ENIL Press Release: Time’s Up for Institutions! (via ENIL – European Network on Independent Living)

Source : https://enil.eu/news/enil-press-release-times-up-for-institutions/ Brussels, 3 December – To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the European Network on Independent Living – ENIL calls on Governments to stop delaying deinstitutionalisation reforms and start providing opportunities for independent living and being included in the community for all disabled people, as a matter of priority. Public funds, Lire plus …

French People Stand Up to Institutions (by Maryna P. via ENIL.eu)

https://enil.eu/news/french-people-stand-up-to-institutions/   30.06. DE-INSTITUTIONALISATION French People Stand Up to Institutions It was close to +35 degrees on the 25th of June and there was no shade to take shelter in front of the Palais de Justice law courts of the busy city of Lyon. At noon, as the first protesters unfolded their banners, the barristers, judges, clerks Lire plus …

The Invisible Half-Citizens in the Country of the Human Rights Declaration (by Maryna P. through ENIL.eu)

https://enil.eu/news/the-invisible-half-citizens-in-the-country-of-the-human-rights-declaration 31.01. DE-INSTITUTIONALISATION The Invisible Half-Citizens in the Country of the Human Rights Declaration It is morning in the special residential home ‘Michel Chapuis’ near Lyon, brand new and run by the association OVE; it was opened only a year ago (9 years after France ratified the UN CRPD). Tom (modified name) is a young autistic Lire plus …

WHO HELPS THE AUTISTICS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD ?

WHO HELPS THE AUTISTICS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD ? (This is a 1000 billion $ question…)   Please, anyone, let me know if one day you discover an organization or company (public or private), or « someone » in the world helping the autistics to organize themselves (as networks or associations) to build self-advocacy, self-help, peer support, Lire plus …