Diane Richler, President
As president of Inclusion International I am pleased to have the opportunity to link my commitment to people with intellectual disabilities and their families and my experience influencing public policy. I firmly believe that policies that include people with an intellectual disability and their families are good public policies for everyone. More information »

Fred Heddell, Treasurer
Treasurer of Inclusion International and Secretary General of Inclusion Europe. I was originally a teacher of children with Intellectual Disabilities and until recently the CE of Mencap. More information »

Dr Moussa Charafeddine
I am very pleased to represent the interests of people with intellectual disability around the World. Being a father of two gentlemen with intellectual disability in the developing part of the World puts me under extra burden. More information »

Ralph Jones, Secretary General
In my role as Secretary General I will be drawing on the many years of experience of IHC New Zealand in advocacy, lobbying, service provision and support for families. As a Chartered Accountant with a background in both the commercial and NGO sectors I expect to bring executive experience to the role of Secretary-General and the management of Inclusion International’s secretariat. More information »

Zdenka Petrovic, Self-advocate
I am an independent person. I work and make decisions about my life. I use every occasion to promote my views against institutionalization because I feel responsible for those people that still live in institutions. The Association for Self Advocacy (ASA) was established in October 2003 as the first Croatian NGO founded and led by people with intellectual disabilities. Work in association makes me proud and happy. I can freely express my opinion and participate in the struggle for the equalization of rights of people with intellectual disabilities. As the president of ASA, I try to play an active roll in the promotion of human rights of people with disabilities. More information »

Roland Tamraz
Roland Tamraz started his commitments towards the persons with intellectual disabilities at the age of 19 when he was at university in Montreal- Canada. He was then able to commit himself in the communities of "The Arch" where people with intellectual disabilities live together with benevolent helpers in small "homes" where they share everything, the joys, the pains, the family life, the weekend outings etc... More information »

Yves Giraud
Since 1998, he has been the President of APEIM ( Association de Parents d'Enfants Inadaptés de Maurice ), a NGO founded in 1970, to fight for the rights of the mentally handicapped and to cater for their specialised education and training. In 2006, the Association run 8 schools and 5 work-shops accross the island, for over 600 beneficiaries, with a remunerated staff of over 90 members, and a budget of approximately GBP 250,000 ( of which the State contributes some 40%, APEIM raising the rest ). More information »

Robert Martin, Self-advocate
Hi I am Robert Martin. I have been on the Council since 1996 when I got voted on as one of the self-advocacy delegates. More information »

Haydee Beckles, Self-advocate
I met Inclusion International in 1998. My name is Haydee Beckles and I come from Panama, a beautiful Latin country that is a joy and love. More information »

Nagase Osamu
My involvement with disability issues started at the college. I was a member of a voluntary circle called “Wakatake”, a weekly activity to bring disabled children into the neighborhood park to let them play with children in the park. More information »

Raquel Jelinek
Raquel Jelinek is the president of Inclusion Interamericana, the regional representative of Inclusion International associations in the Americas. More information »

Mia Farah
My name is Mia Farah and I have recently been elected to be a Council member at the GA of II in Mexico. I am from Lebanon and I represent the Middle East, a region I know still has a lot of work to do on Inclusion More information »

Ingrid Körner
I started to be involved in the Inclusion Movement in 1977. That year I gave birth to the second of my four children, a daughter with Down-Syndrome. More information »

QUINCY MWIYA
Quincy is a single man aged 30 year; he comes from Africa and lives in Zambia. He is a person with an Intellectual disability and a Council member of the Inclusion International. In the council, he represents the region called Inclusion Africa and Indian Ocean. More information »