Workshop in Myanmar/Burma
Keiko Sodeyama, JICA volunteer, took the initiative to organize a “Workshop for persons with ID and family members” at School for Disabled …
Parents from Beijing representing Rong Ai Rong Le visit Germany
Rong Ai Rong Le is a Chinese DPO for persons with intellectual disabilities and their families, Report by Klaus Lachwitz Challenges in …
Lanzamiento del Informe Mundial sobre el Derecho a decidir: 2 de Agosto Bogota, Colombia
Inclusion International, Fundación Saldarriaga Concha, Asdown Colombia, PAIIS, Programa de Acción por la Igualdad y la Inclusión Social y la Red de …
Japan’s Reference to Self-Advocacy groups in Southeast Asia at UN
by Nagase Osamu The government of Japan, in its statement at the 7th session of the Conference of States at UN Headquarters …
Global Report on the Right to Decide
Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reflects a fundamental shift in thinking: it asserts that …
Thank you for the Photographs
Thank you everyone who sent us photographs for the Right to Decide campaign. We received more than 300 pictures! We weren’t able …
Robert Martin to run for the CRPD committee in 2016
At the 7th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD today at the UN Headquarter in New York, the …
Accessing the Ballot Box – Training for Families in Zanzibar
The workshop on Beyond the Ballot Box: Civic Engagement and Political Participation of People with Intellectual Disabilities, took place on 26 May …
New Brunswick receive UNESCO prize for inclusive education
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of New Brunswick (Canada), receives the UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize to Promote …
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: 16th World Congress cancelled
إلغاء المؤتمر العالمي السادس عشر لمنظمة الأحتواء الشامل الدولية Inclusion International (II) and the Kenyan Association for the Intellectually Handicapped (KAIH) regret …
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of New Brunswick wins UNESCO Prize
Our congratulations go to Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of New Brunswick for winning the prestigious UNESCO/Emir Jaber al – …
Family Futures – UN book to celebrate the Year of the Family
You may recall that back in February we asked our members if they would like to contribute photographs to illustrate a chapter …
Expression of Interest to host Inclusion International General Assembly in 2016
Dear Inclusion International members, A meeting of the General Assembly of Inclusion International takes place every two years. This year it will …
Confe’s participation at the 11th Session of the CRPD Committee
11th Session of the CRPD Committee-2014 Geneva, Switzerland On April 7 the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will meet …
Europe in Action 2014
Growing up with an intellectual disability Inclusion Europe’s annual conference “Europe in Action 2014″ is being held in Belfast from 15th to …
Conference Report: Nairobi, Kenya March 6th-8th, 2014
The Post-2015 Development Agenda and the CRPD in Africa: Deepening dialogue between African stakeholders and global and regional DPOs to strengthen advocacy …
Right to Decide in Cambodia
A report from the Rose ID Group in Cambodia. Young people with intellectual disability and their parents from Thailand, Myanmar, Japan and …
Membership Review- Request for feedback
To the Members of Inclusion International Since 2011 we have been conducting a structured review of our membership. There were several reasons …
The Right to Decide – Report from ZAPDD, Zanzibar
ZAPDD (Zanzibar Association for People with Developmental Disabilities) conducted two days workshop training (Unguja and Pemba) for the youth (PDDs) and their …
Videos: Webinars sobre el trabajo con autogestores
Seminario web sobre Auto-gestores para la Campaña Mundial sobre el Derecho a Decidir de Inclusion International. Raquel Jelinek – Reflexiones indispesables en …
Submission to the CRPD Committee of Experts on The General Comment on Article 12
The issue of legalcapacity and the right to make decisions about our own lives is a fundamentally important issue to our members …
Inclusion International’s new project on Civic Engagement
Inclusion International has launched a new project funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund. The project “Accessing the Ballot Box” will address …
Malawi President hosts African Leaders Forum on Disability
Malawi President, Her Excellency Joyce Banda, and Special Olympics hosted the gathering for government leaders and international aid and development organizations on …
Juan Goes to Vote
This video is from Asociacion Azul. It shows Juan voting in Argentina’s national election.
Webinars sobre el trabajo con autogestores
Como parte de la Campaña Mundial sobre el Derecho a Decidir, estamos invitándolo a participar en el WEBINAR sobre el trabajo con Autogestores que tendra lugar el Viernes 21 …
Membership review update
In November 2013 the Council of Inclusion International met in Paris to review progress of the membership review work carried out over …
African Leaders Forum on Intellectual Disability
Diane Richler and Shikuku Obosi are in Malawi to attend the Leaders Forum on Intellectual Disability. Shikuku was invited to represent Inclusion …
Post-2015 Development Framework Inclusive of Persons with Disabilities
IDA PRESS RELEASE Eight Session of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals A Post-2015 Development Framework Inclusive of Persons …
Submission to UK Parliamentary Committee on International Development
Inclusion International submitted a brief to the UK Parliamentary Committee on International Development’s inquiry into Disability and Development. The brief focused specifically on …
UNESCO’S GMR Says Children with Disabilities Most Excluded
London (January 30, 2014) Inclusion International says that UNESCO’s 2013/4 Global Monitoring Report (GMR), released this week, offers a glimmer of hope …