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08/11/2024

European Commissioners-designate committed to disability rights at hearings and called for a common approach to autism

On 6 November 2024, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Brussels conducted the [...]

19/07/2024

AE welcomes autism research as a priority in the future mandate of the European Commission and calls for a clear commitment for disability rights

On July 18 2024, Ursula Von der Leyen has been re-elected as President of the European [...]

18/06/2021

Council of Europe’s Bioethics committee postpones vote on additional protocol on forced treatment

During its June 1st-2nd, 2021 meeting the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) of the Council of [...]

07/05/2021

Joint statement: Recovery and Resilience Facility must support community inclusion, not segregation

As some Members States have already submitted their National Recovery and Resilience Plans [...]

30/04/2021

Join the UNCRPD committee’s online consultation on deinstitutionalisation in the EU, Western European countries and other States

In 2021, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) is organizing [...]

27/04/2021

Policy brief- Fostering inclusion of autistic children through learning provisions for childminders

The lack of specific learning on autism for professionals was addressed by the ChildIN pilot [...]

12/03/2021

European Parliament calls for equal treatment in employment of people with disabilities

On 10 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a report by Member of European Parliament [...]

03/03/2021

EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030

Accomplishing the initiatives envisaged in this strategy will contribute to reducing [...]