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Welcome to the 22nd EBU Access Cast
25.05.2020
Welcome to the May edition of the EBU Access Cast, full of interesting news from the Assistive Technology and Digital...
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Access to Books, a fundamental right
23.04.2020
On World Book Day the European Blind Union highlights that access to books is still a problem for many blind and partially sighted people in Europe and recalls the importance, to tackle that...
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Corona virus crisis: EBU joins the global call for an accessible and inclusive response.
31.03.2020
As the international community finds itself in a situation of instability and turmoil, the European Blind Union (EBU) calls upon governments and authorities across the continent to design all...
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Important news - postponement of the joint WBU and ICEVI general assemblies
25.03.2020
The World Blind Union (WBU), the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI), and the Organización Nacional de (ONCE) announce the postponement of the joint WBU...
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New EBU board members
15.01.2020
The renewed membership of the EBU board is now online, following on from the elections at the General Assembly in Rome last year....
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Results of the 2019 Onkyo World Braille Essay Contest
09.12.2019
The Onkyo World Braille Essay Contest is a worldwide initiative planned and sponsored by Onkyo Corporation and The Braille Mainichi, two Japanese firms actively engaged in the promotion of braille...
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New EBU report on CRPD article 33, National Implementation and Monitoring
09.10.2019
New! A report entitled "Monitoring of the Rights of Blind and Partially-Sighted People in Europe: An Analysis...
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The EBU Annual Report 2018
19.06.2019
With the financial support of the European Commission EBU has produced its Annual Report 2018.
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04 January designated World Braille Day
04.01.2019
Apart from interesting food and cars whose name are difficult to pronounce, France is, amongst people who are blind, widely acknowledged for having a citizen who almost 200 years ago invented the...