European Disability Forum
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The European Disability Forum defends the interests of 100 million persons with disabilities in Europe. #DisabilityRights
Brussels
Joined May 2009
From the European Parliament's Disability Rights Week to #EDPD2025, December is a highlight for #DisabilityRights in the EU. Read our summary of the #EPDisability Rights Week: https://t.co/98hEbLCrCv And about the recent work of Disability Intergroup: https://t.co/SCz2nlS6pz
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We note that there is a lack of actions on supportting #accessible housing. This must be corrected. Our reaction:
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The European Commission has paid little attention to accessibility in the European Affordable Housing Plan. The lack of concrete measures to ensure affordability of accessible housing will compound...
The affordable housing crisis is affecting millions of Europeans. It is a shared challenge that demands a shared solution. Today we present the first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan to ensure better access to affordable, sustainable and quality housing.
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Legal capacity is a human right, yet across the EU, millions of persons with disabilities are still denied the freedom to make decisions about their own lives. No EU Member State fully complies with Article 12 of the CRPD. On #HumanRightsDay, we urge action: equal recognition
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🇪🇺♿️La @ComisionEuropea concede a #València la Mención Honorífica por emergencias inclusivas. Por primera vez una ciudad europea recibe dos menciones, al quedar en segunda posición en la categoría de Ciudad Accesible. 🏆120.000€ #Accesibilidad #Inclusión #EUAccessCity #EDPD2025
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And the winners of the #AccessCity Awards are... 🥇Zaragoza 🇪🇸 🥈 Valencia 🇪🇸 🥉Rennes 🇫🇷 Congratulations to all the winners! @EU_Justice #EDPD2025
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And the Special Mention to accessibility in housing goes to... Salzburg 🇦🇹
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And the Special Mention to accessibility in emergency preparedness goes to ... Valencia 🇪🇸
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And the Special Mention for Information and Communications Technology goes to... Piacenza 🇮🇹
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Tune in now for the #AccessCity Awards announcement: https://t.co/9lwO2987bK
@EU_Justice #EDPD2025 #EUDisabilityRights
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🗞️ Our December #CSOBulletin is out! 📌Comments on the EU Democracy Shield, #IDPD2025, COP30 & EU-US trade deal 📌Guest articles by @MyEDF & @Green_Europe 📌#CSOInitiative Redes de España 📌Interview on Citizens' Energy Package Read & share: https://t.co/wcCgrHynyK
#EESCPlenary
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"We must acknowledge that the current political environment around us has shifted. The era that celebrated equality, diversity, inclusion, and rights is being replaced by one of exclusion, division and deregulation." But colleagues, remember our history: we will not be silent.
@hadjalahbib Our President @IVardakastanis reminds participant "Europe no longer has the luxury of reflection without action. Not when 100 million persons with disabilities still face systemic exclusion" "Commitments must be at the hear of governments' priorities and budget"
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@hadjalahbib Our President @IVardakastanis reminds participant "Europe no longer has the luxury of reflection without action. Not when 100 million persons with disabilities still face systemic exclusion" "Commitments must be at the hear of governments' priorities and budget"
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@hadjalahbib The EU Presidencies of #Denmark and #Cyprus open the session: - Denmark focus on the need to ensure independent living in the community - Cyprus commits to continue working on a strong #DisabilityRights agency with focus on supported decision-making and support services.
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Commissioner @hadjalahbib opens the Conference calling on everyone to participate in the public consultation for the #DisabilityRights Strategy. "During my mandate, accessibility, independent living and employment will continue to be top priorities"
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The #EDPD2025 is starting. Join us for: - #DisabilityRights Strategy - Inclusive #EUBudget Tomorrow: - #AccessCity Awards - Preparedness Follow online: https://t.co/uA0xFRohot
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Πολύ σημαντική ομιλία @IVardakastanis παρακολουθήστε στις 10 πμ ώρα Ελλάδας ζωντανά από το Ευρωκοινοβούλιο https://t.co/AVmf1lBwXK
@MyEDF #IDPD2025 #DisabilityRights
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📢 In 2019, 400,000 voters with disabilities were denied their right to vote. On #EDPD25, we’re spotlighting the fight for accessible elections! In this episode of our podcast, @MyEDF discusses barriers, best practices & what still needs to change. 🎧 https://t.co/0IAeEjlA0K
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On International Day of Persons with Disabilites #IDPD, we denounce ongoing attacks on funding for civil society. Adequate funding is key to this defending our rights. We call on the EU and its countries to reverse this trend. Read: https://t.co/SqfCmLBASb
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Daniel highlights the barriers passengers with disabilities continue to face when travelling by air and presents the findings of our latest report. Confusion between EU rules leads to wildly different implementation across airlines. The consequences are real: passengers can be
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At #DisabilityRights Week in the @Europarl_EN, our Accessibility Officer, Daniel Casas, joins the @EP_Transport to call for stronger and consistently applied EU passenger rights. Current legislation, and its uneven implementation, continues to fail persons with disabilities.
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