Translate 50 page document on enforcing EU law into French

Details

Mission and objectives

The Association’s mission is to ensure disabled people full access to fundamental and human rights through their active involvement in policy development and implementation in Europe.
The objective is to achieve equalisation of opportunities for all women and men with disabilities through influencing the work of all the European institutions, in co-operation with the Social and Civil Partners, institutions and agencies of the EU and EEA, as well as with other European and international organisations and agencies, in accordance with the principle of non-discrimination, and in compliance with EDF’s mission statement expressed in the first paragraph of the current article.
This will be achieved through promoting and systematic monitoring of legislative proposals and strategic campaign work to influence policy and practice throughout Europe.
The activities which the Association will undertake to obtain these objectives include:
• Contacts with the relevant institutions and consultative bodies of the EU
• Preparing and disseminating of position papers, periodic information bulletins and other written contributions
• Organisation of conferences and seminars and/or participation in these
• Cooperation and dialogue with other stakeholders, as NGOs, media, trade unions and employers.
All these activities will be undertaken by the Association on the basis of thorough consultation with its members.
The Association shall also defend the interests of its member organisations and of their members’ organisations when called upon by them to do so at European level and through its member organisations at national level.

Context

Unfortunately, having a right enshrined in a law is not enough to ensure compliance. Disability-based discrimination still takes place, and accessibility is not always guaranteed. When laws are not respected, they need to be enforced. By enforcement, we mean the process of making a Member State, a company, an organisation or an individual to obey a certain law. In other words, to make sure that they do what is required by law
The European Disability Forum’s Enforcement toolkit aims to provide persons with disabilities and their representative organisations with an overview of the remedy mechanisms that they can use when they experience or identify a breach of their rights as contained in EU Law and clarify which one is the most appropriate for each circumstance. The guide aims to reduce inequalities by guaranteeing everyone has the same access to their rights.
Sucessful translation of this toolkit will ensure that French-speaking persons with disabilities residing in the European Union are aware of their rights and – more importantly – on how to make their rights a reality.
The successful candidate will gain knowledge on how to enforce it’s rights in the European Union and a deeper understanding on how the European Union and disability policy.

Task description

The European Disability Forum prepared a 50-page document explaining how persons with disabilities can seek enforcement of their rights under EU law and seek redress in case EU law is breached. The successful volunteer will:
– Provide a translation of the document in French.
– Ensure the French translation keeps the same formatting as the original Word document.
– Guarantee the document follows the most up-to-date disability terminology (for this, the host entity can provide support through third-party members).