Inclusion Europe’s annual Europe in Action conference took place from the 26-28 of May in Lisbon, Portugal.It was co-organised by Inclusion Europe and its Portuguese member FENACERCI. It went very well. Lots of people came from all over Europe and even Australia, Canada and the United States to talk about how to make schools...
Accessibility is an important part of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (in short, UN CRPD). Accessibility is about helping everyone to take part in society, whatever their ability. For example, being able to understand information in legal agreements. The European Commission is working on rules that make sure...
   On 26 May 2016 King Philip asked to visit CVO Hoger Instituut der Kempen.CVO Hoger Instituut der Kempen is a Dutch speaking school in Belgium.They are a centre for adult education. They are also a partner of ICLife project which aims to make higher education more accessible for persons with intellectual disabilities. Inclusion Europe...
European Disability Forum, International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and European Patients’ Forum have come together to create a survey.They are organisations that work on disability or healthcare issues. They want to find out how healthcare is for persons with intellectual disabilities outside of their home country. They want to make sure European laws...
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has a big conference in June to talk about their future plans to improve life for persons with disabilities. During this time, Inclusion International has organised a side event for self-advocates. There will be presentations from self-advocates to talk about the importance of self-advocacy and share ideas on how to make life more inclusive. It...
On 23 June 2016 Britain is taking a big vote on whether they want to stay in the EU or not. When people talk about this event and share their opinions they use words that are difficult to understand. Everyone has a right to understand the information so they know what is going on,...
The United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (in short, UN CRPD) protects the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities so everyone has the support they need to be included in their community.The government of Finland has finally signed an agreement to make the UN CRPD come into power as a...
Inclusion Europe seeks an Executive Director to help “make this the last generation of Europeans with intellectual disabilities to face exclusion and discrimination.” Building on Inclusion Europe’s excellent reputation and growing strength as the advocacy platform for persons with intellectual disabilities, their families and organisations, you will ensure we deliver excellent programmes and projects,...
