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Christmas Celebrations throughout Europe
| Christmas is an annual celebration each year of the birth of Jesus Christ, most countries around Europe have their own ways to mark and celebrate the festivities. We as people with disabilities also look forward to these festivities as it is time to spend with family, friends and neighbours.
In the lead up to Christmas, people with disabilities attend many pre Christmas dinners and celebrations organised in various organizations.
Now we will look at how Christmas is celebrated throughout Europe.
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Travel rights for people with disabilities
| People with disabilities have an equal right to travel anywhere throughout the world as independently as possible with the necessary assistance that may be required. For many years, freedom of movement has been an illusion for people with disabilities to the exent that accessing public transport was impossible such as trains, buses, air travel, etc. Due tot his, many organizations and groups have spoken up to ensure that we can move throughout Europe and the world freely.
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The JAG Association in Norway is fighting for personal assistance and equal rights for persons with intellectual disabilities
| THe JAG Association in Norway started a year ago and has already 30 members. Only a person with multiple, severe disabilities including some kind of intellectual disablity can become a member. Others can become supporting members, without power or influence in the association.
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New Norwegian report shows that personal assistance is profitable from a socio-economical perspective
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On behalf of ULOBA the international consulting firm Econ P�yry has prepared a report on citizen-/user controlled personal assistance in a socio-economically perspective.The study shows that personal assistance is economically viable and that personal assistance is the only instrument that provides opportunity for employment and social participation.
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Suzanne Berg on Accessibility
| Early this summer the Swedish government presented a proposal on legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of lacking accessibility. For the Swedish disability movement it was a long awaited proposal. Two years ago the another enquiry was appointed, this time within the office of the Ministry of Integration, making its result a non-public document. We all knew it was ready and spent springtime waiting, holding our breath until the white paper finally was made public and circulated for comments.
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Good experiences of parents as personal assistance to their children
| Personal assistance is a very sucdessful service for children and young people as well as adults. With personal assistance all children can grow up together with their parents and siblings. They can play, go to school and have experiences on their own terms.
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Protecting people with disabilities - Dublin CIL Ireland
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On the 19th of January 2011 CILs from across Ireland and their members are urged to come together and meet with their political representatives.
We must demonstrate to our political representatives the need to protect People with Disabilities.
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Violence against women with disabilities
Conference in Stockholm
25th November 2010
| "Br�cke dialoni" and the development centre on double vulnerability - Utvecklings centrum dubbelt utsatt organized the conference about violence against women with disabilities. The 70 participants of the conference were from different organisations from the society yet all working with disability issues.
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The European Commission can ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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The European Union has removed the last barrier to formal EU ratification of the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, according to Gerard Quinn (pictured), the director of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway.
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Germano Tosi ENIL activist in Italy
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Germano Tosi, Italian Independent Living activist and member of ENIL and ENIL Italia would like to share with us his experience during the General Assembly regarding his first experience at the International level in Strasbourg.
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Advancing the national Disability Strategy Conference in Galway 10th December 2010
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The Centre for Disability, Law and Policy held an international conference on National Disability Strategies in Ireland on 10th of December in the Radisson hotel in Galway. This conference coincides with the UN Human Rights day which was adopted on the 10th December 1948 by the UN General Assembly. This is an important day to promote human rights for people with disabilities throughout Europe and the world such as the right to an education, freedom of expression, Independent Living etc.
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ENIL's Newsletter review of 2010
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The European Network for Indepednent Living (ENIL) presents a newsletter every fortnight with information regarding events and uplifting stories on various issues and news happening throughout Europe.
Since January, the newsletters included a number of interesting profiles of people with disabilities about their lives and their work and contribution to the IL movement such as, Jamie Bolling (Executive Director of ENIL), Adam Kosa (President of the European Parliament Disability Intergroup), Helena Karnstrom from Stockholm.
What an inspiring and encouraging read!
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