Getting ready for the assessment of the European Union's work in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), the Disability Intergroup has elected a whole new Bureau consisting of four co-presidents and eight vice-presidents.
Hollywood star Hugh Grant, along with the Baked Bean Theatre Company, has premiered the play The Drama Group. The show is based on a book co-written by Hugh Grant, Sheila Hollins and her son Nigel, who is an actor with an intellectual disability.
The year 2014 saw 574 disability hate crime cases recorded in the UK, in contrast to the 183 cases recorded in 2007/2008, the years in which the offence was introduced. The statistics were published by Crown Prosecution Service (CSP), the principal prosecuting authority for England and Wales.
For the first time in history, a man who has an intellectual disability has been awarded the LĂ©gion d'honneur order in France.
Inclusion Ireland has called for robust and independent investigations following the release of shocking footage at the public-funded Ăras Attracta, a care centre located in Mayo, Ireland.
Inclusion Europe, together with partners FEAPS, PSOUU, Mencap and ANFFAS, has launched an ambitious project in several European countries aimed at training people with disabilities on data protection and safe online behaviour.
