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The consequences of the Covid-19 shutdown of schools and other social distancing measures constitute a major problem for students with intellectual disabilities, their families and teachers

We have just published the 1st edition of Europe for us for 2020! Europe for us is our newsletter for self-advocates. It is written in easy-to-read.

Read an easy-to-read version of Helena Dalli's speech about moving people out of institutions.

Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli gave a speech at the "Towards Inclusion" conference in Brussels on "What is the vision of the future of deinstitutionalisation and role of EU?" Read it here in many different languages.

At the "Towards Inclusion" conference, the Commissioner for Equality found strong words against institutionalisation. EPSA member Elisabeta Moldovan talked about her experiences growing up in institutions.

Helena Dalli is a Commissioner at the European Commission. She was one of the speakers at a conference about deinstitutionalisation.

The EEG has written a text about deinstitutionalisation in Europe. The text was presented at a conference on inclusion this week.

Getting people out of institutions is a human rights obligation. The EU has done a lot in the 10 past years to achieve this, but there is still a long way to go.

On Thursday 16 January 2020, the EEG group is organising a conference at the European Commission. called “Towards inclusion”.

The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) will hold the "Towards Inclusion conference" on 16 January in Brussels, Belgium.