Council of Europe
The Council of Europe groups 45 countries and its main aim is to defend the human rights in all member states. For more on the integration of people with a disability. The website can be accessed in 33 languages.
European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: Disability Issues
This is the website of the "DG Employment and Social Affairs: Disability issues" of the European Commission. You can find information on EU-policies, documents and links. The site is in English, German and French.
Committee of the Regions
The CoR aims at giving local and regional authorities a voice at the heart of the European Union. Click > ECOS Commissions, to go to the page of the Commission for Economic and Social Policy. The site is available in 11 languages.
EESC: European Economic and Social Committee
The EESC is a consultative body. Its main task is to advice the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. The site is in French and English and contains information in 20 languages.
European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: Anti-Discrimination, Fundamental Rights and Civil Society
This is the homepage of the EC Unit dealing with anti-discrimination, human rights and civil society. Part of the unit's work is dedicated to people with disabilities. The site exists in English, French and German.
CEDEFOP: European Centre for the Development of Vocational training
The CEDEFOP helps policy-makers and practitioners of the European Commission, the Member States and social partner organisations across Europe make informed choices about vocational training policy. The site is fully accessible in English.
ESF: European Social Fund
The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of four Structural Funds designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union. ESF aims to: help unemployed and inactive people enter work, provide opportunities for people at a disadvantage in the labour market, promote lifelong learning, develop the skills of employed people, improve women’s participation in the labour market. The information is available in English, French and German.
EQUAL
Funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), EQUAL tests new ways of tackling discrimination and inequality experienced by those in work and those looking for a job. The key principals of EQUAL are: transnational co-operation, innovation, empowerment, thematic and partnership approach, dissemination and mainstreaming to ensure that EQUAL informs policies and practice. This site is available in 11 languages.
Leonardo da Vinci
There is a need to prepare European citizens better for entering the labour market, thereby reducing the number of unemployed. And companies need a skilled workforce to cope with rapid scientific and technological changes in an increasingly competitive world. To meet this challenge the European Commission's Leonardo da Vinci programme serves as a laboratory of innovation in the field of lifelong learning. This site is available in English, French and German.
UN Enable
The priorities of Enable are promoting the rights of people with a disability, accessibility, capacity building of disabled peoples organisations and mainstreaming. The site is in English.
European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education
The main objectives of the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education are to work for the improvement of quality in special needs education and the creation of a long-term extended European collaboration in this field. This site is in English.
European Centre
The European Centre is an international centre for social research, policy, information and training. It is an intergovernmental organisation focused on social welfare, affiliated to the UN. This site is in English.
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