European Disability Forum
@myedf.bsky.social
The European Disability Forum defends the interests of 100 million persons with disabilities in Europe. #DisabilityRights
Disability Intergroup asks to Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social for a strong #EUDisabilityRights Strategy:
- Support independent living, employment and personal assistance
- Stop allowing the use of EU funds for institutionalisation
- Accessible housing
More: www.edf-feph.org/eu-disabilit...
- Support independent living, employment and personal assistance
- Stop allowing the use of EU funds for institutionalisation
- Accessible housing
More: www.edf-feph.org/eu-disabilit...
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Disability Intergroup asks to Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social for a strong #EUDisabilityRights Strategy:
- Support independent living, employment and personal assistance
- Stop allowing the use of EU funds for institutionalisation
- Accessible housing
More: www.edf-feph.org/eu-disabilit...
- Support independent living, employment and personal assistance
- Stop allowing the use of EU funds for institutionalisation
- Accessible housing
More: www.edf-feph.org/eu-disabilit...
Coercion has no place in #MentalHealth!
Europe needs to focus on a "human rights" approach.
Today, 11 MEPs and 9 disability organisations are calling on the Council of Europe to drop its harmful additional protocol that solidifies coercion and forced placement:
www.edf-feph.org/disability-o...
Europe needs to focus on a "human rights" approach.
Today, 11 MEPs and 9 disability organisations are calling on the Council of Europe to drop its harmful additional protocol that solidifies coercion and forced placement:
www.edf-feph.org/disability-o...
Disability organisations and MEPs call on Council of Europe to drop harmful protocol - European Disability Forum
11 Members of the European Parliament and 9 disability organisations called on the Council of Europe to follow its Parliamentary Assembly’s advice, and withdraw a Protocol that would solidify the use ...
www.edf-feph.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Coercion has no place in #MentalHealth!
Europe needs to focus on a "human rights" approach.
Today, 11 MEPs and 9 disability organisations are calling on the Council of Europe to drop its harmful additional protocol that solidifies coercion and forced placement:
www.edf-feph.org/disability-o...
Europe needs to focus on a "human rights" approach.
Today, 11 MEPs and 9 disability organisations are calling on the Council of Europe to drop its harmful additional protocol that solidifies coercion and forced placement:
www.edf-feph.org/disability-o...
Persons with disabilities across the EU face disproportionate hate speech, harassment and violence, online and offline, yet remain inadequately protected.
Our updated position paper highlights remaining gaps and key recommendations to strengthen protection.
Our updated position paper highlights remaining gaps and key recommendations to strengthen protection.
Hate speech and hate crime against persons with disabilities – Updated version
Persons with disabilities across the European Union continue to face disproportionate levels of hate speech, harassment and violence. Whether offline or online, these acts are often rooted in stigma,…
www.edf-feph.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Persons with disabilities across the EU face disproportionate hate speech, harassment and violence, online and offline, yet remain inadequately protected.
Our updated position paper highlights remaining gaps and key recommendations to strengthen protection.
Our updated position paper highlights remaining gaps and key recommendations to strengthen protection.
- European Agency for Accessibility.
- Disability Employment Guarantee.
- Measures to support independent living.
- Law on affordability of assistive technology.
four of our many proposals for the next Phase of the #EUDisabilityRights Strategy
Explore them all: www.edf-feph.org/updated-eu-d...
- Disability Employment Guarantee.
- Measures to support independent living.
- Law on affordability of assistive technology.
four of our many proposals for the next Phase of the #EUDisabilityRights Strategy
Explore them all: www.edf-feph.org/updated-eu-d...
February 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
- European Agency for Accessibility.
- Disability Employment Guarantee.
- Measures to support independent living.
- Law on affordability of assistive technology.
four of our many proposals for the next Phase of the #EUDisabilityRights Strategy
Explore them all: www.edf-feph.org/updated-eu-d...
- Disability Employment Guarantee.
- Measures to support independent living.
- Law on affordability of assistive technology.
four of our many proposals for the next Phase of the #EUDisabilityRights Strategy
Explore them all: www.edf-feph.org/updated-eu-d...
We call on the @ec.europa.eu to ensure that the new EU-Anti Trafficking Strategy includes disability rights!
Persons with disabilities:
- are more often targeted.
