"They don't see our children. They don't see us either." In the Young Families Project, we speak to parents and siblings of people with intellectual disabilities about their lives. This is part 1 www.inclusion.eu/what-parents...

🇨🇿 Czech government proposes a moratorium on placing people with disabilities in institutions. The government approved a new National Plan for Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities. Chapter 5 on independent living has some interesting things: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I'm stealing this idea from you - Belonging with Inclusion Europe newsletter April 2026 www.inclusion.eu/belonging-wi...

zamě dobrý Jen popřeju každému v tomto městě i všude jinde aby si to přečetli a hlavně se tím řídili všichni odpovědní.

"I decided that if I should do something in this field it's change it. To make more humanistic, needs-oriented system." Jan Pfeiffer interview now on Spotify and other places ➡️ Inclusion Europe Radio 🎧 Jan continues to be a true pioneer for deinstitutionalisation and community-based support.

„Nejlépe víme, co potřebujeme.“ Lidé se znevýhodněním mají právo mluvit do veřejných politik svetneziskovek.cz/lide/nejlepe...

Dear MEPs, this is no way to treat people and respect their dignity www.inclusion.eu/this-is-no-w...

Learned a lot today about situation of people with Down Syndrome in Croatia and Spain, and about the organisations promoting their rights and inclusion. Discussed the work being done in our partnership with European Down Syndrome Association to support participation in European policy-making.

Co jsou komunitní služby a co mají dělat sverepa.eu/bydlet-ve-vl...

New institution for 25 people with complex support needs being built in Anderlecht (Brussels 🇧🇪) bx1.be/categories/r... Funding includes 750.000 euros from the EU's Regional Development Fund www.centretisser.be/financement/

Inclusion Europe met with European Commissioner Glenn Micallef to talk about inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. www.inclusion.eu/meeting-with...

"People with intellectual disabilities need to be present and represented." Inclusion Europe nominates @soufianeelamrani.bsky.social to the Board of @myedf.bsky.social www.inclusion.eu/inclusion-eu...

Good overview of situation and issues in EU initiative on legal capacity and guardianship www.courthousenews.com/aging-across... @pmdfoster.bsky.social

What can we do other than be ourselves. www.inclusion.eu/what-can-we-...

@misver.bsky.social and @soufianeelamrani.bsky.social wrote an article about easy-to-read for Impact magazine. The magazine is published by the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota. This issue of Impact is about plain language. www.inclusion.eu/impact-magaz...

Dude must’ve been on a strict diet his whole life

Impact magazine issue about plain language. publications.ici.umn.edu/impact/38-3/... With contribution from @soufianeelamrani.bsky.social and me

What a day today. Thank you Anffas! Cannot wait to share our plans and the Europe in Action conference with everyone.

🇨🇿 Přijďte se potkat V únoru si budeme dost povídat o zapojení lidí s (mentálním) postižením do veřejných debat, politik a vůbec věcí které se jich týkají. 17.2. konzultace v Liberci 19.2. diskuze MPSV v Praze www.trass.cz/w/jak-posili... 20.2. debata v Praze www.inclusion.eu/debata-s-mil...

Blahopřeju @kacasaf.bsky.social. Bien mérité ferdinandperoutka.cz/laudatio-na-...

Conversation with Roxana Damaschin-Tecu. She talks so well about the support they provide to people getting out of institutions. About what makes a good support work. About how all the great initiatives in Timisoara 🇷🇴 came to be. www.inclusion.eu/podcast-conv...

Include News: All kinds of developments relevant to people with intellectual disabilities and their families. www.inclusion.eu/include-news...

🚀 Register now to Europe in Action conference 2026: https://ow.ly/ekNV50Y4Rlv 🫵 Join us for 3 days of sharing, learning, and connecting as we work together for the full rights and inclusion of all people with intellectual disabilities in Europe. 📍Vicenza, Italy 📅 25–27 May 2026 😎 C U there 🫶

Good insights into current things and also some history www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

“Full rights and inclusion” isn’t a pipe dream. It’s a reality lived by many. That’s what gives this movement its power. www.inclusion.eu/we-are-not-a...

I thought they were building public square here, this looks more like fortifications

“Full rights and inclusion.” It isn't a pipe dream, it’s reality lived by many. That’s this movement's power. Power of our vision and power of living it daily continue to make the world a better place for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. And for everyone else, too.

🔊 We are very happy to announce a new collaboration with European Down Syndrome Association! 💪 We will strengthen the participation and representation of people with Down syndrome in EU policy-making. 🇪🇺 The collaboration is supported by the EU’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme.

My time as President of this great organisation will be over this May. Thank you for the opportunity you have given me - Jyrki Pinomaa writes to Inclusion Europe members www.inclusion.eu/my-time-as-p...

Inclusion Europe alerta de que la vida independiente es inaccesible para muchas personas con discapacidad intelectual en España www.servimedia.es/noticias/inc...

Bericht zeigt Verbesserungsbedarf in Europa science.orf.at/stories/3233...

What @inclusioneurope.bsky.social was up-to representing people with intellectual disabilities and families during disability week in Brussels ⬇️

Didn’t say anything new I’m afraid. www.linkedin.com/posts/milan-...

Inclusion Europe Studios Where it’s happening

European Parliament adopted its priorities for the EU’s strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities beyond 2024. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

"I'll be there as Soufiane's support person." No other sentence brings revealing facial expressions as reliably as this one. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Housing, homelessness, deinstitutionalisation. @freekspinnewijn.bsky.social talks to Inclusion Europe Radio about these issues and what are the connections to disability rights www.inclusion.eu/housing-home...

Representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families during a disability week in Brussels www.inclusion.eu/representing...

Expert hearing on "Social inclusion and independent living for persons with disabilities through high quality and specialized social services" at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels this morning. Pietro Barbieri prepares a report, requested by Cyprus for its EU presidency.

Accessibility level: Minus unlimited

🇸🇰 Slovakia is trying to go backwards regarding social services. Disability organisation and others are protesting the government's attempt to get rid of limits to maximum capacity of residential services. sita.sk/minister-tom... @desibility.bsky.social

Board meeting today. How does that work at @inclusioneurope.bsky.social? www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

This day, every day. ✌️

Being included is also a sense of belonging and having someone you can trust. Plus: Accessible housing, preventing violence, and other notes from a conference in Copenhagen www.inclusion.eu/being-includ...

“Being included is also a sense of belonging and having someone you can trust," said minister Sophie Hæstorp Andersen quoting yesterday's panel. “We always need to remember to ask and to actually listen to the answers from people.” Can’t agree more 😉

I love Politico's use of anonymity for this kind of invaluable, hard to get insights and information

Brussels Z's. You're gonna catch them all 💤 😂

about a recent visit to Romania and all the things we learned there www.inclusion.eu/from-institu...

Nations need to stop putting people in segregated institutions. "That needs to go hand in hand with providing housing, and support services for people with disabilities" Šveřepa told @euronews.com www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Talking about deinstitutionalisation with self-advocates in Romania. Reading what the social ministers of EU countries said about independent living. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGrp...