Inclusion International (II) and the Kenyan Association for the Intellectually Handicapped (KAIH) regret to announce that they have been forced to cancel the 16th World Congress of Inclusion International, which was supposed to take place on 10-13 June 2014 in Nairobi.
It is crucial for people with intellectual disabilities to have their voices heard in the European elections. Equally, future members of the European Parliament (MEPs) must commit to upholding their rights while in office.
This year’s international conference, which took place in Belfast on 15-17 May, discussed the unique challenges and opportunities of bringing up children with disabilities, and offered resources for parents with or without disabilities themselves.
Dozens of persons with intellectual disabilities in six European countries were trained to support their peers in daily life activities and decision-making.
The European Union (EU) is preparing to implement the next 7 years of the Structural and Investment Funding. The framework put in place for this new programming period represents a historic opportunity to protect the rights of Europe’s most excluded people – those living in institutional care.
Over 160 persons with intellectual disabilities and supporters from 20 different countries took part in the 3rd European conference of self-advocates held on 4-6 October 2013 in Zagreb.
A European network set up to achieve more inclusive and person-centred support for persons with disabilities
Organisations of persons with disabilities, service-providers, universities and research centres.
During the 2013 annual conference of Inclusion Europe, self-advocates, their families, organisations, service-providers and public authorities gathered in Ljubljana to celebrate the increasing longevity of people with intellectual disabilities.
Organisations of persons with intellectual disabilities from across Europe call on public authorities, information and education providers as well as the general public to recognise the right of persons with intellectual disabilities to information and lifelong learning.
