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NewsNews ArchiveInclusion International's President, Diane Richler, receives Order of Canada[Last updated Tuesday, March 29, 2005] Ottawa, Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, has just announced the appointment of Diane Richler, President of Inclusion International to the Order of Canada, for her extraordinary contributions to advancing the human rights and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in Canada and internationally. Read more » Sunny's Story : a poignant insight into the life of a boy with Down's Syndrome and his family[Last updated Friday, April 8, 2005] Send my Friend to School during Education For All Week 2005[Last updated Monday, April 18, 2005] 24 to 30 April 2005: This year's Send my Friend to School campaign has a strong message: education is the key to end poverty Read more » New prize on special needs education[Last updated Monday, June 13, 2005] UNESCO and the Emir of Kuwait have launched a new biannual prize to recognize achievement in improving special needs education for children with mental disability. Read more » INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL XIV World Congress[Last updated Wednesday, August 24, 2005] Building an inclusive future: a challenge for globalization, November 7-10, 2006, MÉXICO, Acapulco Read more » VISIT OUR SITE FOR DAILY REPORTS ON THE 7TH SESSION OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE- New York, 16 January - 3 February 2006[Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2006] Inclusion International's delegation which includes seventeen people from nine countries has identified key issues that continue to require our interventions in order to ensure that our views are represented. Over the course of the next three weeks we will share both the technical details of the negotiations as well as personal reflections from the II delegation which includes four self-advocates (Robert Martin, New Zealand;Marie Farah,Lebanon; Haydee Beckles, Panama; Quincy Mwiya, Zambia).' Read more » 7th Ad Hoc Meeting on the Convention for Persons with a Disability[Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2006] Report on Planning Meeting of the International Disability Caucus (IDC) held in New York on Sunday 15th January Over 100 people from various disability organisations attended the meeting. Inclusion International has been an active participant in The International Disability Caucus throughout the process. The current IDC response to the Chair’s text (the most recent document being negotiated) can be found on the UN enable website. Read more » Advanced Course on Negotiations of the International Convention on Disability[Last updated Friday, January 27, 2006] This course provides a practical introduction to the fundamental concepts of international rights in the elaboration of a United Nations treaty as well as directions for the participants in the Convention on Disability process and the influence of nongovernmental organizations. Read more » Committee negotiating disability Convention to meet at United Nations, 1-12 August[Last updated Wednesday, July 20, 2005] Inclusion International is preparing to participate in this session and also organising a side event on 3rd August 2005: “Self-Advocacy and Inclusion”. Read more » Year End Message to the members of Inclusion International[Last updated Monday, January 9, 2006] As 2005 has come to an end and we look forward to next year, I want to take a few moments to share with you some thoughts about the work of Inclusion International over the past year and what difference I think we have made in the world. Read more » Key Issues for People with Intellectual Disabilities for the 7th Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on the Proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability[Last updated Friday, January 13, 2006] 7TH AD HOC COMMITEE[Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2006] On the First day of the 7th Ad Hoc Meeting discussions were held on Articles 5 (EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION) and 8 (RAISING AWARENESS). The Chair explained that he would like to cover three articles each day. Read more » Inclusion International hosts a session on Self-Advocacy and Inclusion at the 6th Ad Hoc Committee Meeting[Last updated Monday, August 1, 2005] Inclusion International invited state party representatives and other disabled persons organizations to a lunch time session that focused on the particular issues and challenges of drafting a Convention that includes and promotes the rights of people who are unable to articulate their views and those whose ideas and perspectives have been undervalued and excluded. Read more » Bucharest (Romania), 21-22 October 2005. European Conference on Poverty and Disability in Europe.