European Commission launches Together for Rights

28/09/2022

On September 28, the European Commission launched “Together for Rights”, an online campaign aimed at raising awareness of the rights of persons with disabilities across the EU. The campaign will run solely online and will continue until the summer of 2023. The campaign was envisaged by the European Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 and was developed by the European Commission in consultation with a number of civil society organisations, including the European Disability Forum (EDF).

It features a number of “Champions” whose stories and experiences will be told as part of the initiative and will focus around six themes that address separate issues related to disability rights:

• Together for rights – introduction to the Strategy

• Together for inclusive culture, leisure and sports

• Together for inclusive education and work opportunities

• Together for independent living

• Together for participation – on the right to vote and stand for election

• Together for accessibility – in the virtual or physical worlds.

The Commission is encouraging organisations to support the campaign and has produced a media toolkit which can be accessed at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1558&langId=en

Further details on the Together for Rights campaign are available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=1556