150 self-advocates from 18 countries met in Graz, Austria, to discuss the burning issues for people with intellectual disabilities
Europe for Us is now online! Europe for Us is our easy-to-read newsletter for self-advocates. This issue is dedicated to the Hear our voices conference.
We have published Europe for Us! Europe for Us is our easy-to-read newsletter for self-advocates. This issue talks about our Europe in Action conference and much more!
This time, "Hear our Voices" will take place in Graz in Austria from 18-20 September 2019. The topic is "My voice counts!".
The Hear Our Voices conference, the largest self-advocacy conference in Europe, took place from 2-4 October in Madrid with great reviews.
Study has shown that nine of the 10 people with intellectual disabilities who were polled admitted to having experienced discrimination, while 51% of respondents believed they were part of the most discriminated group in society.
Many people with intellectual disabilities are discriminated.
This sometimes means they cannot go to school, or get a job.
It is positive to see the European Council calling for “stepping up efforts to reach the Europe 2020 targets”. This supports the request of employment and social affairs ministers during their EPSCO meeting last week to “strengthen their efforts to reduce poverty”.
