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The European Disability Forum (EDF) is collecting stories from persons with disabilities who have faced barriers when looking for accessible, affordable, and suitable housing. We will use these stories to support our advocacy work, including our campaign on the Affordable Housing Act. Personal testimonies help us show decision-makers the real impact of barriers faced by persons […] The post EDF…
Following the public consultation on the draft Delegated Act on the European Disability Card Directive in April 2026, the European Commission has published the final text on 1 July. A “Delegated Act” is an EU law that adds technical details to a legislation that has already been adopted. In this case, the Act sets […] The post Delegated Act on the European Disability Card Directive adopted…
The European Disability Forum (EDF) has launched its Manifesto on the Rights of Young Persons with Disabilities to mark International Youth Day 2026. The Manifesto, based on a survey of youth with disabilities across Europe, focuses on 3 calls: The right to live in a just and accessible society The right to form your own future The right […] The post Launch of EDF Manifesto on the Rights of Young…
Lydia Vlagsma, one of the co-chairs of the Youth Committee, participated in a Youth Dialogue meeting on tourism organised by the European Commission. She shared the challenges for young persons with disabilities when travelling with the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Tzitzikostas, and with other youth advocates. This EU Youth Dialogue brought 20 […] The post Youth…
The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Regulation on the protection of adults across borders, an important step forward for adults who need support in another EU country. The agreed text reflects several long-standing demands from the disability movement, especially on supported decision-making, legal capacity, privacy and respect for a […] The post EU agrees to…
Our analysis of the Intergenerational Fairness Strategy shows that while it acknowledges several of the barriers faced by young persons with disabilities, it omits actions on older persons. We call on the European Commission to reinforce its approach to older persons and to develop our three for fairness for young persons with disabilities: economic freedom; […] The post Strategy on…
We are calling on the EU to ensure that disability rights are fully reflected in the next EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy. We presented our recommendations during the European External Action Service’s civil society consultation on 2 July. The discussion comes at an important moment, as there is no separate disability action […] The post EU Human Rights and Democracy Action Plan must…
A group of disability and human rights organisations launched a call to the Council of Europe to definitively abandon a draft Additional Protocol on mental health care that would solidify the use of coercion and forced treatment. The group’s call follows a letter from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also […] The post Disability organisations and UN experts call on…
Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2026. The Council is one of the 3 main EU institutions, and its Presidency changes every 6 months. This means Ireland will now chair all the relevant Council formations and technical bodies, such as the Education, Employment, and Social Affairs Council […] The post Disability Rights in the Irish Presidency of the Council…
The agreement reached by the EU Institutions on the enforcement of EU passenger rights leaves those with disabilities unprotected. The EU Institutions reached a provisional agreement on 25 June on a raft of changes to passenger rights, focused on enforcement, multimodal transport and targeted changes to air passenger rights (on top of those agreed on […] The post Enforcement of passenger rights:…
