What do we mean when we say ‘connecting members’?

Inclusion International is a network.

This means that we are a big group of many organisations and people working together for the same goals.

Part of our work is to help our network connect with each other, work together, and learn from each other.

This means connecting self-advocates to each other, connecting families to each other, and connecting organisations to each other.

Why is connecting members important?

We do this work to connect people so that we can all learn from each other’s experiences making inclusion happen in different countries.

Our members are stronger because of the support and expertise they get from each other.

It also helps make sure that our network is speaking with one voice about the topics that are important to us.

Connecting members helps us work together to agree on our big messages and to do joint advocacy across different countries.

How we connect our members

Some of the ways we bring our network together are:

  • Events where our members can come together to talk about important issues – like our World Congresses, our our Self-Advocacy Summits and Family Summits.
  • Working groups and discussion groups for our members that are working on the same issues.
  • Showcasing our members work through webinars and newsletters.
  • Coordinating members in the same region to work together on issues that are important in our programme work.

To see the in-person and virtual events we have planned to bring our members together, check our Events page:

Event Listing

To see the groups our members can join, check our Working Group and Discussion Group listing here:

Member Groups

To read about the self-advocacy networks we support, learn more here:

Self-Advocacy Networks