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Ambitions. Rights. Belonging. 20 million people with intellectual disabilities and their families in Europe.

Millions of voters with disabilities in the European Union may not be able to participate in EP elections in 2024

An overview of the ongoing issue of the right to vote still being denied to people with intellectual disabilities running up to the 2024 EP elections.

If governments employed more people with disabilities we would have paid jobs and not be ignored – Tamara Byrne

Tamara Byrne from EDF Youth Committee spoke at the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference. She talked about her journey
from education to employment.

Update from liberated Kherson, Ukraine. New judgement on involuntary termination of pregnancy – #IncludeNews November 2022

Overview of news, reports, policies relevant to people with intellectual disabilities and their families in Europe.

Deaths and abuse of people with severe intellectual disabilities and autism in Czechia – Respekt magazine investigation

37-years old woman with intellectual disabilities was killed by a staff member of a “care” institution in Czechia, writes the weekly Respekt in an extensive article exposing multiple cases of abuse, and deaths.

Inclusion Europe won the European Citizen’s Prize from the European Parliament in Belgium

Inclusion Europe took part in the European Citizen’s Award Ceremony at the European Parliament, and received an award for “My Talents. For Diversity” project.

Read: #IncludeNews for work, policies, reports. – Updates from Ukraine. Donate to Help in Ukraine. – All news.

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Finally my life is what I want it to be – Easy to read

Story from Petr Laník who lived in an institution.

Inclusion Europe published a new edition of “Europe for us” for 2022 – Easy to read Magazine

Europe for us is our newsletter for self-advocates. It is written in easy-to-read.

More articles in easy-to-read. Information about easy-to-read.

Video

Belonging. Our new plan to end segregation of people with intellectual disabilities.

Hear our Voices! self-advocacy conference 2021 – Inclusion Europe Radio

Listen to the presentations from Hear our Voices! self-advocacy conference 2021 final event.

ACE Committee in Scotland: Active community of empowered people

ACE Committee self-advocates from Scotland recorded a video about their work: how they work together, what campaigns they do. The video was recorded to contribute to Hear our Voices self-advocacy conference.

EPSA makes sure self-advocates’ voices are heard in Europe

László Bercse talks about self-advocacy, how the European Platform of Self-Advocates works, and about campaigning.

All video.

Reports & research

Inclusion Europe Annual Report 2021: 1 million impressions on social media

Europe in Action to End Segregation conference takes place from 7 to 9 September 2022 in Brussels.

Employment of people with intellectual disabilities in Europe – research report

Testimonies from family members of people with intellectual disabilities during the first months of the Russian war on Ukraine.

One month of the Russian war on Ukraine in the words of families of people with intellectual disabilities

Testimonies from family members of people with intellectual disabilities during the first months of the Russian war on Ukraine.

The right to make financial decisions

Our work brings the voice of people with intellectual disabilities and their families where decisions about their future are made. This has always been incredibly important. It is even more so with the Covid pandemic drastic impact on their rights and lives. Being visible and vocal on issues directly affecting millions of people requires your...

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Meetings and conferences

Blog

“No institution can replace a proper family”, self-advocate tells Europe in Action conference

Kudlicka is a Czech self-advocate who talks about his experience in moving out of an institution and becoming independent-living in the community.

On resilience. Impressions from Europe in Action conference

Resilience rooted in individual strengths, and augmented by the support from other people. Milan Šveřepa about his impressions from the Europe in Action to End Segregation conference.

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