European Platform of Deaffness, hard of Hearing and Deafblindness

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On this platform you will find non-profit associations that have been founded with the intention of improving the quality of life of people with hearing problems, blindness or deafblindness.

We Apologise

People running away from war, oppression and indigence. We are facing a lack of coordinated humanitarian aid to the situation in which lots of people are crossing our borders to escape war, oppression and indigence. We figure out that making this trip was not an easy...

Euroforest Germany

FEPEDA, the non-governmental umbrella organisation set up to represent associations of parents and friends of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children at a European level, organizes  the European Family Camp. The camp will be held in Dorfweil (near Frankfurt am Main),...

EPDHDB Public Statement on the Merger of Spectrum Brands a Energizer

In relation to the planned fusion of two principle suppliers of hearing aid batteries, Spectrum Brands and Energizer, we consider this transaction would give Energizer a dominant market position in the supply of hearing aid batteries. If Energizer is allowed to buy...

ACT! (Accessible Communication Today!) by European Platform and Microsoft

Actually, People who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind need to realise their full potential, and accessibility plays a vital role for it. Upcoming technology will be enable that many of the challenges that people with disabilities currently face in society would...

EFHOH Impact Report 2018

EFHOH (European Federation of Hard of Hearing) has launched its Impact Report from 2018. EFHOH  is an independent NGO that represents the interests of Europeans who are Hard of Hearing, Cochlear Implant users, Late Deafened People, Tinnitus and Meniere patients. The...

Open letter to the EU Institutions

#EUElections2019  #BreakCommunicationBarriers #ThisTimeImVoting #AccessibilityWe demand accessible European Elections 2019 An open letter to MEPs, From the European Platform of Deafness, Hard of Hearing and Deafblindness, we call on the EU political leaders to ensure...

European Platform meeting on 20 April 2016

On 20th of April 2016, the European Platform of Deafness, Hard of Hearing and Deafblindness met to discuss future projects and activities it will carry out in order to raise awareness about and to advocate for the rights of deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind persons...

EMPL: Implementation of the CRPD

Due to the own-initiative report on which the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament is working on, led by MEP Helga Stevens, a conference was held on February 17th, in which the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Person...

Freedom Drive March

Today, the staff of EUD attended the Freedom Drive, organised by ENIL, the European Network for Independent Living. Check out the video report!

On this platform you will find non-profit associations that have been founded with the intention of improving the quality of life of people with hearing problems, blindness or deafblindness.

Our pricipal objectives are:

Make our groups more visible
Attend meetings together with representatives of the European Paliament
The elimination of communication barriers
Provide information on specific topics as required especially to assist in the development of position papers
Nominate at least one candidate for elections for EDF Board and Executive Committee