Inclusion Europe has received glowing feedback on its Europe in Action Conference 2014 entitled āGrowing up with an intellectual disability,ā which took place in Belfast on 15-17 May.
The European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) held its annual conference in Oslo this weekend bringing together representatives from a wide array of social sectors.
Nous Aussi, a French national self-advocacy association, has announced its National Congress. The event will bring together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the issues affecting people with intellectual disabilities and self-advocates living in France today.
Following their recent project bringing together local branches for a series of seminars and workshops, Inclusion Europe has met with The Polish Association for Persons with Mental Handicap (PSOUU) to find out how the association has united its subsidiaries across the country to be better equipped to campaign for equal opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities in Poland.
A collaborative project seeking to empower people with intellectual disabilities to protect themselves against sexual abuse and violence throughout Europe is set to draw its conclusions at a final conference in Madrid on 11-12 December.
The number of people with intellectual disabilities using the internet in Ireland has increased by three per cent in three years according to a study released this week.