Labour newcomer Marie Tidball, who has physical impairments, warns disabled MPs are forced to reinvent the wheel to get the help they need on the Westminster estate.
Commons leader Lucy Powell tells POLITICO a new review will consider whether long hours are excluding MPs with disabilities and impairments.
For people with disabilities in France, finding accessible housing is particularly challenging. From emergency shelters unfit for mobility needs to social housing failing wheelchair users, the housing crisis hits disabled residents hardest and pushes …
Air traffic controller shortages, soaring travel demand, a surge of airport near-collisions and complaints of congressional dysfunction escalated before the U.S. saw its first fatal domestic airline crash since 2009.
Building inclusion: Cafรฉ Joyeux empowers people with disabilities in Lisbon
Taking place from 2-6 December, Disability Rights Week will advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and for their voices to be heard.Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCommittee on Culture and EducationCommittee on Employment an…
More than 25% of EU citizens with disabilities face financial struggles
Dozens of prosecutors reportedly obtained disability certificates from a corrupt medical commission, allowing them to potentially evade the draft and to qualify for larger state pensions.
All the reporters at Norway’s TV BRA are disabled or autistic.
โThe realisation of human rights of persons with disabilities is our top priority,โ said the G7.
One in four adults in the EU have a disability, according to Eurostat. That’s more than 100 million people. And while this summer’s Paralympics no doubt drew attention to the issue in a visible way, the daily struggles of so many people remain largely…
Hundreds of people with disabilities gathered in Brussels to demand a strategic plan to guarantee independence outside residential care homes.
Raes โwas given a symbolic place” on the party’s list “out of respect,” its lead candidate in Aalter said.
The chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities claims that a draft EU regulation on the cross-border protection of adults conflicts with several provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)…
Although there have been some improvements, people with disabilities still face challenges in accessing beaches in Europe. Meet the people fighting to make beaches accessible to all.
Nigar Mammadova, Director of the DOST Centre, advocates for the inclusion of vulnerable groups, emphasising creativity and social engagement to build a more inclusive society for low-income families and people with disabilities.
Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers’ key promise ahead of the sporting event was improved accessibility. But non-profit organisations say not enough has been done to make navigating the French capital easier for people with disabilities.
The Kyiv government is strapped for cash, but millions depend on aid to survive.
Attainment of children with disabilities in England has flatlined or fallen over past decade, according to study
Hundreds of the party’s brand-new MPs are finding their feet in the British parliament following its landslide election victory.
Itโs undocumented โ or under-documented โ special needs folks like my mom whose lives are at risk because of Ukraineโs new turbocharged mobilization law.
Dr. Ceren Kasฤฑm, Postdoctoral
Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Hildesheim, Germany
Photo credit: MesserWoland, via Wikimedia Commons
INTRODUCTION
The first-ever binding European
Union (EU) legal instrument to…
The deals were signed at this week’s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
Report shows voters with disabilities still face difficulties voting across the EU and will be hindered in upcoming elections.
Dr Nikhil Gokani,
Lecturer in Consumer Protection and Public
Health Law at the University of Essex, Chair of the Alcohol Labelling and Health Warning
International Expert Group at the European Alcohol Policy Alliance,
Vice President of the La…
Passengers were left abandoned and humiliated after operator banned staff from providing assistanceEurostar has reversed a new accessibility policy that left a wheelchair user stranded and has retrained its London staff following pressure from the Obse…
This year, we should remember Benjamin Berell Ferencz who led the Nuremberg prosecution of two dozen SS commanders, and his legacy: Law, not war.
Injured soldiers face social stigma โฆ and their numbers have soared.
MEPs gave their final green light to the EU Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.Committee on Employment and Social AffairsCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Human rights NGOs denounced on Wednesday (17 April) the French government’s failure to ensure that the rights of people with disabilities are respected, one year after the Council of Europe issued its reprimands.ย
Attack in Belgorod comes day after devastating strike on Ukrainian port city and amid voting in Russiaโs electionUkrainian war briefingNexta is reporting that there have been 11 attempts to set fire to polling stations in Russia, along with 19 cases of…
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho is charged with steering the U.K. to net zero โ and may yet land a big promotion from her ally the prime minister.
While broadly welcomed for harmonising accessibility measures across the bloc, the agreement on the EU’s first bloc-wide Disability Card is only a first step in securing true freedom of movement within EU countries for people with disabilities, an expe…
Negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the EU Disability Card and the EU Parking Card for persons with disabilities.Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Lawmakers struck a deal on an EU-wide standardised disability card which will allow people with disabilities to enjoy the same benefits and facilities in public and private services throughout Europe โ but it will not come into effect within three and …
Parliament today adopted its mandate for negotiations with the Council on the EU disability card and the parking card for persons with disabilities.Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Kyiv needs more men for the battlefield, but must also balance concerns about the economy, taxes and fairness.
EU lawmakers agreed on Thursday (11 January) on their position for the first EU-wide Disability Card that aims to guarantee a minimum standard of support for persons with disabilities across Europe.ย
The new rules would make it easier for persons with disabilities to travel in the EU by ensuring access to special conditions, including parking, in all member states.Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Three accused of violence against Thรฉodore Luhaka in 2017 that left him with permanent disabilitiesThree police officers have gone on trial north of Paris accused of assaulting a 22-year-old footballer in 2017, in one of the most significant cases of a…
People with intellectual disabilities are legally impeded when it comes to voting in seven EU countries, bringing about a de facto lack of access to voting in the European elections in June, the director of Inclusion Europe campaign groupย told Euractiv…
After being elected to Valenciaโs regional assembly, Galcerรกn says she wants to be seen as a person, not for her disabilityFor decades she battled to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities were part of the conversation. The extent of the pro…
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Voice of
America, via Wikimedia
Commons *Sentences with an asterisk have been updated since the original post in light of later developments. Most recent update: 14 May …
With its Good Living plan, the city wants to overhaul its gray image.
The needs of people with disabilities have been largely neglected in Ukraine, even though their number has greatly increased during the Russian invasion, and efforts to reconstruct the country should address this, European disability rights activists t…
People with disabilities in Serbia face systemic discrimination and live on the edge of poverty, Branko Jokiฤ, president of the Association of People with Disabilities Phoenix told Euractiv Serbia. Although there is no single database on the number of …
War destruction offers a โchanceโ to rebuild Ukraine in a way that considers its changing identity — and with special attention for people with disabilities such as soldiers-amputees, writes Anna Romandash.
From 27 November to 4 December, the Week aims to raise awareness and enhance the public debate to ensure all people with disabilities can exercise their rights.Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP
The care pathway for stroke patients needs to be strengthened in Italy to reduce the burden of disabilities and death in the post-stroke phase according to practitioners and healthcare stakeholders interviewed by Euractiv. In Italy, stroke is the third…
President Joe Biden will use a long-delayed meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to try and stabilize ties with Beijing.
The White House says the two leaders will have โtough conversationsโ aimed at stabilizing ties and preventing a slide toward possible conflict.
The European Parliament is set to implement rules to improve physical and digital accessibility to its premises around the EU for people with disabilities, according to an internal document seen by Euractiv.ย
