European Disability Forum, International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and European Patients’ Forum have come together to create a survey.They are organisations that work on disability or healthcare issues. They want to find out how healthcare is for persons with intellectual disabilities outside of their home country. They want to make sure European laws...
The European Union (EU, for short) has created a big plan to protect the rights of persons with disabilities.The plan is called the Disability Strategy. The Council of Europe Unit on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has shared their plans for the Disability Strategy for the years 2017 – 2023. They published a...
Lots of homeless people have a disability. They may have become homeless because they were unable to take part in society due to their disability. Or they may have developed a disability because of the difficult way of life being homeless. This problem is very worrying because if someone has a disability and no...
There is a programme in Ireland funding postdoctoral research. Postdoctoral means Doctor of Philosophy (in short, PhD). This is a very high level of study. It involves a lot of research. First you need a bachelor’s degree, and then a master’s degree before you can work towards a PhD. They are looking to fund...