Sadly the president of Mencap, Lord Brian Rix has died at the age of 92. He had a very full and valuable life, he did a lot of great work for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK. He was a famous comic actor and had a daughter with Down Syndrome. He used his...
Everyone has the right to go to school. Schools should teach all children. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (in short, the UN CRPD) explains and defends this right. There is group of experts called the United Nations Committee for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They find out...
   Inclusion Europe was very shocked and saddened to hear that Peter Lambreghts, ENIL’s Senior Officer has died. Peter was European Disability Forum board member and worked at Onafhankelijke Leven, a Flemish independent living organisation. Peter was a great role model for self-advocates. He helped improve the lives of persons with intellectual disabilities across Europe by fighting to...
Inclusion Europe seeks a Communications and Engagement Officer to raise public awareness of the issues relevant to people with intellectual disability and their families. You will also mobilise, engage and coordinate communication with Inclusion Europe’s international networks of self-advocates, family members, professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders. This role is responsible for effectively planning and...
Lebenshilfe is a member of Inclusion Europe that defends the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in Germany. They are not happy with some German laws. The current drafts suggest persons with intellectual disabilities will not get the care and support they deserve or their money and housing rights respected. This is unacceptable! Lebenshilfe has...
Milan Šveřepa is the new director of Inclusion Europe. He will start in September 2016. Milan is from the Czech Republic. He studied Social Work and has already managed an NGO before. He has done lots of good work helping people with intellectual disabilities get out of institutions and live independently in their...
ICOON is a German design company. They have made a picture book. It is a dictionary without words. If you are having trouble being understood you can point at a picture to show someone what you mean. If you cannot understand someone else, you can ask them to point at a picture. It is...
DSE (Down Syndrome Education) is a member of Inclusion Europe. They have made a new online training course to teach parents and teachers how to support children with Down Syndrome to learn. The course is made up of video presentations. People can do the course from home in any country and at their own...
On 23 June 2016 Britain decided they wanted to leave the European Union. Mencap said it has taken some time to understand the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union. They now need to think about what this will mean for people with intellectual disabilities because of possible changes in laws and funding. They...