[Last updated Sunday, September 25, 2005] The conference on poverty and intellectual disability, organized by Inclusion Europe in cooperation with Inclusion International and Inclusion Romania in the framework of the NFU funded worldwide project on poverty and disability, will take place at hotel Ibis Parliament, in Bucharest, on 21-22 October 2005. It is organized under the auspices of His Excellency, Mr. Traian Bãsescu, the President of Romania. Read more » Newsletter , July 2005. International and Regional News[Last updated Thursday, August 25, 2005] Towards Inclusion with UNICEF By Zuhy Sayeed, President of the Canadian Association for Community Living Inclusion International, the Canadian Association for Community Living and the World Blind Union are working collaboratively to influence UNICEF’s new Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) through the NGO Committee on UNICEF. Read more » WORKSHOP ON IMPLICATIONS OF THE UN CONVENTION FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES[Last updated Friday, September 9, 2005] Inclusion Europe in partnership with Inclusion International will host this two-day workshop to provide a forum for self-advocates, families and State Parties to explore the implications of an inclusive approach to a human rights convention in Eastern Europe. Read more » World Health Assembly resolution calls on WHO to assist Member States in developing policies on disability and rehabilitation[Last updated Tuesday, September 27, 2005] The WHA resolution entitled, Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation," calls on WHO to work towards ensuring equal opportunities and promotion of human rights for people with disabilities, especially those who are poor. The Secretariat will be requested to assist Member States in developing policies on disability which include community involvement and national rehabilitation programmes. Read more » Regional Conference on Poverty and Disability in the MENA Region[Last updated Tuesday, September 27, 2005] Inclusion International of Middle East and North African countries is organizing a Regional Conference on Poverty and Disability in MENA. The theme of the Workshop “The current condition of Poverty, Disability, and prevailing Social Policy” This is going to be a part of Inclusion International global initiative “Link Local Knowledge to Global Change”.. Read more » Inclusion Europe committed to establish Central and Eastern European Regional Office[Last updated Sunday, October 23, 2005] The Board of Inclusion Europe decided at its recent meeting in Bucharest, Romania, to strengthen its presence in the eastern European Region. Read more » UNESCO FLAGSHIP UPDATE[Last updated Tuesday, October 4, 2005] Inclusion International is a member of the UNESCO Flagship on Education for All and the Right to education for Persons with Disabilities. The latest Flagship meeting was held in New York in conjunction with the 6th Session of the Ad Hoc Meetings for the UN Disability Convention. Read more » General Assembly, Bukina Faso-1st October 2004[Last updated Tuesday, October 4, 2005] Diane Richler welcomed all attending members and thanked everyone for being present at Inclusion International’s General Assembly and the conference on Poverty and Disability in Burkina Faso. Read more » ASIA AND PACIFIC FORUM OF INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL[Last updated Sunday, October 23, 2005] As a council member of Inclusion International, I wish to announce that there will be an opportunity for the current as well as future members of Inclusion International to meet in Yogyakarta in Indonesia on 22 November 2005 in the afternoon. Read more » Ad Hoc Committee Sets Meeting Dates[Last updated Friday, October 28, 2005] The Ad Hoc Committee preparing the Draft Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities has just announced that it will hold meetings in New York from January 16-February 3and from August 7-18, 2006. Read more » INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL WORLD CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN MEXICO, November 2006[Last updated Tuesday, November 1, 2005] The World Congress of Inclusion International will bring leaders in the movement for social inclusion together to share what we know about the exclusion faced by people with intellectual disabilities and their families, the global factors that impact on their lives and the strategies we have to address this exclusion. Read more » Notice of departure of Valerie Bloomfield[Last updated Thursday, November 3, 2005] Inclusion International is very sorry to have to inform you that Valerie Bloomfield, our administrator has left Inclusion International to take another job that is based nearer her home. Read more » Inclusion International loses a Champion[Last updated Wednesday, November 16, 2005] It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Kadiatou Sanogho in Paris on November 16. Read more » Inclusion International Responds to New UN Convention Text[Last updated Friday, November 18, 2005] The Chairman's text of October 2005 is a big step forward. It summarizes the discussions of the Ad Hoc Committee and includes many issues of importance to Inclusion International and its members. However, there are still some major gaps and problems in the text for us. The response prepared by II outlines key issues and priorities for II and its members as the Convention moves forward. Read more » Inclusion International held a ground breaking workshop on Poverty and Disability in Hammamet, Tunisia December 7-10, 2005.