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Thursday, September 15, 2011

European Disability Forum : The representative organisation of persons with disabilities in Europe

AN INDEPENDENT NGO
The European Disability Forum is an independent NGO that represents the interests of 80 million Europeans with disabilities.

WE ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
EDF is the only European platform run by persons with disabilities and their families.

THE FRONT RUNNERS FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS
EDF was created in 1996 by its member organsiations to make sure decisions concerning disabled people are taken with and by disabled people.

European Disability Forum | About us | Sign language

YouTube Uploaded by MyEDF on Oct 6, 2009

The European Disability Forum translates its website in International Sign language:
The work of EDF covers all fields of European Union competence and a great number of initiatives. Although the European institutions might seem far for many citizens, the decisions taken by the European Union, which are the result of negotiations between all Member States, have a direct impact on disabled peoples lives. That is why, the role of EDF is so important in monitoring all EU initiatives and in proposing new legislation to advance disabled peoples rights.

# For European Disability Forum visit: http://www.edf-feph.org/

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