WeiberZEIT special: Europe

Read the following articles in our magazine WEiberZEIT Special: Europe:

• One Voice in Europe - Disabled women are developing a network
• Nothing about us, nothing without us! The position of women with disabilities in the European Union
• Situation of women with disability in the Central and Eastern European countries
• UN convention on the rights of disabled people - from the perspective of disabled girls and women
• European directive for disabled people
• DPI Women´s Networks in Europe
• The Women´s Committee of the European Disability Forum (EDF)
• Functions of the European Women´s Lobby

WeiberZEIT pdf-document

WeiberZEIT word-document (for blind women)

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European Network of Women with Disabilities founded

More than 100 women with various disabilities founded on 4th of May 2007 in Berlin a European Network of Women with Disabilities. The founding members of 17 countries have been participants of the conference "A European Network of Women with Disabilities!" At the End of the conference, the participating women adopted a resolution including the aims of the network as well as demands for the realisation of an independent living.

Resolution of the conference

Speeches of the conference

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Association Weibernetz

Nationwide Network from WomenLesbians and Girls with disabilities

• From women for women
• Cross-disabilities
• Independent
• Experts on our own concerns

Weibernetz – Nationwide Network from WomenLesbians and Girls with disabilities – is a non-profit-association and has been established in 1998 by women with different disabilities and most of the Länder-networks and coordination centres of women with disabilities as a nationwide body.

Weibernetz is part of the independent-living-movement of disabled peoples.

If you want to know more about the association Weibernetz please click here

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Signs for disability rights in Europe

The European Disability Forum (EDF) starts the campaign "1Million4Disability - Sign for Disability Rights", started in January 2007.

More information at www.1million4disability.eu

Signature form (Download)

Declaration 10 years EDF (Download)

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Women with Disabilities Worldwide

The living situation of women with disabilities worldwide is different from that of men with disabilities. Globally, girls and women with disabilities are affected by greater poverty, by sexual violence, and by less accessibility to resources. Representatives from the association Weibernetz repeatedly take part in European or international conferences to stay in touch with other women, to fight for the same rights, and to empower each other.

Some documents and links:

The document about the UN-Convention will be translated soon.

Women with disabilities in Europe

• Results and Impressions from the Fourth European Conference of Disabled Women "Disabled Women and Personal Assistance" in Paestum, Italy in April 2005
• Results and Impressions from the European Parliament of Disabled People, November 2003

Women with disabilities worldwide

• Peking + 10 - Beijing at 10. Equal Rights for Women - Worldwide
• Beijing at ten. Commission on the Status of Women - CSW meets in New York, March 2005
• Links concerning Beijing at ten
• Impressions from the World Conference of Disabled Peoples International 2004 in Winnipeg, Canada

International Links

International Networks of women with disabilities