200 international politicians, NGO representatives, people with disability and academics gather at the Zero Conference in Vienna (Zero = no barriers). On January 22 and 23, 2012 the International Conference on Good Policies for Persons with Disabilities takes place for the first time in Vienna, Austria. It is part of the Zero Project – zero…
Cuts to Independent Living services across Europe, slow progress towards de-institutionalisation, abuse of disabled people in institutional care, and some advancement in the right to Personal Assistance. This is a summary of 2011 by the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) on the occasion of 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. A…
As the world tries to understand how a tragedy like Norway could happen, speculation on the mental state of Anders Behring Breivik abounds in the international press. This casual yet pervasive linkage between deviance and a concept of “madness” perpetuates and encourages stigma and prejudice surrounding mental health. Such speculation is largely misinformed…
UK Government Orders Immediate Enquiry Following the Abuse, Harassment and Violence against People with Challenging Behaviour in Bristol On 30 May the BBC Panorama programme[1] revealed a series of abuse in residential care for people with intellectual disabilities and autism near Bristol, UK. The programme showed residents, labelled as having challenging behaviour, being kicked, violently…
Japan Council on Independent Living Centers EUROPEAN NETWORK on INDEPENDENT LIVING ENIL Press Release 26 mei 2011 Vergeet onze Japanse broers en zussen niet! Op 11 maart 2011 gebeurde het. Na een uitzonderlijk zware aardschok voor de kust van Japan volgde een alles verwoestende tsunami. De ravage was totaal, het aantal doden en vermisten…
Japan Council on Independent Living Centers ENIL Press Release May 26 , 2011 DON’T FORGET OUR JAPANESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS! It happened on the 11th of March 2011. An extremely heavy earthquake before the coast of Japan was followed by a devastating Tsunami. The destruction was complete; the numbers of death and missing people…
