As a person with a disability living in Ireland, you are twice as likely to experience living in poverty, a charity report has warned this week.
Talented young people with intellectual disabilities and a passionate belief in their right to have a voice in decisions affecting their lives will tell their personal stories at a high-profile United Nations (UN) event this week.
A recently amended law in Romania relating to the institutionalisation of children under the age of three omits those with severe disabilities.
Complaints made by victims of disability hate crime in the United Kingdom (UK) are being overlooked by the police, according to a statement made by a former senior figure from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
The Special Olympics scientific symposium took place this week. The event, which took place in Antwerp, Belgium, saw over 300 athletes, policymakers and academics pooling their ideas in a side event to the games.
Four children with intellectual disabilities will address two major United Nations (UN) Committees in a high-level event in Geneva on 26 September. Inclusion Europe will focus on discussing the meaningful participation of children with intellectual disabilities in all matters related to their own lives.
