2030-agenda-sdgs-and-disability/
Oct 4, 2022 - The seventh anniversary of the <strong>2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals</strong> was recently celebrated in a scenario marked by...
europeagendasdgsdisability
https://www.edf-feph.org/publications/toolkit-inclusion-of-refugees-with-disabilities/
Mar 24, 2022 - This toolkit aims to inform our community of members and partners, in particular organisations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) in Europe, about the...
toolkitinclusionrefugeesdisabilitieseuropean
https://www.edf-feph.org/eu-to-promote-disability-rights-globally/
Dec 16, 2022 - <h5>EDF welcomes the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the EUs newly launched Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy...
disability rightseuropean forumpromoteglobally
https://www.edf-feph.org/newsroom-news-we-want-accessible-and-inclusive-european-development-days/
Jul 6, 2021 - <div class="noticia"> The annual <a href="https://eudevdays.eu/">European Development Days (EDD)</a> organised by the...
open letterdevelopment dayswantaccessibleinclusive
https://disabilityphilanthropy.org/meet-the-team/
Oct 8, 2025 - The Disability & Philanthropy Forum is a hub for learning about disability inclusion in philanthropy.
meetteamdisabilityampphilanthropy
https://www.edf-feph.org/international-focus-on-disability-g7-ministerial-meeting/
Oct 11, 2024 - We hosted an information session on 19 June to explore how to engage in two significant international events focused on disability issues: the <a...
international focuseuropean forumdisabilityministerialmeeting
https://www.edf-feph.org/events-slug/european-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-2025/
Oct 10, 2025 - The 2025 European Day of Persons with Disabilities (EDPD) Conference will take place in Brussels on 4-5 December. Hosted by the European Commission in...
european daydisability forumpersonsdisabilities
https://www.edf-feph.org/world-health-organisation-acts-on-health-of-persons-with-disabilities/
Sep 5, 2022 - The World Health Organisation will adopt a framework on health for persons with disabilities on 13 September. Delegates will discuss and adopt the...
world health organisationactspersonsdisabilities
https://www.edf-feph.org/the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-persons-with-disabilities/
Oct 30, 2024 - EDF dedicated its 2020 Human Rights Report to the issue of <a...
impactcostlivingcrisispersons
https://www.eac.gov/video-player-2020-elections-disability-accessibility-and-security-forum
As the 2020 elections rapidly approach, the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) designed a forum to address growing concerns regarding accessibility and...
video playersecurity forumelectionsdisabilityaccessibility