The Hungarian Association of Persons with Intellectual Disability (ÉFOÉSZ) organized a self-advocacy conference on the European Independent Living Day.
Many of our members are supporting and broadcasting our initiative. Valuable collective action is shown on their behalf and it is more than appreciated during this difficult situation.
Melanie Wimmer is a young woman living with a disability and sharing her life experience on social media. We had the pleasure to interview her for Inclusion Europe Radio. This is her interview.
Steg för Steg is Finland's only Swedish-speaking association for and with people with intellectual disabilities. Steg för Steg is one of the FDUV's member associations and works to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities are heard and seen in society.
On February 11, Unapei was at the National Disability Conference in France, an event at which the French President Emmanuel Macron was also present. During his intervention, Unapei's President Luc Gateau urged the government to find new support solutions for people with disabilities.
The UN CRPD committee regularly reviews states that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Inclusion Europe's members are active in bringing the points of view of people with intellectual disabilities and their families to the attention of the committee. Find out more about what they have been up to.