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A recently amended law in Romania relating to the institutionalisation of children under the age of three omits those with severe disabilities.

Complaints made by victims of disability hate crime in the United Kingdom (UK) are being overlooked by the police, according to a statement made by a former senior figure from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

The Special Olympics scientific symposium took place this week. The event, which took place in Antwerp, Belgium, saw over 300 athletes, policymakers and academics pooling their ideas in a side event to the games.

Four children with intellectual disabilities will address two major United Nations (UN) Committees in a high-level event in Geneva on 26 September. Inclusion Europe will focus on discussing the meaningful participation of children with intellectual disabilities in all matters related to their own lives.

In both Europe and North America, more and more families are taking action over Disney’s discriminatory treatment of people with intellectual disabilities visiting its amusement parks.

Education Worldwide has recently published the webdossier Inclusion in an International Perspective, focusing on inclusion in the disability sector.

The Assistive Technologies for Intellectual Disability and Autism (ASSISTID) programme has recently launched a first call for fellowships on a variety of subjects, ranging from behaviour analysis, rehabilitation and computer science, to policy, ethics and alternative communication.

The Assistive Technologies for Intellectual Disability and Autism (ASSISTID) programme has recently launched a first call for fellowships on a variety of subjects, ranging from behaviour analysis, rehabilitation and computer science, to policy, ethics and alternative communication.

People with disabilities still have to fight for their right to be an active part of society. The story of their struggle is empathetically portrayed in the documentary New Day.

The 12th Session of Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 15 September to 3 October 2014.