European Disability Forum

The European Disability Forum (EDF) is an umbrella organisation of persons with disabilities that brings together representative organisations of persons with disabilities from across Europe and defends the interests of more than 100 million persons with disabilities in Europe. It is an independent non-governmental organisation (NGO) run by persons with disabilities and their families. Created in 1996 by its member organisations, EDF is an international non-profit organisation recognised under Belgian law. Its mission is to ensure the full inclusion in society of persons with disabilities and access to their human rights through active involvement in policy development, implementation and monitoring of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Europe. EDF has established regular channels of advocacy to European institutions including the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the EU.

The European Disability Forum was created in 1996 by its member organisations to ensure that decisions at European level concerning persons with disabilities are taken with and by persons with disabilities. It is an international non-profit organisation established in 1996 and recognised under Belgian law. In May 2004, a new EDF Constitution was adopted by the Annual General Assembly, designed to meet the challenges of the European Union (EU) enlargement and with considerable implications for the functioning and composition of EDF governing bodies and on membership rules. EDF statutes have been reviewed by the Annual General Assembly on 5 October 2007, 28 October 2011, 25 June 2022 and 12 May 2024; the last version was adopted on 12 May 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. EDF has since established regular channels of advocacy to European institutions including the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the EU.

A strong united voice of persons with disabilities in Europe, operating on the principle 'Nothing about us without us!'

1. 1Homepage - European Disability Forumedf-feph.org
2. 2About us - European Disability Forumedf-feph.org
3. 3Who we are? - European Disability Forumedf-feph.org
4. 4Our Statutes - European Disability Forumedf-feph.org
5. 5European Disability Forumwikidata.org