- receive less support.
- Women and girls with disabilities are particularly at risk.
www.edf-feph.org/not-invisibl...
Persons with disabilities:
- are more often targeted.
- receive less support.
- Women and girls with disabilities are particularly at risk.
www.edf-feph.org/not-invisibl...
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
We call on the @ec.europa.eu to ensure that the new EU-Anti Trafficking Strategy includes disability rights!
Persons with disabilities:
- are more often targeted.
- receive less support.
- Women and girls with disabilities are particularly at risk.
www.edf-feph.org/not-invisibl...
Persons with disabilities:
- are more often targeted.
- receive less support.
- Women and girls with disabilities are particularly at risk.
www.edf-feph.org/not-invisibl...
Good news!
The Parliamentary Assembly of the @coe.int issued a negative opinion on the draft additional protocol of the Oviedo Convention.
We have been fighting this protocol for years. It would cement the use of involuntary treatment and placement in psychiatry.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the @coe.int issued a negative opinion on the draft additional protocol of the Oviedo Convention.
We have been fighting this protocol for years. It would cement the use of involuntary treatment and placement in psychiatry.
Negative opinion on draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention a win for disability rights
We welcome the unanimous decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) to adopt a negative opinion on the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention. This Protocol,…
www.edf-feph.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Good news!
The Parliamentary Assembly of the @coe.int issued a negative opinion on the draft additional protocol of the Oviedo Convention.
We have been fighting this protocol for years. It would cement the use of involuntary treatment and placement in psychiatry.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the @coe.int issued a negative opinion on the draft additional protocol of the Oviedo Convention.
We have been fighting this protocol for years. It would cement the use of involuntary treatment and placement in psychiatry.
Is the European #DisabilityRights Strategy the next great European landmark?
Only if you share your views with the @ec.europa.eu public consultation - open until 6 February.
Read our guide: www.edf-feph.org/share-your-t...
Only if you share your views with the @ec.europa.eu public consultation - open until 6 February.
Read our guide: www.edf-feph.org/share-your-t...
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Is the European #DisabilityRights Strategy the next great European landmark?
Only if you share your views with the @ec.europa.eu public consultation - open until 6 February.
Read our guide: www.edf-feph.org/share-your-t...
Only if you share your views with the @ec.europa.eu public consultation - open until 6 February.
Read our guide: www.edf-feph.org/share-your-t...
Today, the #EPDisability Intergroup met with Commissioner for Equality Preparedness and Crisis Management @hadjalahbib.bsky.social to discuss:
- the second phase of the EU Disability Rights Strategy
- the next EU budget
- the second phase of the EU Disability Rights Strategy
- the next EU budget
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Today, the #EPDisability Intergroup met with Commissioner for Equality Preparedness and Crisis Management @hadjalahbib.bsky.social to discuss:
- the second phase of the EU Disability Rights Strategy
- the next EU budget
- the second phase of the EU Disability Rights Strategy
- the next EU budget
Our first #DisabilityVoice of 2026 is out!
We reflect on what we’ve achieved together and we highlight the collective work that has strengthened and advanced our rights
It also includes analysis on:
➡️ Cyprus’ EU Council Presidency priorities
➡️ The new EU Consumer Agenda
mailchi.mp/edf-feph/dvj...
We reflect on what we’ve achieved together and we highlight the collective work that has strengthened and advanced our rights
It also includes analysis on:
➡️ Cyprus’ EU Council Presidency priorities
➡️ The new EU Consumer Agenda
mailchi.mp/edf-feph/dvj...
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Our first #DisabilityVoice of 2026 is out!
We reflect on what we’ve achieved together and we highlight the collective work that has strengthened and advanced our rights
It also includes analysis on:
➡️ Cyprus’ EU Council Presidency priorities
➡️ The new EU Consumer Agenda
mailchi.mp/edf-feph/dvj...
We reflect on what we’ve achieved together and we highlight the collective work that has strengthened and advanced our rights
It also includes analysis on:
➡️ Cyprus’ EU Council Presidency priorities
➡️ The new EU Consumer Agenda
mailchi.mp/edf-feph/dvj...
Lawmakers are discussing how protected travellers will be when flying in the EU.
The good: for now, they propose improvements on disability-specific rights.
