It is well known that "care" institutions of this kind are not suitable for living and represent a danger to the safety of their residents. The causes of the fire now must be investigated properly, and the survivors must get a chance to live in the community.
Self-advocates from EPSA have met in Brussels.
At the meeting, they talked about different things.
Here are some of the things they talked about.
A fire has killed 8 people in an institution in Czechia. 30 people were injured. All the people had intellectual disabilities.
At the "Towards Inclusion" conference, the Commissioner for Equality found strong words against institutionalisation. EPSA member Elisabeta Moldovan talked about her experiences growing up in institutions.
Helena Dalli is a Commissioner at the European Commission.
She was one of the speakers at a conference
about deinstitutionalisation.
The EEG has written a text about deinstitutionalisation in Europe.
The text was presented at a conference on inclusion this week.
