Many people with intellectual disabilities are discriminated.
This sometimes means they cannot go to school, or get a job.
Inclusion Europe member Insieme recently shared the results of a study on schooling integration of children with disabilities led in two cantons of Switzerland. The results show that inclusive education is working in the country.
Inclusion Europe welcomes the draft General Comment on Article 6 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).
Most people with intellectual disabilities in Europe are denied the right to take decisions, being placed under guardianship regimes that allow them no say in important matters related to their own lives.
Following our recent article related to the creation of a European Disability Card, the European Commission has opened a call for proposals for projects and activities that support this endeavour.
As part of the Opening Doors for Europe's Children campaign, Eurochild has published a Call to Action, advising Greece to reform its child protection system, and support deinstitutionalisation for all children, with or without disabilities.
