Updates from EDF and its members and partners in Ukraine and surrounding countries.
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Welcome to EDF
We are an umbrella organisation of persons with disabilities that defends the interests of over 100 million persons with disabilities in Europe.
We are an independent non-governmental organisation (NGO) that brings together representative organisations of persons with disabilities from across Europe. We are run by persons with disabilities and their families. We are a strong united voice of persons with disabilities in Europe.
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Our latest news
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Human Rights
Disability advocates discuss pressing issues for an inclusive future in Madrid
The Conference “Prepared for the future. Ensuring legal protection and inclusion of persons with disabilities in today’s biggest...
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Executive and Board
Report to members from the Executive Committee meeting in November 2024
The Executive Committee met in Madrid on 7 November ahead of our board meeting and Conference “Prepared for...
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Climate Action
COP29: disability inclusion trailing behind
A delegation from the European Disability Forum is attending COP29 to stress that the UN and climate negotiators...
Read moreRights of persons with disabilities in the European Union
How does the European Union guarantee the rights of persons with disabilities?
Join us in our events
Young LGBTQI+ and disability: is the LGBTQI+ movement really accessible for all? 10th December 2024
Young LGBTQI+ are often facing difficulties to get into the movement. Whether is the disability movement or the...
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Conference on “Prepared for the future. Ensuring legal protection and inclusion of persons with disabilities in today’s biggest challenges” 8th November 2024
The Conference on “Prepared for the future. Ensuring legal protection and inclusion of persons with disabilities in today’s...
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European Regional Disability Summit
Following the model of the Global Disability Summit 2022 (GDS2022), the co-hosts of GDS2025 have recommended the organisation...
Read moreUkraine: Protection and safety of persons with disabilities and their families
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- Subscribe to our “Artificial Intelligence and Disability” – a regular update on Artificial Intelligence, the EU’s policy perspectives and how we ensure that AI empowers people with disabilities and protects us from harm or discrimination.