Legal capacity and the violations of the rights of people with intellectual disabilities topped the agenda of the Constructive Dialogue led by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on 27-28 August in Geneva.
While the European Commission is busy developing and preparing for the imminent release of the draft European Accessibility Act and the Non-Discrimination Directive, the institution is breaking the very rules it is working so hard to see adopted and implemented.
Last June, Inclusion Europe member FEAPS asked families of people with intellectual disabilities to share their experiences regarding education and discuss relevant proposals to improve inclusive education in Madrid.
The New Paths for Inclusion Network is organizing a series of conferences and workshops in Vienna early November. Participate in discussions and dialogues and meet many activists and change-makers!
Women Enabled International is an organization fighting for the rights of women and girls with disabilities. They launched a survey aiming at mapping advocates working for the rights of women and girls with disabilities globally.
Women Enabled International is an organization fighting for the rights of women and girls with disabilities. They launched a survey aiming at mapping advocates working for the rights of women and girls with disabilities globally.
The German radio Deutschlandfunk has created a website called Nachrichtenleicht providing Easy-to-Read news, accessible to people with intellectual disabilities. No one should be excluded from information and people with intellectual disabilities have the right to access information that is easy to read and understand.
The recently founded Belgian association for siblings of people with intellectual disabilities, Fratriha, is organizing a kick-off meeting in Brussels on 10 October 2015. The kick-off meeting, open to everyone, will include a film projection and two workshops. It will take place in Brussels (exact location to be determined) on 10 October from 1.30 pm.
The European Disability Forum announced the creation of a scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year, funded by the company Oracle, for students with disabilities studying in the field of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, User Experience, or related fields.
