Persons with intellectual disabilities are part of the digital society, and like other areas of life, they are much more vulnerable online and more prone to abuse of their personal data.
The first edition of “Salon Handicap & Achats Responsables”, a Trade Exhibition on Disability and Responsible Purchasing, organised by LVMH and “Les Échos, in collaboration with Unapei, will take place on 14 March 2016.
After its review by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last summer, the European Union has been urged to adopt the European Accessibility Act (EAA) within 12 months.
The European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities (EASPD) and The Zero Project, an initiative run by the Essl Foundation, have open a call for nominations on Early Childhood Intervention.
Inclusion Europe has introduced its submission to the Draft General Comment No 4 on Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: The Right to inclusive education.
The European Union (EU) has signed UN CRPD, and its efforts to implement the Convention have been reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last year.
Plena Inclusión, Inclusion Europe Spanish member, has chosen the European Day of Persons with Disabilities to present an important initiative for persons with intellectual disabilities before the Spanish Parliament.
Tomorrow, on 3 December, we will celebrate the European Day of Persons with Disabilities. The European Commission chose this important occasion to publish a long-awaited piece of legislation: the European Accessibility Act (EAA).
“EU money should be used to support independent living, not institutions”, said MEP Richard Howitt who hosted the Policy Seminar “Putting citizens at the centre of politics”.
