Welcome to the official website of the European Year of People with Disabilities!

2003 is the European Year of People with Disabilities. The year will drive progress towards achieving equal rights for people with disabilities. Across Europe attention will be focused on the many areas of European society where barriers and discrimination still exist for the one in ten Europeans with a disability.

Read the word of welcome from Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou

Read the word of welcome from Yannis Vardakastanis, President of the EDF

• Diversamente abili (06/02/2003)
• Exposición fotográfica de Laia Moretó (05/02/2003)
• INTO WORK Conference 2003. Athens, 16 May 2003 (04/02/2003)
• Se crea el "Foro integrAcción 2003" en la Universidad de Burgos (España) (04/02/2003)

• Citoyenneté et handicap (07/02/2003)
• TRAGOYDIA KAI ZWGRAFIKH (07/02/2003)
• Seminario Formativo per mediatori per la Vita Indipendente - 1° Modulo (17/02/2003)
• 10 ème anniversaire (21/02/2003)

• CAMPAIGNING
• How do I finance my group and activities?
• How do I follow-up?
• How do I get the message out?

• Italia: National EYPD website
• Ouch! : the BBC's new website that reflects life as a disabled person
• Special Olympics World Games 2003 : The biggest sporting and cultural event ever to take place in Ireland and the biggest sporting event in the world in 2003.
• Youreable.com : Information, products and services for disabled people