Caged, abused, forcibly sterilised, ignored. These are not situations one would ever believe citizens of the European Union would live through in 2015.
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.