Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities
E374667
The Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities is a Swiss government agency dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the equal rights, inclusion, and participation of people with disabilities in all areas of society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3638546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities Context triple: [Federal Department of Home Affairs, oversees, Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities]
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A.
U.S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
The U.S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation was a federal agency responsible for providing and overseeing services that helped individuals with disabilities prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment.
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B.
Administration on Disabilities
The Administration on Disabilities is a U.S. federal agency that promotes the rights, independence, and community inclusion of people with disabilities through programs, advocacy, and support services.
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C.
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that advises on and oversees policies and practices to ensure they respect civil rights, civil liberties, and individual privacy.
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D.
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research is a U.S. federal agency that funds and promotes research to improve the lives, independence, and community participation of people with disabilities.
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E.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing laws that prohibit workplace discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race, sex, religion, and national origin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities Target entity description: The Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities is a Swiss government agency dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the equal rights, inclusion, and participation of people with disabilities in all areas of society.
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A.
U.S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
The U.S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation was a federal agency responsible for providing and overseeing services that helped individuals with disabilities prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment.
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B.
Administration on Disabilities
The Administration on Disabilities is a U.S. federal agency that promotes the rights, independence, and community inclusion of people with disabilities through programs, advocacy, and support services.
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C.
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that advises on and oversees policies and practices to ensure they respect civil rights, civil liberties, and individual privacy.
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D.
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research is a U.S. federal agency that funds and promotes research to improve the lives, independence, and community participation of people with disabilities.
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E.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing laws that prohibit workplace discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race, sex, religion, and national origin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss federal office
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government agency ⓘ |
| aim |
ensure participation of people with disabilities in cultural life
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ensure participation of people with disabilities in economic life ⓘ ensure participation of people with disabilities in political life ⓘ ensure participation of people with disabilities in social life ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
cantonal authorities in Switzerland
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municipal authorities in Switzerland ⓘ non-governmental organizations active in disability issues ⓘ organizations of persons with disabilities ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| focus |
elimination of discrimination against people with disabilities
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mainstreaming disability in public policies ⓘ support of self-determination of people with disabilities ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Swiss Federal Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against People with Disabilities ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Switzerland ⓘ |
| mission |
promote equal rights of people with disabilities
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promote inclusion of people with disabilities ⓘ promote participation of people with disabilities in all areas of society ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federal Department of Home Affairs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss federal government
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surface form:
Federal Administration of Switzerland
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| policyArea |
accessibility of buildings and public spaces
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accessibility of information and communication ⓘ accessibility of transport ⓘ education of people with disabilities ⓘ employment of people with disabilities ⓘ independent living for people with disabilities ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advising federal authorities on disability-related issues
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coordination of measures to remove barriers for people with disabilities ⓘ implementation of Swiss disability policy at federal level ⓘ promotion of accessibility in Switzerland ⓘ promotion of equal opportunities for people with disabilities ⓘ support of projects that foster inclusion of people with disabilities ⓘ |
| sector |
disability policy
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equality policy ⓘ human rights ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| shortName |
BFEH
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EBGB ⓘ FOEPD ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| worksOn | implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Switzerland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities Description of subject: The Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities is a Swiss government agency dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the equal rights, inclusion, and participation of people with disabilities in all areas of society.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Federal Department of Home Affairs
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oversees
→
Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities
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Federal Department of Justice and Police
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oversees
→
Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities
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EDI – German (Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern)
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supervises
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Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities
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subject surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern
DFI – French (Département fédéral de l’intérieur)
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oversees
→
Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities
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subject surface form:
Département fédéral de l’intérieur
Departament federal da l’intern
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oversees
→
Federal Office for the Equality of People with Disabilities
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