SOCIAL QUESTIONS|social affairs|social policy
- PEDM Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- Parlaimint na hEorpa do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- EPPD | European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities
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- Comment It has been held four times to date: in 1993, 2003, 2012 and 2017. The 1st EPPD was organised on the initiative of the European Commission within the scope of the HELIOS programme, and coincided with the adoption of the United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. The 2nd EPPD, organised by the European Disability Forum (EDF), marked the end of the European Year of Persons with Disabilities 2003 and the 10th anniversary of the UN Standard Rules, and took place while negotiations for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) were ongoing. The 3rd EPPD focused on the implementation of the CRPD in the EU in a time of crisis, following its ratification and immediately prior to the EU submitting its first implementation progress report to the CRPD Committee. The 4th EPPD, which marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) and the 20th anniversary of EDF, focused specifically on the right of persons with disabilities to vote and participate in political and public life, the next European Disability Strategy and the European Union being a global leader on inclusive sustainable development.Reference: European Disability Forum > Newsroom > News > 4th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities: Disability rights at the heart of the European Union http://www.edf-feph.org/newsroom/news/4th-european-parliament-persons-disabilities-disability-rights-heart-european-union [2.1.2018]