[Last updated Monday, December 19, 2005] The workshop was held in conjunction with their regional organization Inclusion Middle East and North Africa and UTAIM (the National member organization in Tunisia) Read more » Inclusion International Secures UN Project to Support Involvement in the UN Convention[Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2006] Inclusion International is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the UN DESA for a project which will support the involvement of people with intellectual disabilities and their families in contributing to the UN Convention. Read more » MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE INCLUSION MOVEMENT: Chair calls recognition of families in UN Convention a fundamental concept[Last updated Friday, February 3, 2006] Thursday February 2, 2006, marked the first significant discussion of States Parties negotiating the UN Convention on Disability regarding the inclusion of a statement in the preamble in regards to families. Read more » INCLUSIVE EDUCATION[Last updated Wednesday, March 8, 2006] This is the successful story of Jason, an autistic boy who goes to a mainstream High school in New York. It is a touching and instructive example of why inclusive education is important. Read more » Commission website in easy-to-read language: a victory for people with intellectual disabilities[Last updated Friday, March 17, 2006] Thanks to the cooperation with Inclusion Europe, the European Commission anti-discrimination website is now more accessible. Key parts of the site are available in easy-to-read format, allowing people with intellectual disabilities to access them. Read more » [Last updated ] Inclusion International Presents Submission to DFID Consultation on the Elimination of World Poverty[Last updated Wednesday, April 12, 2006] TEACHING TEACHERS FOR DIVERSITY: EFA WEEK 2006[Last updated Monday, April 24, 2006] Education for All (EFA) week is being celebrated worldwide on 24 to 30 April. UNESCO and the Global Campaign for Education are mobilizing global action and support around the theme “Every child needs a teacher”. Read more » MEMOIRS OF THE XIV WORLD CONGRESS OF II-BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE -Towards a global agenda for action.[Last updated Tuesday, February 20, 2007] Over 1400 people from over 57 countries came together in Acapulco at the 14 the World Congress of Inclusion International to call on the world to confront the poverty and exclusion faced by people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Families, self-advocates, experts and governments joined together to examine the challenges of globalization for building inclusive societies. Read more » INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN ROMANIA’S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CARE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE[Last updated Tuesday, June 6, 2006] Europe in Action 2006 – Learning all our Lives[Last updated Wednesday, June 7, 2006] At Inclusion Europe’s annual conference held in Brussels on 18-20 May 2006, participants stressed the role of education as the key to inclusion, non-discrimination and social justice. They demanded more and better life-long learning programmes for people with intellectual disabilities. Read more » Bucharest, June 16, 2006.[Last updated Monday, June 19, 2006] Inclusion Romania calls the Prime Minister to put an immediate end to the human rights violations in institutions for people with intellectual disabilities. Read more » In Conversation, Robert Martin[Last updated Wednesday, June 28, 2006] by Andrew holman for the British Journal of Learning Disability. Read more » Presentation to President Putin by Diane Richler[Last updated Wednesday, July 12, 2006] Position paper of the Hungarian Association for People with Intellectual Disability (ÉFOÉSZ) members of Inclusion International,[Last updated Thursday, August 10, 2006] presenting their point of view concerning the draft text of Art. 12. of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and especially concerning supported decision-making. Read more » 8th AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN NEW YORK, 14-25 August.