The bad: these gains may be offset by weaker rules for travellers in general.
Will we see progress?
www.edf-feph.org/air-passenge...
The good: for now, they propose improvements on disability-specific rights.
The bad: these gains may be offset by weaker rules for travellers in general.
Will we see progress?
www.edf-feph.org/air-passenge...
Air Passenger Rights: will we see progress in 2026? - European Disability Forum
Discussions on the Air Passenger Rights proposal (Regulation 261/2004) finally started in June 2025, after a decade-long stalemate. This Wednesday, another step towards a revised law was taken. With t...
www.edf-feph.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Lawmakers are discussing how protected travellers will be when flying in the EU.
The good: for now, they propose improvements on disability-specific rights.
The bad: these gains may be offset by weaker rules for travellers in general.
Will we see progress?
www.edf-feph.org/air-passenge...
The good: for now, they propose improvements on disability-specific rights.
The bad: these gains may be offset by weaker rules for travellers in general.
Will we see progress?
www.edf-feph.org/air-passenge...
Germany Stands Firm: Continued Support for Disability-Inclusive Aid in Ukraine
We welcome the extension of f the initiative 'Empower Ukraine', which provides assistance to 'hard to reach' people- including those with disabilities or living in remote areas.
More: www.edf-feph.org/germany-stan...
We welcome the extension of f the initiative 'Empower Ukraine', which provides assistance to 'hard to reach' people- including those with disabilities or living in remote areas.
More: www.edf-feph.org/germany-stan...
Germany Stands Firm: Continued Support for Disability-Inclusive Aid in Ukraine - European Disability Forum
The German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), in partnership with Christian Blind Mission (CBM), has extended funding for the Empower Ukraine initiative through to mid-2026. This decision reaffirms German...
www.edf-feph.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Germany Stands Firm: Continued Support for Disability-Inclusive Aid in Ukraine
We welcome the extension of f the initiative 'Empower Ukraine', which provides assistance to 'hard to reach' people- including those with disabilities or living in remote areas.
More: www.edf-feph.org/germany-stan...
We welcome the extension of f the initiative 'Empower Ukraine', which provides assistance to 'hard to reach' people- including those with disabilities or living in remote areas.
More: www.edf-feph.org/germany-stan...
Disability in Ukraine has grown due to injuries, violence, and trauma. Many face extreme risks from inaccessible evacuations to disrupted essential services.
Read EUobserver on how they are coping as refugees and why inclusive humanitarian aid is urgent euobserver.com/news/ar56b7c...
Read EUobserver on how they are coping as refugees and why inclusive humanitarian aid is urgent euobserver.com/news/ar56b7c...
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Disability in Ukraine has grown due to injuries, violence, and trauma. Many face extreme risks from inaccessible evacuations to disrupted essential services.
Read EUobserver on how they are coping as refugees and why inclusive humanitarian aid is urgent euobserver.com/news/ar56b7c...
Read EUobserver on how they are coping as refugees and why inclusive humanitarian aid is urgent euobserver.com/news/ar56b7c...
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: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
And about the recent work of Disability Intergroup: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
Read our summary of the #EPDisability Rights Week: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
And about the recent work of Disability Intergroup: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
And about the recent work of Disability Intergroup: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
Read our summary of the #EPDisability Rights Week: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
And about the recent work of Disability Intergroup: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
And the winners of the #AccessCity Awards are...
🥇Zaragoza 🇪🇸
🥈 Valencia 🇪🇸
🥉Rennes 🇫🇷
Congratulations to all the winners!
🥇Zaragoza 🇪🇸
🥈 Valencia 🇪🇸
🥉Rennes 🇫🇷
Congratulations to all the winners!
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
And the winners of the #AccessCity Awards are...
🥇Zaragoza 🇪🇸
🥈 Valencia 🇪🇸
🥉Rennes 🇫🇷
Congratulations to all the winners!
🥇Zaragoza 🇪🇸
🥈 Valencia 🇪🇸
🥉Rennes 🇫🇷
Congratulations to all the winners!
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The #EDPD2025 is starting.
Join us for:
- #DisabilityRights Strategy
- Inclusive #EUBudget
Tomorrow:
- #AccessCity Awards
- Preparedness
Follow online: webcast.ec.europa.eu/the-european...
