
Disability Rights, Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence must be inclusive of the deaf perspective
On March 31st, EUD joined the conference “Disability Rights, Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence” organised by

European Commissioner for Equality, Ms Helena Dalli, updates the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021–2030
On March 23rd, EUD joined the public hearing of the Committee on Employment and Social

Ernst & Young Workshop on the Impact Assessment for the EU Disability Card
EUD was invited by Ernst & Young (EY) to attend a workshop, on 22nd March

The Public hearing of the Employment Committee – update on the European Semester
On March 13th, EUD joined the public hearing of the Employment Committee (EMCO) – the

EUD attends the open meeting on the “Web Accessibility Initiative Communities of Practice” (WAI-Coop)
On 7th of March, EUD attended the open meeting on “Web Accessibility Initiative Communities of

Web Accessibility Action Plan
In January 2023, the European Commission published its Web Accessibility Action Plan 2022-2025 (the Plan)

UN Special Rapporteur on Disability Rights, Mr Gerard Quinn, publishes his report on his visit to the European Union
Last month, in February 2023, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability Rights, Mr Gerard

EUD joined the exchange of views with civil society organised by the European Centre of Expertise (ECE)
On February 16th 2023, EUD attended the European Commission’s (EC) meeting to “Exchange of views

5th EU Disability Platform meeting
On 14th February 2023, EUD attended the 5th European Commission’s (the Commission) Disability Platform meeting

EUD provides feedback on the EU Commission’s Call for Evidence on the EU Disability Card
Among the initiatives of the new Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2021

Web Accessibility Directive Review
The Web Accessibility Directive (WAD), also known as Directive EU 2016/2102, was implemented on 22nd

Report “Towards Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities”, MEP Anne-Sophie Pelletier (France/The Left) – adopted on 13th December 2022 by the European Parliament
On 13th December, MEP Anne-Sophie Pelletier (The Left), as rapporteur, put forward a draft report