Autism-Europe team at the #EDPD2025 ✨🤩

Markus Schefer (UN CRPD Committee) pointed out that Persons with disabilities face a dearth of administrative hurdles when exercising their right to freedom of movement in the EU. #EDPD2025

We extend a huge congratulations to Zaragoza in Spain for taking home the first prize in the #AccessCityAward 2026! 🎉 We thank all nominees and prize winners for their commitment to improving accessibility. #EDPD2025

During the Panel 1 Q&A at #EDPD2025, Ettore Foccardi, Board Member of Autism-Europe, spoke on the urgent need to support autistic people with high support needs.

The #EDPD2025 is starting.
Join us for:
- #DisabilityRights Strategy
- Inclusive #EUBudget

Tomorrow:
- #AccessCity Awards
- Preparedness

Follow online: webcast.ec.europa.eu/the-european...

“#EDPD2025 is not merely a space for reflection. It must be a space for direction. A space where we acknowledge the realities that persons with disabilities face, but also where we gather our collective strength and commit to action.”

Tune in now for the #AccessCity Awards announcement: t.co/9lwO2987bK

#EDPD2025 #EUDisabilityRights

Messages of ENIL co-chair Nadia Hadad at the #EDPD2025

No more EU Funding for institutions!

Implement the 18 Pillars of IL now!

Access to our FURI report is available here: www.bridge-eu.org/furi

Access to our input to the EU Disability Strategy here: enil.eu/wp-content/u...

We are at the #EDPD2025 Conference, organised annually by the @ec.europa.eu and @myedf.bsky.social

Celebrate Disability Rights Week with us and follow this high-level event online:
webcast.ec.europa.eu/the-european...

We're back at the #EDPD2025 for day 2! Ana Gallego, DG Justice and Consumers, opens the Access City Award Ceremony. "Since 2010, the Access City Award has celebrated cities making an outstanding effort to become accessible."

🌍Today marks the European Day Of Persons With Disabilities.

Invisible disabilities can often go unnoticed yet their impact is real.

Watch our colleagues share their personal stories about living with a disability or supporting someone who does.

#EDPD2025

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...

Eurochild, together with members Cedar Foundation (Bulgaria) and MODS (Serbia) is joining the #EDPD2025 exploring the path toward a fair, resilient, & inclusive Union.
Read about their work with children on our website:
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In April 2024, the Council of Ministers approved Cyprus’s first separate National Strategy for Autism and Action Plan. This comprehensive framework includes 53 actions across seven pillars covering the individual's entire lifespan. #EDPD2025 #Cyprus

Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of @myedf.bsky.social, welcomed participants at the #EDPD2025.

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"

#EDPD2025