Inclusion International (II) held a side event on July 18 titled “The Right to Decide = Empowerment and Participation” The speakers included: Connie Laurin – Bowie, Inclusion International’s Executive Director; Nagase Osamu, Inclusion International’s Council Member, Japan; Vanessa Dos Santos, President, Down Syndrome International, South Africa; and, Klaus Lachwitz, President, Inclusion International.

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.

During the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Disability and Development, UN officials and civil society called on the Member States to ensure greater support for inclusion of persons with disabilities in global development agenda.

In 2015 EPSA wanted to make our Triple A agenda a reality. The triple A agenda is about: Ambition: To be the last generation to experience exclusion and discrimination Advocacy: To change attitudes, starting with young people Ability: To inspire change by showing what’s possible

Hep Hep Hurra has created an Easy-to-Read version of Wikipedia. Available in either App or Webpage form, Hurraki describes the meaning of words clearly and concisely helping people of all intellectual abilities to understand.

Mag. Thomas Schweinschwaller & Dr. Oliver Koenig

Inclusion Europe