The European Parliament is committed to ensure that all persons with disabilities can live an independent life and be fully integrated into society.
In the wake of a renewed European Disability Strategy 2025-2030 and the next Report of the UNCRPD Committee on the European Union, Parliament held its second Disability Rights Week from 2 to 6 December 2024, mainstreaming disability rights throughout all policy fields. EP committees, across all policy fields, as well as lead Members of the European Parliament debated and held events regarding existing and future policies that should be designed to empower persons with disabilities to live on an equal footing and realise their full potential.
- Welcome to the Disability Rights Week: video statement by President Roberta Metsola (DOCUMENT - 174 MB)
- Programme (DOCUMENT - 49 KB)
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Events taking place during the 2nd Disability Rights Week
- 2 December, 15:00-16:30 - PETI Workshop - The European Disability Strategy 2021-2030: State of Play
- 2 December, at 15:00 - INTA joint debate on gender and disability rights in trade policies
- 2 December, 17:00-19:00 - EMPL Workshop: Deinstitutionalisation and independent living of persons with disabilities
- 3 December, at 9:00 - Exchange of views with the Company La Serre Outil: "Travail et insertion sociale à des personnes en situation d'handicap encadrés par des professionnels de l'horticulture et du jardinage"
- 3 December, in the morning - IMCO Exchange of views - Artificial Intelligence and persons with disabilities: fighting algorithm discrimination and removing barriers
- 3 December, 11:15-12:30 - REGI Exchange of views: The role of ERDF in supporting people with disabilities, presentation by the Commission
- 3 December, 12:30-14:00 - DG PERS with VP Ewa Kopacz - Conference: “Workplace Accessibility in the European Parliament”
- 3 December, 14:30-15:15 - CULT Exchange of views: Debate with DG EAC on Accessibility in the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes
- 3 December, 14:30-17:00 - EMPL Public Hearing: Fostering employment for Persons with Disabilities
- 3 December, 15:30-16:45 - FISC Public Hearing: National Tax Measures to Support People with Disabilities in the EU
- 3 December, 17:25-18:10 - ITRE Exchange of views, with a representative from the European Disability Forum: Digitalisation of public and essential services
- 4 December, 10:00-10:45 - TRAN Exchange of views: The existing barriers in the field of transport for people with disabilities
- 4 December, 10:30-12:30 - FEMM Public Hearing: Addressing the challenges faced by women with disabilities in healthcare, employment, societal participation
- 4 December, 12:30-14:00 - Questor Marc ANGEL with DG ITEC - Presentation: One year after the Digital Accessibility Roadmap launch. Achievements and next steps
- 4 December, 15:00-17:00 - Bureau High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity - Event: Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities in the EU
- 4 December, 15:00-17:00 - Programme event "Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities in the EU" (PDF - 1 MB)
- 4 December, 16:45-17:30 - DROI Exchange of views: The need to develop and implement a Disability Action Plan in EU External Action
- 5 December, at 9:00 - EESC - International Day of Persons with Disabilities and celebration of the Olympic spirit
- 5 December, at 9:00 - Draft Agenda EESC Plenary Session - International Day of Persons with Disabilities and celebration of the Olympic spirit (PDF - 355 KB)
- 28-29 November - European Commission with European Disability Forum - European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024
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Background Information
- EMPL study "Comparability of statistical data on persons with disabilities across the EU" - Nov. 2024 (PDF - 4 MB)
- EMPL background paper "The state of play of independent living and deinstitutionalisation for persons with disabilities in the EU" (PDF - 706 KB)
- PETI briefing "The EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 - Achievements and perspectives" - Nov 2024
- EPRS-IPOL 'Topical Digest'