Debating Europe, the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) have launched a series of online debates focusing on issues concerning disability, discrimination and accessibility in the European Union (EU). The initiative wants to raise awareness of the many problems Europeans with disabilities are facing daily.
Inclusion Europe (IE) was among the 22 organisations selected by the European Commission (EC) to receive an action grant under the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship programme. IE’s project is titled Safe Surfing! Data protection for young people and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Obtaining equal access to information and culture is an important goal for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Moreover, the importance of making reading accessible to all is paramount in fighting barriers to accessibility and in the complete and unhindered inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
On 17 July 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found the Romanian state responsible for the death of a person with an intellectual disability who was committed to a psychiatric hospital and denied proper food, clothing or medical care.
The Organisation of Spanish Easy to Read Associations (Agrupación de Asociaciones de Lectura Fácil España, in Spanish) is hosting the 2014 Easy to Read (ETR) Novella Award with the goal of finding new ETR writers that bring literature, culture and knowledge to all society members alike.
Disability and Abuse Project advocates have filed an official complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the several thousand people with intellectual or developmental disabilities in California who are or may be subjected to voting discrimination.
Unapei launched a campaign against the discrimination of visitors with intellectual disabilities at Disneyland Paris. The organisation is urging the public to get involved, spread the word, sign the campaign petition available online, and help put an end to the segregationist practices in place at the famous amusement park.
The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) launched Think Different, Think Equal, a new campaigned speaking about the rights of Europeans with disabilities.
