“We would like to make you aware of current concerns that disabled people in Hungary are faced with. Recently the Hungarian Government changed the whole disability pension system, which will be a lot worse than the previous system especially for disabled people. The biggest changes are connected to the rights that arise from the pension…
Since 2006, 14 year old Giovanni has been in receipt of 70 hours of personal assistance per week and has chosen to have his personal assistance through the JAG cooperative. Just before Christmas the National Swedish Social Assurance Agency decided that he no longer qualifies for personal assistance. Giovanni depends on continuity because of his…
Issue that was addressed The approval of the new law that regulates Personal Assistance in Valencia (Spain), ENIL reacted presenting the Valencia Government a draft with changes and additions that should be included to the law before its presentation to public debate. The Valencia Government in 2010 announced that in January 2011 this new law…
Sofia Municipality Officials Were Forced to Join Disabled People in the Rain – Inaccessible Pubic Transport is a CLEARCUT Violation of Basic Human Rights More than 700 000 disabled Bulgarians cannot enjoy their right to free movement due to the lack of accessible built environment and public transport. They picked up the European Disability Protest…
Disability watch dog -New Hungarian Constitution denies the right to vote to people with mental or intellectual disabilities. Case: Recently adopted new Constitution in Hungary The Hungarian Parliament recently approved the country’s new Constitution, which should enter into force on January 1, 2012. This document should reinforce the inalienable human rights of all Hungarians as…
Disability watch dog – Modification of the Decree about Personal Assistance Issue that was addressed Presentation of the new Decree on Personal Assistance in Valencia (Spain), ENIL reacted presenting the Valencian Government a draft of the decree when it was about to be presented to public debate. The Valencian Government announced that in January 2011,…
Small Institutions offered as an Independent Living alternative to the residential resource. Issue that was addressed: On October 1st, the Association L’Auro organized in Castellón (Spain) the I Conference about Independent Living programmes for disabled people, with the title: “Welcome to the Independent republic of our home”. The programmes were referred to housing resources. Enil…
A member of the “Foro Vida Independiente y Divertad” (Forum for Independent living in Spain) being investigated after showing up a local authority in a TV programme asking him about the disability policies. Issue that was addressed: Nuria Gómez, a Member of the Forum for Independent Living in Barcelona (Spain), participated in a TV programme…
Issue Addressed Continued misdirection of funds and wasted opportunities to ensure the social inclusion of disabled people in Bulgaria. Measurement taken Resignation of Kapka Panayotova Bulgarian Ambassador for the European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion see following letter:
LOCKED UP LIVES – CROATIA – Report on the visit of the Chairman of DPI to Croatia in October 2010 Issue that was addressed: At the end of September Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report ‘Croatia Locked up lives’ on the situation of people in institutions in Croatia, with the report they were hoping…
Case: The Dart system in Dublin, Ireland and assured accessibility. Measure: CIL Dublin wrote a letter of submission August 2010 to express the view of the IL movement and the need of accessibility in the transport system. Click on the link below to download the letter submitted to the DART underground system Submission Dart Results:…
