Congratulations to our Secretary General Ana Peláez for receiving the well-deserved Spanish National award on Disability 'Reina Letizia' on the category of gender equality !

Follow our #InclusiveTech in employment conference on 11 May. We will present the findings of our report and discuss:
▶️Assistive tech
▶️Reasonable accommodation
▶️Digital skills

Register for live stream: edf-feph.org/events-slug/eu…

¿Recuerdas quién se hizo merecedor del #PremioEuropeoCarlosV 🏆 en 2022? Fue European Disability Forum. Si no recuerdas lo que es, sus objetivos y de qué manera desarrolla su labor, te recomendamos que veas este vídeo 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=b0ryzI…

This week, the EU and its Member States adopted the La Hulpe Declaration, setting the tone for future social policy.

We welcome it and its focus on strengthening the #EUDisabilityStrategy and better integrating disability issues into EU policies.

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Today also in euronews #Business , a full interview with our President Ioannis Vardakastanis:

'Will the new #EUDisabilityCard guarantee freedom of movement for everyone?'

Watch:

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Today, euronews #RealEconomy 's report focuses on the #EUDisabilityCard .

Our President Ioannis Vardakastanis and our members from NSIOS_Slovenija shared their opinions in the report.

Watch:
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The #EUAccessibilitySummit 2024 is only 3 weeks away!

🗓️7 May, 9:30-18:00 CEST
📰Read the latest updates on panels bit.ly/EAS2024 and speakers: edf-feph.org/european-acces…

Don't forget to register for our annual event supported by Microsoft European Affairs: bit.ly/EAS24Register

One year ago, Council of Europe Social Rights condemned France for failing its citizens with disabilities after a complaint by us and Inclusion Europe with the support of our French members.

After 1 year, our members decry that nothing has changed.

Read the complaint:
edf-feph.org/the-council-of…

The #DisabilityVote is crucial in the EU elections!

Persons with disabilities are still underrepresented as voters, candidates and elected officials. Voting is vital in shaping an EU that reflects our needs and priorities.

Don't miss your chance to #UseYourVote !

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Today, we met with the Hungarian Minister of State, Mr Attila Fülöp to present our priorities for the upcoming EU Presidency. He stated that employment of persons with disabilities will be high on the agenda.

The #DisabilityVote is crucial in the EU elections!

Persons with disabilities are still underrepresented as voters, candidates and elected officials. Voting is vital in shaping an EU that reflects our needs and priorities.

Don't miss your chance to #UseYourVote !

European Parliament

The EU did not vote to ratify the proposition that would make forceful sterilization be considered as a gender-based violence. It’s crucial for all the countries in Europe to follow Spain's example and declare this violence as illegal and immoral

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Soufiane is the accessibility expert at Inclusion Europe.

In this testimonial, he discusses barriers in voting as a person with intellectual disabilities, and the importance of accessible information in the EU elections.

#DisabilityVote #VotersOfEurope ⬇️
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The EU failed to criminalise forced sterilisation in the #EndVAW directive.

But the fight is not over - the responsibility lies now with EU countries to criminalise and #EndForcedSterilisation !

Find out why in this Reuters Catarina Demony report: reuters.com/world/europe/c…

Our #EndForcedSterilisation campaign highlighted today in Reuters !

We call on all European countries to finally criminalise sterilisation of persons with disabilities - no delays, no excuses!

People with disabilities have been ignored by political parties in their digital offerings ahead of the #EUelections2024 , according to a report published today. What was the least worst performing party in the accessibility tests? Find it out on euronews.
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