Inclusion Europe member organization Inclusion Ireland and Down Syndrome Ireland have announced their plans to host a stage production of ‘Sanctuary’ as part of their agenda to mark this year’s United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on 3 December.
The UK Government’s legal aid reforms have come under heavy criticism from a senior judge this week after it was revealed that a couple with intellectual disabilities were not able to claim financial assistance supporting legal costs.
A Hungarian man with Down Syndrome, with the support of Inclusion Europe member ÉFOÉSZ (Hungarian Association of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities), has been successful in his appeal to Strasbourg’s European Court of Human Rights after he was refused the right to vote in 2010.
European Disability Forum (EDF) President Yannis Vardakastanis and Acting Director Javier Güemes have visited the European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly to highlight the need for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) to be a central aspect in European Union policy-making.
Belgian association AFrAHM is set to host a day event for people with intellectual disabilities on 6 December.
A couple with intellectual disabilities from the United Kingdom has won compensation in a unique court case after their new-born child was taken away by social services.
