The EAPN has put-out a list of 10 arguments calling for of a European Active Inclusion Strategy. The arguments, published in leaflet format, are supporting measures meant to “reduce poverty, exclusion and inequalities and to enable everyone to live a decent life and participate in society”.
Lebenshilfe National Chairman, Ulla Schmidt met with the German Minister of Health, Hermann Gröhe in order to discuss health care issues negatively impacting the lives people with disabilities and their families. The dialogue took place at the Federal Ministry of Health in Berlin, Germany.
Through its Read it Easy project, run in collaboration with software developer ONECLICK, FEAPS has finished adapting two popular Spanish novels into easy to read. The two books chosen, "Legends" by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer and "Voices of the Future” by Spanish National Award for Children’s Literature laureate Jordi Serra i Fabra, have been digitally enriched for a more accessible and enjoyable experience.
Portuguese organisation CERCITOP has developed an integrated support system that makes traveling more accessible for people with disabilities and other limitations.
Pentru Voi, an Inclusion Europe member from Romania, is organising a series of regional consultations about the financing of social services.
Eurochild has launched a call for contributors to the Poster Sessions at the ‘Children First: Better Public Spending for Better Outcomes for Children & Families’ Eurochild Annual Conference.
Inclusion International (II) has published a report on Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), concerning the right to decide of people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Therefore, Inclusion Europe welcomes the publication of the first Report on the implementation of the UN CRPD by the European Union.
Save the children has published a new report titled “Child Poverty and Social Exclusion – A matter of children’s rights”. The document urges European Union (EU) institutions, member states and policy makers to place children’s rights at the centre of their agenda, by acknowledging child poverty as a deprivation of their fundamental rights.
The Spanish organisation for the rights of people with intellectual disabilities, FEAPS recently launched a call for applications for professional scholarships for two Master Degrees related to working with people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
