Proud, Strong and Visible
European Network on Independent Living
ENIL is a user-led network of disabled people, with members throughout Europe. Our mission is to advocate for Independent Living values, principles and practices: provision of personal assistance and other community supports and services, a barrier-free environment and adequate technical aids, together making full citizenship of disabled people possible.
About our organisation
ENIL is a network based on solidarity and peer support
ENIL is a forum for all disabled people, Independent Living organisations and their non-disabled allies on the issues of Independent Living. ENIL represents the disability movement for human rights and social inclusion, based on solidarity, peer support, deinstitutionalisation, democracy, self-representation, cross-disability and self-determination. Our vision is of Europe where all disabled people are able to exercise choice and control over their lives, on an equal level with others; where they are valued members of the community and can enjoy all of their human rights, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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ENIL works to strengthen the empowerment of disabled people, through providing resources for peer support and peer-to-peer training. ENIL enhances the European disability sector by providing an arena for the sharing of disabled people’s experience of services and by providing expertise on independent living. Our Youth Network brings together young people, making their voice heard in the independent living movement.
Recent News
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The End of My ESC Volunteering Chapter at ENIL
My six months as an ESC Volunteer for ENIL are sadly coming to an end.In this article, I want to share what I’ve learned …
Council Conclusions on Independent Living are a missed opportunity
ENIL wishes to react to the Council Conclusions on the social inclusion of persons with disabilities through the promotion of Independent Living (13386/25´SOC 632) …
StratAGEic: Defending the rights of older people
On 8 and 9 October 2025, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) took part in the kick-off meeting of the StratAGEic Project, a new …
Find out about Independent Living in your country
The Independent Living survey was launched in 2020, to find about the state of independent living around Europe. Its results are updated regularly and shared with policy and decision makers at the European level.
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30/10/2025 – 30/10/2025
FURI Workshop on Disability in EU FundingDate: 30 October 2025 Time: 9:30-13:00 Place: Rue de l’Industrie 10, 1000 Brussels; and online on Zoom Co-organised by the European Disability Forum, the …
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19/11/2025 – 19/11/2025
Make Independent Living Services a priority in the EU Disability StrategyWhich services do we need for progress? Date: 19th of November Time: 14:00 – 16:00 Place: Mundo Madou, Av. des Arts 7/8, 1210 Bruxelles …
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29/10/2025 – 29/10/2025
Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through Strategic LitigationInternational Symposium – Conclusion of the EU-funded Liti-Gate Project The Liti-Gate consortium is pleased to invite you to the International Symposium marking the conclusion …
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