Hard of hearing organisations across Europe are urgently calling for a European Strategy on Hearing Loss.
On 18 April 2026, EFHOH members adopted and signed the Brussels Declaration during the EFHOH Annual General Meeting in Brussels, setting out our shared vision for stronger European action on hearing loss.
The Declaration marks a collective commitment by EFHOH and its members to put hearing loss firmly on the European agenda and to push for coordinated action across the European Union, complementary to existing EU disability policy frameworks.
Through the Brussels Declaration, EFHOH members are calling on the European Union to develop a dedicated European Strategy on Hearing Loss and to ensure that hearing loss is systematically addressed across health, employment, education, accessibility, digital access, and healthy ageing policies.
The Declaration calls for stronger awareness of hearing loss, better data and research, improved access to hearing care and rehabilitation, and greater recognition of hearing access as a fundamental enabler of equal participation.
By adopting the Brussels Declaration EFHOH and its members are sending a powerful message: hearing loss can no longer remain invisible in European policymaking. It is now time for Europe to deliver a coordinated response that turns recognition into action, commitments into policy, and rights into reality for hard of hearing people.
Read the Brussels Declaration here
