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Independent Living Institute är ledsen att informera om att Stefan Käll, en god vän och viktig person inom Independent Living Rörelsen, tyvärr hastigt har gått bort i cancer.

Philip Mason has left us at the age of 81.

Philip had an important role in the British and European Independent Living Movement. He served on the ILI Board from ILI’s beginnings until he resigned in 2005 to be able to concentrate more on local issues.

The UN CRPD Committee found that the fact that the relevant domestic authorities in Finland rejected the author’s application for personal assistance on the basis of resource criteria is indirect discrimination against persons with intellectual disabilities as it had the effect of impairing or nullifying the author’s enjoyment and exercise of the right of living independently and being included in the community on an equal basis with others, in violation of his rights under article 5 (1) and (2) read alone and in conjunction with article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Di

VI VILL BLI LYSSNADE TILL!

Erfarenheter av migranter med funktionshinder i Sverige.
Utställning med fotografier och berättelser från ett Photovoice projekt av Disabled Refugees Welcome (DRW).

På Mångkulturellt centrum, Värdshusvägen 7, Fittja

Utställningen pågår från 11 mars till 14 april 2022

The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is looking for a full time Policy Coordinator for its Brussels office, with a starting date as soon as possible. The Policy Coordinator will be responsible for planning and implementing ENIL’s advocacy strategy at the European and international level.  Apply by 6 February 2022

Come to the Meeting of the Disability Rights Defenders Nordic network on February 2, 2022 – Time: 13:00 – 16:00 CET

This meeting is a follow up from the Nordic network meeting in November 2020. Representation is confirmed from Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

On the agenda:

• our work with the CRPD,
• our work with personal assistance, obstacles and cooperation going forward.

Please confirm attendance to me by January 22, 2022 – Jamie.bolling@independentliving.org . Welcome!

Independent Living Institute är ledsen att meddela den sorgliga nyheten om förlusten av en av våra mest betydelsefulla medkämpar i vår rörelse – Kapka Panayotova från Sofia, Bulgarien. Hon är som min syster, tillsammans har vi delat gemensamma projekt och kampen för Independent Living sedan 1998. Vi har delat engagemanget, frustrationer och roliga stunder som drivit oss att fortsätta kämpa för jämlikhet tillsammans. Det är en sorglig och grym verklighet hur liv och död, glädje och sorg, går hand i hand, säger Jamie Bolling.