Soon the United Nations will hold an event to discuss rules and laws that help people with disabilities to be included in society. Before the event, they would like to collect information on how current laws are working to help people with disabilities. If you would like to have your say on how much...
The European Disability Forum (EDF) is working with other organisations to give talks on the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (in short, UN CRPD). The United Nations’ is an organisation which wants to make the world a better place for everybody. The UN CRPD protects the rights of persons with intellectual...
Inclusion Europe member Dincat fights for the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in Spain. They are asking the Spanish government to change the way they control if persons with intellectual disabilities are being treated badly in schools. Persons with intellectual disabilities may find it harder to protect themselves. So they are often a...
The European Union (EU, for short) has created a big plan to protect the rights of persons with disabilities.The plan is called the Disability Strategy. The Council of Europe Unit on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has shared their plans for the Disability Strategy for the years 2017 – 2023. They published a...
Lots of homeless people have a disability. They may have become homeless because they were unable to take part in society due to their disability. Or they may have developed a disability because of the difficult way of life being homeless. This problem is very worrying because if someone has a disability and no...
There is a programme in Ireland funding postdoctoral research. Postdoctoral means Doctor of Philosophy (in short, PhD). This is a very high level of study. It involves a lot of research. First you need a bachelor’s degree, and then a master’s degree before you can work towards a PhD. They are looking to fund...
