Join us next week in the last EU Policy Briefing of the year!

Heatwaves in Andalucia. Floods in Belgium. Climate change is life threatening to persons with disabilities. Our new briefing reveals the human cost of inaccessible responses, and how climate legislations can be inclusive. Read 'Disaster by Design': www.edf-feph.org/publications...

People with disabilities and their organisations are still largely shut off from the climate conversation. Ahead of #COP30, we explored how climate organisations and disability advocates can work together. Read at @euobserver.com: euobserver.com/health-and-s...

Today, we launched an updated version of our toolkit on the #ArtificialIntelligence Act. It explores how new guidelines can support disability rights: - Prohibited #AI - Definition of AI systems - AI Code of Practice Explore the toolkit: www.edf-feph.org/publications...

What happens to disability rights in a backsliding democracy? We can learn from countries who have been down that path already. Gabor @petrigoh.bsky.social shares his own experience and research from Central and Eastern Europe. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/this...

Join us this Thursday! The awesome @desibility.bsky.social will be our guest, and I am really looking forward!

It was a wonderful evening!

Kamil shares his story and the role technology plays in his life. The wins he lists, include smart devices, AI assistants, mobility aids, communication tools. The barriers he sees include affordability, inaccessibility, poor design without user input, digital exclusion, ethics. #AAATE2025

Following this super interesting (and important) conference, that unfortunately is not accessible (once again). Apparently disabled people are not affected by climate change... #NoOneLeftBehind @enil-eu.bsky.social @myedf.bsky.social @euclimateaction.bsky.social

It was a great honor and experience! Thank you @aaate-net.bsky.social !

Just a few days left for the #AAATE2025, where I will have the honor to deliver a keynote. Looking forward!

📢 PAW is back! After the summer break, Personal Assistance Watch will return on Thursday, 25 September More info here: shorturl.at/nBxUg #PersonalAssistance #IndependentLiving #SafeSpace #PeerSupport

Want to speak quantum? ⚛️ Our Glossary breaks it down. From computing to cryptography. It also shows how Europe is leading the way with the Quantum Europe Strategy to build a quantum-powered future. Europe is ready to make the quantum leap. Are you?

Dear people, when you email/text me starting with "Hey...", especially in professional context, let me tell you that I fight hard to not respond "Hey is for horses" 😋

Amazing read by @halberto1980.bsky.social. Thinking of these issues very often...

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📊 Launching the Independent Living Survey 2024 🗓️ 10 July | 🕑 14:00 CET | 💻 Zoom Based on disabled people’s views across Europe. ♿ Captions & sign language provided 🔗 enil.eu/event/online... #ILSurvey2024 #IndependentLiving #DisabilityPrideMonth

"€1.1bn in EU funds used for segregation of disabled people, Roma & migrants" Glad that our work at @enil-eu.bsky.social is getting attention — the fight continues. #EUFunds #NoSegregation #DisabilityRights

Η πρόβλεψή μου: 1.Σουηδια 2.Αυστρια 3.Φινλανδια 4.Γαλλια 5.Ολλανδια 6.Εσθονια 7.Ισραηλ 8. Ελλαδα 9.Αλβανια 10.Πολωνια #Eurovision2025 #foustanela #eurovisiongr

Things I keep after the 2 #Eurovision2025 semifinals: -My top3 are #Greece, #Germany & #Estonia (very different songs, for all moods) -It's very hard to predict the winner this time -I don't like any of the favorites -Overall the quality is worse than previous years #eurovisiongr

Thank you for having me @kynnys.fi!

📢 ENIL 2025 General Assembly is coming! 🗓️ May 24, 11:00–17:00 (Zoom) ❗Deadline for voter forms & registration EXTENDED to May 16! 🗳️ We’ll elect 5 new Board Members — help shape the future of #IndependentLiving! 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/jDwzI #ENIL #GeneralAssembly

Murphy's law: when you are on a Zoom meeting, everyone starts sending you voice messages.

