It is well known that "care" institutions of this kind are not suitable for living and represent a danger to the safety of their residents. The causes of the fire now must be investigated properly, and the survivors must get a chance to live in the community.
A fire has killed 8 people in an institution in Czechia. 30 people were injured. All the people had intellectual disabilities.
The project "Pal4youth" of our members SPMP ČR – Inclusion Czech Republic and Zveza Sožitje has produced easy-to-read booklets for adolescents on topics such as sexual relations and health.
Our director Milan Šveřepa gave an interview about the situation of people with intellectual disabilities in Czech institutions.
Milan Šveřepa is the director of Inclusion Europe.
He gave an interview to a newspaper.
In the interview, he talked about institutions in Czechia.
Barbora Mikulová lives in the north of Bohemia, in a town with 18.000 inhabitants. She spent virtually her entire life in homes and institutions. But finally, she moved to her own place. We asked her about how she managed to leave the institution and how her life has improved since then.
Barbora Mikulová comes from Czechia.
She has lived in institutions for most of her life
but she finally lives alone now.
Quarterly report released by the Czech Ombudsman last month points at significant obstacles encountered by families when placing their child with a disability into regular schools
January 24, 2020
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