Inclusion International is pleased to share our 2025 Annual Report.

This report shows the progress we made last year in our mission to promote inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

The stories and achievements in this report show what can happen when members come together for inclusion.

Download the 2025 Annual Report

In 2025, our global movement came together in person for the 18th World Congress in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 600 participants from 74 countries joined us to share priorities and set our plan for the future.

The Global Self-Advocacy Summit brought together 260 self-advocates from 45 countries, our first in-person global meeting for self-advocates in seven years. During the Families Summit, over 90 family members from 35 countries gathered to talk about the future of the family movement.

Our members continue to lead this work, taking action to ensure people with intellectual disabilities are not left behind.

Highlights

  • We made sure the world focuses on care and support, ensuring the lived experiences of families and self-advocates shaped UN reports and international policy
  • We protected the right to education in crises, testing new tools and resources that ensure children with disabilities are not left behind during humanitarian disasters
  • We finished multi-year projects that supported women leaving institutions in Jordan, trained self-advocate leaders in Zambia and Angola, and supported political participation in Cameroon
  • We elevated our shared voice on the global stage, from leading conversations at the Global Disability Summit to demanding sexual and reproductive rights at the United Nations

As we look ahead to 2026, we will carry the momentum from Sharjah forward. Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and putting these rights into practice cannot slow down.

There is still more work to do. We invite you to read the achievements in this report and join us on this important journey.

We thank our members for their strong work toward our shared goal of inclusion and equality for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Our members reminded the world that inclusion isn’t a solitary effort. It requires partnership, visibility, and working hard every day to change things.

Last year, we saw again that our network thrives when it is active and united. Our approach remains simple and strong: support members to lead and help them connect with each other.

Sue Swenson, President of Inclusion International

Read the 2025 Annual Report