European Disability Forum launches a petition for a disability directive

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary and as celebrations will take place during the European Year of Equal Opportunities 2007, the European Disability Forum (EDF) is launching an EU wide 1 million signatures campaign „1million4disability“ in favour of a EU legislation to combat discrimination towards persons with disabilities. Objective: to increase its visibility and to draw attention on how the European Union impacts on persons with disabilities.
The signature campaign, officially launched on 23 January 2007, aims to collect at least one million citizens’ signatures to combat discrimination in all aspects of the everyday life of disabled citizens in Europe.
The European Union must respond to the call of at least 1 million citizens, as stated in the draft EU Constitutional Treaty. We must not miss this opportunity to raise our voices. On 4 October 2007, the signatures will be officially handed out to the European Commission and the European Parliament. At the same time, a gathering of disabled persons, their families, friends and allies will take place in Brussels, in the heart of the European Institutions.
Sing the petition here: http://www.1million4disability.eu/sign.asp?langue=EN

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