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A consortium led by ONCE Foundation has been selected to create the European Accessibility Resource Centre, ‘AccessibleEU’

The creation of 'AccessibleEU' is one of the flagship initiatives of the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with...

Disabilities & Mental Health / EPR Members / EU Policy & Social Affairs
Calendar of EPR events 2023

You can consult our calendar of events here, which is updated as soon as dates are...

News General
Europe’s first Helpdesk on EU funds for social services is now live!

The European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) and the 15 partner organisations involved in the Helpdesk project...

European Projects
EPR is looking for a Policy, Projects and Events Assistant

EPR is looking for a full-time Policy, Projects and Events Assistant to join the secretariat by March 1st. For the job...

News General
The Council of the EU adopted the Conclusions on the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market

On 8th December, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, which brought together the ministers of...

Employment, skills & VET / EU Policy & Social Affairs
WHO Regional Director for Europe met disability advocate and EPR Annual Conference’s speaker Jack Kavanagh to discuss about health of people with disabilities

At the beginning of December the WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge met Jack Kavanagh, an Irish disability advocate,...

Disabilities & Mental Health / News General
The COFACE Disability Platform published a policy brief on improving support for children with disabilities

In the context of the 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the COFACE Disability Platform launched a policy...

Disabilities & Mental Health / EU Policy & Social Affairs / News General
B-WISE project partners present the first project report on current trends and skills needs in WISEs, with a focus on digital skills

On 18th November, the B-WISE project partners presented their first project report on the “Current situation of skills gaps,...

Employment, skills & VET / European Projects / News General
The European Parliament adopted a new Directive on corporate sustainability reporting addressing inclusion of people with disabilities in companies

In November the European Parliament adopted the text amending the Directive on corporate sustainability reporting. This...

Employment, skills & VET / News General
Highlights from the ISSA Webinar “From Disability to ability – a changing role for assessment processes”

EPR participated in the webinar organised by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on 19 September. The...

Disabilities & Mental Health / News General