The European Disability Card and the European Parking Card are initiatives aimed at tackling the obstacles encountered by people with disabilities while travelling in EU countries other than their own. Designed to provide holders with recognised proof of their disability status, these cards streamline access to services, promote free movement and support equal rights within the EU.

European Disability Card

Європейське посвідчення особи з інвалідністю та Європейська паркувальна картка особи з інвалідністю — це ініціативи, спрямовані на подолання перешкод, з якими стикаються люди з обмеженими можливостями під час подорожей до інших, ніж власна країна, країн ЄС. Ці посвідчення розроблені для того, щоб утримувачі мали при собі визнаний доказ їхнього статусу інвалідності. Вони спрощують доступ до послуг, сприяють вільному пересуванню та підтримці рівних прав всередині ЄС.

Європейське посвідчення особи з інвалідністю

In March 2021, the European Commission adopted the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030. The Strategy builds on the results of the previous European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, which paved the way to a barrier-free Europe and to empower persons with disabilities so they can enjoy their rights and participate fully in society and economy.

Despite the progress made in the past decade, persons with disabilities still face considerable barriers and have a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion.

The objective of this Strategy is to progress towards ensuring that all persons with disabilities in Europe, regardless of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation enjoy their human rights, have equal opportunities, equal access to participate in society and economy, are able to decide where, how and with whom they live, move freely in the EU regardless of their support needs and no longer experience discrimination.

The EU and its Member States are committed to improving social and economic situation of disabled people building on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and on the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. The European Union and all its Member States are party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

European Disability Strategy

Almost one in six people in the EU aged 15 and over lives with some kind of disability. As the population ages, this number is expected to rise significantly.

The Commission's European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, adopted in 2010, provides guidance for implementing the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), to which the EU is a party.

Key products and services, such as smartphones, ATMs, ticketing machines and banking services, will be made more accessible to people with disabilities. 80 million people in the EU live with a disability.

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5th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities event ' Building an inclusive future for persons with disabilities in the EU '

Conference - ' Addressing the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian actions. A European perspective '

Marianne THYSSEN - Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marek PLURA

Seminar : ' Barrier free Europe. European Disability Card '

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.: Nils Wöbke, capito MV

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.: Art guide: Felix Jedlink and Jürgen Zarpentin- Step by step XII, by Tomasz Tatarczyk

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.:Art Guide: Maik Penning - Globus by Zbigniew Rogalski

Yannis VARDAKASTANIS, President of the European Disability Forum (EDF), gives an opening statement ahead of the event "Building an inclusive future for persons with disabilities in the EU". This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Parliament of persons with disabilities - "Building an inclusive future for persons with disabilities in the EU": statement by Yannis VARDAKASTANIS, President of the European Disability Forum (EDF)

EP President, Roberta METSOLA gives the opening address at the 5th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities “Building an inclusive future for persons with disabilities in the EU”. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Parliament of persons with disabilities - "Building an inclusive future for persons with disabilities in the EU": opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

The 5th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities (EPPD) 2023 is a one-day event that unites over 600 disability advocates, policymakers and other stakeholders. It serves as a platform to discuss the rights of persons with disabilities and decide on the political demands of the European Disability Movement. Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS, President of the European Disability Forum (EDF) open the event. Extracts and atmosphere shots. In view of the upcoming European elections in 2024, the delegates of the 5th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities will adopt the Manifesto with the aim of guiding the political programmes of candidates for the European Parliament, the future European Commission appointed after the elections, and all the relevant policies affecting the future of persons with disabilities in Europe and beyond.

European Parliament of persons with disabilities: extracts and atmosphere

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate the protection of persons with disabilities through petitions.

The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions - lessons learnt: MEPs debate

Speech by Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS, Member of the EC in charge of Health and Food Safety, and Antonio TAJANI, EP President. on the occasion of the World Down Syndrome Day, in the EP in Brussels. Statements

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