The French association for people with disabilities Unapei warns that immediate government action needs to be taken to successfully assist the large number of aging people with disabilities.
The INAS Open European Athletics Championships took place between 11 and 15 June, in the Netherlands. The competition is an International Paralympic Committee sanctioned event, bringing together over 150 athletes with intellectual disabilities from up to 20 countries world-wide.
The European Commission has published its analysis of the European Union’s (EU) implementation of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).
In the aftermath of the May European Parliament elections, the Open Society Foundations call for the adoption of an official European Union (EU) fundamental rights strategy.
Ahead of the 2015 General Election in the United Kingdom (UK), Mencap has started a campaign called “Hear my voice,” aimed at informing politicians on the issues that matter to the disability community.
Inclusion Europe member Pentru Voi has taken an active role in advocating for the voting rights of persons with intellectual disabilities at both national and European level.
Inclusion International (II) and the Kenyan Association for the Intellectually Handicapped (KAIH) regret to announce that they have been forced to cancel the 16th World Congress of Inclusion International, which was supposed to take place on 10-13 June 2014 in Nairobi.
EASPD calls for more support from EU Commission in creating Social Services Sector job opportunities
The European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) has published a briefing paper analysing the current state of the Social Services labour market, in terms of its job creation potential, development barriers, and problem areas where the European Commission should further concentrate its efforts.
An inquiry into the European Commission’s role in assuring respect for fundamental human rights in the earmarking and use of European Union (EU) funding has been launched by European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly.
An intellectual difficulty is not a loving difficulty. The touching words of a parent with an intellectual disability perfectly summarized Inclusion Europe’s 2014 Europe in Action Conference.
