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Inclusion Europe was at the European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2019.Â
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Many self-advocates and people working on disability rightsÂ
had the chance to speak at the event.Â

Pearl LĂĽthy from our member Insieme Switzerland said: Â
“I go with my friends to my local secondary school. Â
I want to have a good job Â
and earn enough money to live where I want, Â
just like my friends. Â
It’s that simple!”Â

Luminita Caldaras speaks for Inclusion EuropeÂ
at the Women’s Committee of the European Disability Forum.Â
Luminita said that she wants the next European Disability StrategyÂ
to take into account the needs of women with disabilities. Â

Oscar Föllerer from our member Â
Selbstvertretungszentrum Wien Â
asked how the European Union can make sure Â
that students with intellectual disabilities Â
are not put in segregated schools.Â

Inclusion Europe’s director Milan Ĺ veĹ™epaÂ
was one of the speakers of the event.Â
During his speech, Milan talked aboutÂ
what we want from the next European Disability Strategy.Â

These are some of the topicsÂ
that the next European Disability Strategy should talk about:Â
- the right to make decisions
- how we can get people out of institutions
- how we can fight violence against women with disabilitiesÂ
- the role of families
Moreover the strategy should have a version in easy to read and understand.Â


The Access City Awards were celebrated Â
at the end of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities.Â
The Access City Awards give a prize to cities in EuropeÂ
that have done a good job in being accessible.Â
Évreux, a city in France, won one of the prices this year.Â
Évreux provides information in easy-to-read.Â
Their information points are also accessible.Â
We also published a special newsletterÂ
for the European Day of Persons with Disabilities.Â
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