Real work: paid work in the regular labour market. Frederik Wauterickx dreamed of that. He has Down syndrome, but this did not stop him from making his dream come true.
The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) will hold the "Towards Inclusion conference" on 16 January in Brussels, Belgium.
The purpose of the checklist is to ensure EU funds in the 2021-2027 programming period contribute to independent living and inclusion in the community.
Inclusion Europe, alongside other organisations, has endorsed a statement and key recommendations on the Right to Family, recognised under international law.
The “Europe in Action” conference happened from 5-7 June.
For the conference, we went to Vilnius.
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania.
We talked about independent living for people with intellectual disabilities. And about inclusion.
Inclusion Europe's Secretary-General José Smits gave a summary of "Europe in Action" at the end of the conference. Here you can read the full text of her speech.