🎉 Celebrate #ILDay25 with us this May 5th! Join online or in person to shine a light on the right to #IndependentLiving 💬 Share your activities, stories, or creative actions—let’s be #ProudStrongVisible together! 🔗 enil.eu/event/indepe... #ARightNotAPrivilege

For my friends in Brussels!

ENIL co-chair Nadia Had at the Global Disability Summit: “Inclusion doesn’t mean investing in special schools, day-care centres, small group homes, sheltered workshops; all financing should be UNCRPD compliant”

🇪🇺🔍 The EU under scrutiny! Is the EU truly upholding disability rights? From March 11-12, its representatives faced the UN’s CRPD Committee. Are they meeting their commitments? Watch now! 👉 youtu.be/6AzoyizV8Fo?... #DisabilityRights #CRPD #EuropeanUnion #Deinstitutionalization #IndependentLiving

ENIL submits its updated shadow report on the EU to the CRPD Committee #Disability @floriansanden.bsky.social @kamiloulis.bsky.social @enil-eu.bsky.social enil.eu/enil-submits...

Νέο άρθρο! Πολλοί με ρωτούσατε για το ταξίδι μου στη Νότια Κορέα πέρυσι, οπότε έγραψα για αυτό! ♿️✈️🌏 (soon in English too!) thetrawheeler.com/notia-korea-...

Join us for our monthly PAW meeting on Zoom, where we'll explore #PersonalAssistance through a Gender and Intersectional Perspective. 📅 March 6, 2025 from 17:00 - 18:30 CET ➡️ Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #IndependentLiving #InternationalWomensDay #DisabilityRights

"When facing surgery, having personal assistants by my side wasn’t just comfort—it was vital for my recovery. #PersonalAssistance gives disabled people power over our own care. We deserve to be heard. 💙" 📝 Read her story: enil.eu/a-story-of-c... #IndependentLiving

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📅 Thu, Feb 6th (17:00–18:30 CET): Personal Assistance for Persons with Intellectual & Cognitive Disabilities. 🧠 Join the discussion: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #DisabilityRights #PersonalAssistance

On the #InternationalDayofEducation let's remember that everyone has the right to #InclusiveEducation, with proper support. In 2025 we shouldn't talk anymore about special schools for some, but about accessible, affordable, available and inclusive education for all. All together.

Vienna won the #EUAccessCity Award 2025. But, while authorities were receiving the award, they were also blocking a law that would ensure persons with disabilities have better access to personal assistance Read the blog FROM @behindertenrat.bsky.social : https://buff.ly/40DCw9k

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We’re now on Bluesky! 💙 We are a grassroots organization led by Disabled People. Here, you’ll find updates on #DisabilityRights, #IndependentLiving advocacy, and our fight against segregation. Join us to stay informed, inspired, and engaged in building a more inclusive Europe!

Disabled and senior people constitute the highest number of deaths in climate disasters like wildfires and flooding due to poor planning and lack of investment by the govt. Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA: sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1... #LAFires #LAFirestorm2025

Great opportunity for young disabled people to join us in Brussels and work with us! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I will never cease to be amazed by books. Seriously. Just think about it; thousands of people read the same book, but in everyone’s brain’s the characters look different, the setting changes etc. We are all reading the same thing, but it's so unique to each of us. That is a beautiful thing.

🎙️ New On Our Terms episode out now! Florian Sanden joins Kamil Goungor to discuss disability rights advocacy, 2024 milestones, and ENIL’s 2025 plans. Insightful and inspiring—don’t miss it! buzzsprout.com/2085630/epis... #DisabilityRights #IndependentLiving #Podcast

As the year ends & holidays approach, we thank our members, partners & allies 💙 Thank you for standing with us for independent living & Disabled People’s rights across Europe. Wishing you a joyful season ahead & a happy new year! 🌟 – The ENIL team #IndependentLiving #DisabilityRights #ThankYou

Hello! Finally, I decided to come here!