
Historic Moment as the EU Parliament adopts the first ever piece of legislation on AI, however it falls short on human rights protections
On Wednesday 13th March 2024, the European Parliament adopted a first of its kind piece

EUD’s Report highlights the barriers faced by deaf women and girls in the EU to accessing their right to protection from all forms of violence
Today, the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) proudly publishes its much-anticipated Report “Combatting Gender-based

EUD’s first webinar of 2024 took place in Lisbon – Combatting Gender-based Violence and Discrimination against Deaf Women and Girls using the EU Pillar of Social Rights
On Saturday, 2nd March, EUD held its first webinar of 2024 on the topic of

The EU Takes Historic Step to Combat Violence Against Women but fails to criminalise rape or ban forced-sterilisation
On 6th February 2024, the EU Council and the EU Parliament reached a provisional agreement

FTS Workshop Highlights Digital Inclusion Efforts in Namur
On January 29th, 2024, Namur, Belgium, hosted a significant event as part of the Free

EUD Policy Recommendations on the establishment of targets for the employment of deaf people
We are pleased to present our latest policy recommendations on access to the labour market

Publication of EUD Policy Recommendations on the Access to Healthcare for Deaf Persons in the EU
The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) is delighted to release the “Policy Recommendations on

Civil Society Consultation on implementing the WHO European Framework for action to achieve the highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities 2022-2030
On Wednesday, 26th April, EUD was invited to Civil Society Consultation on implementing the World

Publication of EUD Policy Recommendations on the European Disability Card
In 2023, the European Commission will start working on its proposal for the European Disability

Celebrating the Web Accessibility Directive Second Anniversary – IAAP & EDF Virtual Public Event
On 23rd September 2022, in celebration of the EU Web Accessibility Directive’s second anniversary, the

General Comment No.8 on the right to work and employment is published by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
On 8th September 2022, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities released its

EUD Policy Recommendations – Access to labour market for deaf persons in the EU
Access to work and employment is a fundamentally important right. The empowerment through employment, self-employment