Statement on the European Care Strategy
Statement of the European Network on Independent Living on the European Care Strategy The full statement can be downloaded here.…
ENIL task force met with I Living Greece and European Commission disability expert
On 14 September, the ENIL Task Force on Independent Living convened for meeting no 3. We had the great pleasure…
Freedom Drive Demands 2022
From the 26th to the 28th of September 2022, the European Network on Independent Living – ENIL will hold its…
Time for the European Union to get serious on disability rights
ENIL published a new article on Euractiv: https://www.euractiv.com/section/non-discrimination/opinion/time-for-the-european-union-to-get-serious-on-disability-rights/ The EU must get serious in tackling human rights abuses of people…
ENIL delegation met with Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kympouropouls
On 6 September 2022 a delegation from ENIL had the pleasure to meet with Member of the European Parliament (MEP),…
Reducing the Disability Employment Gap
The likelihood of Disabled People to employed in the regular labour market is still significantly lower than for non-Disabled People.…
Personal Assistance as a Break-through innovation in Disability Support
Personal Assistance, designed according to the human rights model of disability, empowers disabled people and is the key ingredient of…
50th Anniversary of the Independent Living Movement
Although the ‘unofficial’ history of the independent living movement goes back more than 50 years, the formal, more ‘official’ beginning…
Visit from our Japanese Allies
On the 26th of August, 2022, we had the pleasure to host some of our allies from Japan. Toshiko Kudo…
Invitation to the Freedom Drive Protest 2022
Human rights monitoring conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic produced evidence of grave and systemic violations of human rights of disabled…