Overview of news, reports, policies relevant to people with intellectual disabilities and their families in Europe.
For people with intellectual disabilities, mental health is typically both neglected, and misused for their segregation.
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, published a report on transformation of services for people with disabilities.
Elisabeta Moldovan is co-president of Ceva de spus. Elisabeta Moldovan wants that people with disabilities get out of institutions.
Heather Gilchrist is a self-advocate from ENABLE Scotland. Heather Gilchrist talks about institutionalisation in Scotland.
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.
Neil Crowther and Milan 艩ve艡epa talk about what social care is and how the disability rights movement has influenced its meaning.
Reetta Mietola and Simo Vehmas discuss their book about the lives of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in Finnish homes.
Heather Gilchrist about ENABLE鈥檚 history of self-advocacy and recent campaign to end institutional living in Scotland.聽
L谩zsl贸 Bercse shares his views on deinstitutionalisation in Czechia.
March 27, 2023
