ILDay2023 Throughout Europe
Independent Living Day On the occasion of European Independent Living Day 2023, many Disabled People’s organizations and activists joined us to demand the right ...
Personal assistance in Slovenia and the problem of understanding Independent Living
By Elena Pecaric, elena.pecaric@guest.arnes.si Why has there been such a departure from the original intent of Personal Assistance Act in 2019: Personal assistance (PA) ...
ENIL launches results of its 2nd Independent Living Survey
On May 5th, the Independent Living Day, ENIL presented the results of its second Independent Living Survey to its members, representatives of civil society ...
ENIL is looking for volunteers
The European Network on Independent Living – ENIL is looking for 2 disabled-identifying European Solidarity Corps volunteers to come to Brussels for 6 months. ...
Housing Action Days in Portugal
Portugal is facing the biggest housing crisis the country has ever experienced. While finding a house was not easy before, right now it is ...
Judy Heumann has left us.
The worldwide Independent Living and Disability Rights Movement has lost its most outspoken, powerful, and tireless spokesperson. Judy Heumann passed away on March 4, ...
Press Release: Freedom Drivers Demand Equal Rights Today, not Tomorrow
In Brussels, 29 September – The European Network on Independent Living – ENIL, successfully ended its 10th Freedom Drive yesterday. The event, which brought ...
Press Release: Disabled People Take to Streets to Demand Rights
In Brussels, 27 September – Hundreds of disabled people and supporters took to the streets of Brussels, asking for the life to live in ...
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. The European Network on ...
Freedom Drive Demands 2022
From the 26th to the 28th of September 2022, the European Network on Independent Living – ENIL will hold its 10th edition of the ...
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 people confined to institutions ...
Meeting II of the ENIL Task Force on Independent Living
On 5 June the ENIL Task Force on Independent Living meet for the second time. The meeting took place online on Zoom. More than ...