What is life like for young people with disabilities?

🔴50% experience violence
🔴70% struggle to access public services

Ahead of #EDPD2022, drive change with the #EURightsAgency's youth data: https://fra.europa.eu/en/youth

#OurDataYourAlly #EuropeanYearOfYouth #EUDisabilityRights

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EURightsAgency/status/1598587970147307522

What is life like for young people with disabilities?

🔴50% experience violence
🔴70% struggle to access public services

Ahead of #EDPD2022, drive change with the #EURightsAgency's youth data: https://fra.europa.eu/en/youth

#OurDataYourAlly #EuropeanYearOfYouth #EUDisabilityRights

RT @Transport_EU: 🏆Congratulations to 🇸🇪 Skellefteå, winner of the #EUAccessCity Award 2023!

@Skeakommun's plan includes more accessible public transport with low floors, ramps, text screens and audio announcements.♿

#EDPD2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/mobilityweek/status/1597564229199884288

RT @MyEDF: As we close Day 1 of #EDPD2022, we are happy to announce that the @EU_Commission is asking for citizens' views on the upcoming proposal for a #EUDisabilityCard. Share your views to advance #EUDisabilityRights and #UnionOfEquality: https://www.edf-feph.org/share-your-views-on-the-eu-disability-card-deadline-21-december/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/StevensHelga/status/1597713606849622017

🏆Congratulations to 🇸🇪 Skellefteå, winner of the #EUAccessCity Award 2023!

@Skeakommun's plan includes more accessible public transport with low floors, ramps, text screens and audio announcements.♿

#EDPD2022
RT @EU_Social: 🎉 Congrats to the WINNERS of the #EUAccessCity Award 2023!

🥇 Skellefteå 🇸🇪
🥈 Córdoba 🇪🇸
🥉 Ljubljana 🇸🇮

These cities are leading by example and have become a source of inspiration for other EU 🏙️ and beyond 👏

Discover all the awarded ini…

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/Transport_EU/status/1597261915872722946

The 2022 edition of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference took place this week and it was closed by the #EUAccessCity Award ceremony.

Below some photos to relive the most salient moments 📸

#EDPD2022

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1596899146882895872

Launched the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference #EDPD2022, this year with special guests also from #Ukraine

Our objective is for an #inclusiveEurope where all can live without barriers, enjoy equal opportunities and live independently.

@EU_Social

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/helenadalli/status/1596417525239414786

Conclusions #EDPD2022 |

🎙️ John Patrick Clarke, Vice-President @MyEDF
🎙️ @CamillaWalterss, 🇸🇪 Minister for Social Services
🎙️ Alison Crabb, Disability and Inclusion Head of Unit, DG EMPL

#EUDisabilityRights

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1596081744855281664

Session 3️⃣ #EDPD2022 | Violence against persons with disabilities

🎙️ @Guntaan, Vice-President @MyEDF
🎙️ Bianca Faragau, @EU_Justice
🎙️ @IE_OlderPersons, IE @UNHumanRights
🎙️ Sabine Coppens, Alles over Pesten
🎙️ Yevheniya Pavlova, 🇺🇦 National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1596061241931436032

Welcome to Day 2 of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference and 2023 #EUAccessCity Award!

🔴Follow LIVE here➡️https://europa.eu/!BxwJnr

#EDPD2022 #EUDisabilityRights #UnionOfEquality #EUAccessCity

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1596058343554121728

Today at #EDPD2022: "Violence against persons with disabilities".

But I’ve been hearing only about gender-based violence against women.

Yes, women are victimised more than men are, and often by men. But those are general population statistics. I wonder what the statistics are for women vs. men with disabilities – I bet they are very different.

And that’s not even considering non-binary and trans folks. They've not been mentioned today at all. It's as if they don't exist.

(sigh)

Today at #EDPD2022 I’ve been hearing a lot about gender-based violence against women but nothing about violence against men.

I know women are victimised (much) more often in general than men are, and often by men. But those are general population statistics. I wonder what the statistics are for women vs. men with disabilities – I bet they are very different.

And that’s not even considering non-binary and trans folks. They've not been mentioned today at all. It's as if they don't exist.

(sigh)

RT @EUD_Brussels: The EU Commissioner for Equality, @helenadalli, opens the #EDPD2022 - "we are all driven by the same principle – everyone has the right to life without barriers, to enjoy equal opportunities, and to live independently." ✅⚖️

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/StevensHelga/status/1595829667885469702

RT @EUD_Brussels: In the 2nd session of #EDPD2022, EUD Vice-President, @RonitLeven asked about the EU's recognition of national sign languages, & @SR_Disability replied that they have recommended that the EU match its Member States & officially recognise national sign language at the EU level ✅✅

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/StevensHelga/status/1595829206776258567

Am 24. und 25. November finden die Europäischen Tage der Menschen mit #Behinderungen statt. Während der #EDPD2022 startete #EUSocial einen Call for Evidence zum Europäischen #Behindertenausweis. Bis 21. Dezember könnt ihr Stellung beziehen. https://www.edf-feph.org/share-your-views-on-the-eu-disability-card-deadline-21-december

#EDPD2022

🎙️ @Marine_Uldry, Senior Human Rights Officer @MyEDF
🎙️ @PatriciaOtvos, Adviser & Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, @coe
🎙️ Giuseppe Palmisano, General Rapporteur @coe

2/2 #EUDisabilityRights

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1595770839231860737

Session 2️⃣ #EDPD2022 | Global instruments to protect the rights of persons with disabilities

🎙️ @katarinaik, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, DG EMPL
🎙️ @SR_Disability, @UN Special Rapporteur on Disability
🎙️ Jorge Araya, Secretariat of the UNCRPD Committee

1/2

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1595769790718791683

RT @euroblind: 🗣️@ChatzimichailP: "Intersectionality is an essential tool to understand diversity, this is a pivotal concept in our work."

#EDPD2022 #EUDisabilityRights

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1595734641373491201

Session 1️⃣ #EDPD2022 | Young people with disabilities

🎙️ Tamara Byrne, @MyEDF Youth Committee & self advocate
🎙️ @ChatzimichailP, Board Member @Youth_Forum
🎙️ @Saritalbi, 🇧🇪 Disability Rights champion
🎙️ Lucia Alonso, Previous @EUErasmusPlus beneficiary

#EUDisabilityRights

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1595713765059837952

Persons with disabilities are more likely to fall into inactivity or long term unemployment. When employed, they work often in sheltered employment, rather than in the open labour market, or in less paid and less secure jobs.

- Martina Štěpánková, 🇨🇿 Deputy Minister

#EDPD2022

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1595711504602599424