“Alone We Can Do So Little, Together We Can Do So Much”
The European Parliament
5th of June 2018
09.00-11.00
Preliminary Agenda
08.00 Registration
09.00 Opening Session:
News
The 3rd EDbU Conference in the European Parliament
Dear friends and colleagues of the Deafblind
EDbU is happy to announce its new event – the 3rd EDbU conference on Deafblindness: “Alone We Can Do So Little, Together We Can Do So Much”.
Condolences to Mr. Dimitar Parapanov family, friends and colleagues
Dear Deafblind friends and colleagues,
The EDbU is saddened by the unexpected news on the death of our friend Mr. Dimitar Parapanov, the former EDbU’s Auditor and president of National Association of the Deafblind in Bulgaria (NADbBg).
EDF Women Committee
The EDbU is proud to have its representative, Sanja Tarczay, on the EDF Committee on Women with Disabilities among 10 members coming from all over Europe and representing different groups of persons with disabilities.
#DisabilityforCEDAW
The EDbU along with the EDF fully supports and endorses the candidacy of Ana Pelaez to the United Nations Committee of Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Ana is fighting relentlessly to include women with disabilities in CEDAW, giving meaning to her campaign motto, #DisabilityforCEDAW.
Sustainable Development Goals Conference & EDF Board Meeting
03 – 04 March 2018, Brussels
As an EDF Board member, the EDbU representative Ms Sanja Tarczay, Ph.D, participated at the thematic conference and EDF Board meeting, both aiming for EDF members to be better equipped to advocate for disability-inclusive SDGs and other relevant policies in Europe and within its member states.
EDbU GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA) and 2nd EDbU CONFERENCE “OUR WAY TO EQUALITY IN EUROPE”
Dear EDbU members,
EDbU is delighted to share this announcement with you:
EDbU General Assembly (GA) and 2nd EDbU Conference “Our Way to Equality in Europe”
Tampere (Finland)
hosted by the Finnish Deafblind Association (FDBA)
Save the dates: 5th – 9th June 2017
For further information, please find the 1st Announcement, Prices List and Call for Papers attached below or browse our events webpage at: http://www.kuurosokeat.fi/edbu2017/announcement.php
We are proud to announce that the President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, is the official Patron of the EDbU GA and Conference as well as Deadblind Women’s Forum and Deadblind Youth Forum.
Be an active member of the EDbU network and spread the word!
We are looking forward to seeing you in Tampere, Finland!
The EDbU team
EUROPEAN DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 2016
CRPD IMPLEMENTATION CANNOT BE BUSINESS AS USUAL
This year’s European Day of Persons with Disabilities marks the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). This has been the focus of the 2-day conference organised by the European Commission and EDF on 29-30 November 2016.
“RED AND WHITE CANE” TO BENEFIT DEAFBLIND ACROSS EUROPE
Brussels, Belgium
Representatives of the EDbU, Sanja Tarczay, Ph.D (president) and Ms Barbara Verna (EC Board member) and EDbN, Ricard Loped (president) met together during EDPD in Brussels 2016 to announce a joint initiative – “Red and white cane” to benefit Deafblind across Europe – to Ms Emmanuelle Grange (Head of Disability and Inclusion Unit, Directorate – General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission).