On Wednesday, MEP Ádám Kósa hosted a conference to introduce the World Disability Report published recently by the World Bank (WB) and the World Health Organization (WHO). High-level representatives of the European Commission; the relevant UN institutions; the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU and several NGOs participated on the discussion.
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Today in the European Parliament the "Declaration on Sign Languages in the European Union" was signed by all present 160 representatives of the deaf and hard of hearing organizations. This remarkable event, called “Implementation of Sign Language Legislation” was co-hosted by MEP Ádám Kósa (EPP Group), President of the Disability Intergroup and the European Union of the Deaf.
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"As the first deaf MEP in the European Parliament and Chairman of the EP's Disability Intergroup, I warmly welcome Commissioner Reding's efforts to strengthen the policies on people with disabilities at European level, as well as to develop this movement for all ageing Europeans", said Ádám Kósa MEP on the occasion of the release of the European Commission's Communication on the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020.
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