Join us for:
- #DisabilityRights Strategy
- Inclusive #EUBudget
Tomorrow:
- #AccessCity Awards
- Preparedness
Follow online: webcast.ec.europa.eu/the-european...
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The #EDPD2025 is starting.
Join us for:
- #DisabilityRights Strategy
- Inclusive #EUBudget
Tomorrow:
- #AccessCity Awards
- Preparedness
Follow online: webcast.ec.europa.eu/the-european...
Join us for:
- #DisabilityRights Strategy
- Inclusive #EUBudget
Tomorrow:
- #AccessCity Awards
- Preparedness
Follow online: webcast.ec.europa.eu/the-european...
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: www.edf-feph.org/internationa...
Adequate funding is key to this defending our rights.
We call on the EU and its countries to reverse this trend.
Read: www.edf-feph.org/internationa...
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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: www.edf-feph.org/internationa...
Adequate funding is key to this defending our rights.
We call on the EU and its countries to reverse this trend.
Read: www.edf-feph.org/internationa...
Today, our President, Ioannis Vardakastanis and Deputy Director, Alejandro Moledo, intervene at the #AccessibleEurope event:
- More investment by organisations
- A EU Regulatory agency on #accessibility
- Enforcement of the #AccessibilityAct
- More legislation to close gaps
- More investment by organisations
- A EU Regulatory agency on #accessibility
- Enforcement of the #AccessibilityAct
- More legislation to close gaps
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Today, our President, Ioannis Vardakastanis and Deputy Director, Alejandro Moledo, intervene at the #AccessibleEurope event:
- More investment by organisations
- A EU Regulatory agency on #accessibility
- Enforcement of the #AccessibilityAct
- More legislation to close gaps
- More investment by organisations
- A EU Regulatory agency on #accessibility
- Enforcement of the #AccessibilityAct
- More legislation to close gaps
Today we are at the Accessible Tourism for All conference in Brussels!
With #CESpaces4All project partners and contributions from the @ec.europa.eu, disability rights organisations, and tourism networks, we will explore:
- Good inclusive practices and tools
- Advocating for #AccessibleTourism
With #CESpaces4All project partners and contributions from the @ec.europa.eu, disability rights organisations, and tourism networks, we will explore:
- Good inclusive practices and tools
- Advocating for #AccessibleTourism
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Today we are at the Accessible Tourism for All conference in Brussels!
With #CESpaces4All project partners and contributions from the @ec.europa.eu, disability rights organisations, and tourism networks, we will explore:
- Good inclusive practices and tools
- Advocating for #AccessibleTourism
With #CESpaces4All project partners and contributions from the @ec.europa.eu, disability rights organisations, and tourism networks, we will explore:
- Good inclusive practices and tools
- Advocating for #AccessibleTourism
Nearly 7 in 10 people with disabilities face discrimination when flying.
Our new Human Rights Report released today exposes airlines and systems that still treat passengers with disabilities as an afterthought.
It is time for the EU to take action!
www.edf-feph.org/air-travel-r...
Our new Human Rights Report released today exposes airlines and systems that still treat passengers with disabilities as an afterthought.
It is time for the EU to take action!
www.edf-feph.org/air-travel-r...
Air travel: report exposes multiple barriers for passengers with disabilities
Nearly 7 in 10 people with disabilities consider that they are discriminated against when flying. These are the stark findings of our 9th Human Rights Report: “Rights Delayed: Air Travel for…
www.edf-feph.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Nearly 7 in 10 people with disabilities face discrimination when flying.
Our new Human Rights Report released today exposes airlines and systems that still treat passengers with disabilities as an afterthought.
It is time for the EU to take action!
www.edf-feph.org/air-travel-r...
Our new Human Rights Report released today exposes airlines and systems that still treat passengers with disabilities as an afterthought.
It is time for the EU to take action!
www.edf-feph.org/air-travel-r...
On #VAW Day we call on the EU to protect women and girls with disabilities!
The EU must act now to ban forced sterilisation, ensure accessible services, collect disability-disaggregated data and fully implement the Istanbul Convention and CRPD
The EU must act now to ban forced sterilisation, ensure accessible services, collect disability-disaggregated data and fully implement the Istanbul Convention and CRPD
25 November – EU must combat violence against women and girls with disabilities
Today, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we call on the European Union and EU countries to take strong action to protect the rights, safety, and dignity of women and…
www.edf-feph.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On #VAW Day we call on the EU to protect women and girls with disabilities!
