Angelika Hild

Insieme Switzerland, the Swiss federation of associations of parents of people with intellectual disabilities, has published an ‘Easy Surfing’ guide.

To mark the International Woman’s Day on 8 March, the President of the Inclusion Europe member Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe, Ulla Schmidt, called for additional regulations concerning gender equality within sheltered workshops for people with disabilities.

On 26 March, EVA (Ensemble pour une Vie Autonome) is organizing an event in the Walloon parliament in order to discuss the aspect of independent living with associations, political representatives, academics and experts from both Belgian and European level.

In the context of the European Year for Development 2015, Inclusion Europe has a launched a campaign to highlight the work of people around the world who have dedicated their lives to helping people with disabilities in their countries and communities.

On 21 - 22 May 2015, Inclusion Europe and ANFFAS are organizing the Europe in Action conference, which will take place in Rome, Italy’s exciting capital city.

With the British General Election coming up in May, political party leaders David Cameron, Nick Clegg and David Miliband have pledged to pay more attention to the voice and needs of the 1.4 million people with an intellectual disability in the UK.

After a dramatic incident in early February involving a mother killing her son who had intellectual disabilities in the city of Rouen, France, the French National Union of Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities (Unapei) responded fiercely in an opinion piece blaming the lack of inclusion within French society.

United Nations (UN) human rights experts have urged all UN Member States to guarantee the rights of people with disabilities by including them within the new development framework, namely the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

From 6 to 9 May 2015, the Palace of Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels will be the scenery for the 6th Congress for people with special needs and extra talents, entitled “Creating Social Art.”

Robert Martin, a committed self-advocate from New Zeeland and former member of the Council of Inclusion International, has recently had his biography published.