The EU must act now to ban forced sterilisation, ensure accessible services, collect disability-disaggregated data and fully implement the Istanbul Convention and CRPD
The EU must act now to ban forced sterilisation, ensure accessible services, collect disability-disaggregated data and fully implement the Istanbul Convention and CRPD
The @europarl.europa.eu Disability Rights Week is back! From 1 to 5 December, policymakers and civil society meet to keep #DisabilityRights high on the EU agenda.
We will speak at several events to discuss housing, legal capacity, accessibility and more.
More info: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
We will speak at several events to discuss housing, legal capacity, accessibility and more.
More info: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
European Parliament Disability Rights Week: back for its third edition!
From 1 to 5 December 2025, the European Parliament will host its Third Disability Rights Week. This high-level week brings disability issues into focus. Parliamentarians join other policymakers and…
www.edf-feph.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The @europarl.europa.eu Disability Rights Week is back! From 1 to 5 December, policymakers and civil society meet to keep #DisabilityRights high on the EU agenda.
We will speak at several events to discuss housing, legal capacity, accessibility and more.
More info: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
We will speak at several events to discuss housing, legal capacity, accessibility and more.
More info: www.edf-feph.org/european-par...
Heatwaves in Andalucia.
Floods in Belgium.
Climate change is life threatening to persons with disabilities.
Our new briefing reveals the human cost of inaccessible responses, and how climate legislations can be inclusive.
Read 'Disaster by Design': www.edf-feph.org/publications...
Floods in Belgium.
Climate change is life threatening to persons with disabilities.
Our new briefing reveals the human cost of inaccessible responses, and how climate legislations can be inclusive.
Read 'Disaster by Design': www.edf-feph.org/publications...
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Heatwaves in Andalucia.
Floods in Belgium.
Climate change is life threatening to persons with disabilities.
Our new briefing reveals the human cost of inaccessible responses, and how climate legislations can be inclusive.
Read 'Disaster by Design': www.edf-feph.org/publications...
Floods in Belgium.
Climate change is life threatening to persons with disabilities.
Our new briefing reveals the human cost of inaccessible responses, and how climate legislations can be inclusive.
Read 'Disaster by Design': www.edf-feph.org/publications...
People with disabilities and their organisations are still largely shut off from the climate conversation.
Ahead of #COP30, we explored how climate organisations and disability advocates can work together.
Read at @euobserver.com:
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Ahead of #COP30, we explored how climate organisations and disability advocates can work together.
Read at @euobserver.com:
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Why climate solutions need to be disability friendly
It is undeniable that policymakers are responsible for involving persons with disabilities in solutions to address climate change. However, the climate and disability movements must present a united f...
euobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
People with disabilities and their organisations are still largely shut off from the climate conversation.
Ahead of #COP30, we explored how climate organisations and disability advocates can work together.
Read at @euobserver.com:
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Ahead of #COP30, we explored how climate organisations and disability advocates can work together.
Read at @euobserver.com:
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
The #EPDisability Intergroup newsletter is out!
➡️ Update on Intergroup meetings and Members' work on #DisabilityRights
➡️ Interview with MEP @aliciahoms on the EU housing crisis: www.edf-feph.org/interview-wi...
Read: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
Subscribe: edf-feph.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
➡️ Update on Intergroup meetings and Members' work on #DisabilityRights
➡️ Interview with MEP @aliciahoms on the EU housing crisis: www.edf-feph.org/interview-wi...
Read: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
Subscribe: edf-feph.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The #EPDisability Intergroup newsletter is out!
➡️ Update on Intergroup meetings and Members' work on #DisabilityRights
➡️ Interview with MEP @aliciahoms on the EU housing crisis: www.edf-feph.org/interview-wi...
Read: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
Subscribe: edf-feph.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
➡️ Update on Intergroup meetings and Members' work on #DisabilityRights
➡️ Interview with MEP @aliciahoms on the EU housing crisis: www.edf-feph.org/interview-wi...
Read: mailchi.mp/edf-feph.org...
Subscribe: edf-feph.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...