[Last updated Monday, August 14, 2006] Background and Key Issues for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability. We will be posting daily reports from New York under OUR PRIORITY AREAS- UN DISABILITY CONVENTION. Read more » Romanian Government chooses to respect human rights for people with disabilities[Last updated Tuesday, December 5, 2006] Responding to the objections voiced by Pentru Voi Foundation, Inclusion Romania, and a number of international NGOs, the National Authority for Persons with Disabilities (NAPH) has agreed that development of community based services as alternatives to institutionalization for people with disabilities is a national priority. Read more » Inclusion International Denounces “the Ashley Treatment”[Last updated Tuesday, January 9, 2007] The “Ashley Treatment” is the name being given to a collection of medical interventions including hysterectomy, breast bud removal and the use of hormone treatment to stunt growth and stop development into adulthood. It is being used at the request of parents of a nine-year old US girl who has a severe disability to prevent her from growing as she ages. Read more » Mencap’s leader becomes a Dame[Last updated Tuesday, January 9, 2007] Jo Williams, Mencap’s Chief Executive, has been made a Dame for services to learning disability in the 2007 New Year’s honours list. Read more » Serbia: State Backs Deinstitutionalization of People with Intellectual Disabilities[Last updated Thursday, January 11, 2007] Belgrade and Budapest- Serbia this week endorsed a groundbreaking project for the deinstitutionalization of people with intellectual disabilities. It is the first state in Central and Eastern Europe to take concrete steps to develop community-based support services on a national scale. Read more » INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES THE ADOPTION OF NEW UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES[Last updated Wednesday, December 13, 2006] December 13, 2006 – Today, we applaud the Plenary of the UN General Assembly as they adopt the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Read more » READ II WORLD REPORT ON POVERTY AND DISABILITY[Last updated Monday, January 22, 2007] Inclusion International’s world report on poverty and disability: Hear Our Voices; People with an intellectual Disability and their Families Speak Out on Poverty and Exclusion, is the story of poverty and exclusion told by individuals and families in more than 80 countries. Read more » Inclusion Europe wins tender for study on discrimination against people with high dependency or complex needs[Last updated Tuesday, January 23, 2007] Inclusion Europe was awarded a EU call for tender for a study on the specific risks of discrimination against persons in situation of major dependence or with complex needs. Read more » The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on March 30th.[Last updated Monday, March 5, 2007] Europe in Action 2007[Last updated Monday, March 5, 2007] “Europe in Action 2007: Citizens’ Rights for all – Full citizens rights and legal protection for people with intellectual isabilities”. The Congress is taking place in Warsaw (Poland) at the Marriott Hotel from 10 till 12 May 2007. Read more » UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education endorses inclusion and recognizes work of Inclusion International[Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2007] London, March 28,2007 Inclusion International celebrated the release of the 2007 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education this week in Geneva. Read more » [Last updated Thursday, April 19, 2007] EUROPE IN ACTION 2007[Last updated Tuesday, May 22, 2007] Full citizens’ rights and legal protection for people with intellectual disabilities Read more » Project to Promote Self-Advocacy and the UN Convention in Africa Approved[Last updated Friday, May 25, 2007] Call for evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights in the United Kingdom.[Last updated Thursday, June 14, 2007] E-Discussion on Disability and Economic Opportunities. June 25-27[Last updated Tuesday, June 26, 2007] WHAT WORKS? INCLUSION WORKS!!![Last updated Monday, July 9, 2007] Watch this inspirational video on incorporating the talent of people with intellectual disability in the mainstream workplace. Read more » "Strategies for the Implementation of the UN Convention for People with Intellectual Disabilitiesand their Organisations"[Last updated Monday, July 16, 2007] on 26-27 October 2007 in Prague. Read more » Inclusion International to Assist Panama to Implement UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability[Last updated Friday, August 17, 2007] Inclusion International signed a historic agreement today with the government of Panama. Diane Richler, President of Inclusion International, and its Panamanian subsidary, Inclusion International Panama, signed a contract with the Minister of the Presidency, His Excellency Ubaldino Real for the first phase of the project “Living Without Barriers.” Read more » Ratification of the UN Convention in the Middle East countries.[Last updated Friday, September 21, 2007] The Kuwaiti Society of Disabled Guardians and Inclusion International are leading a campaign to promote the ratification of UN Conventions on the rights of People with Disability. Read more » High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012,[Last updated Thursday, September 27, 2007] organized by Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (ESCAP. Bangkok, Thailand, from 19 and 21 September Read more » Regional Workshop on the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families in Asia and Pacific, 11-13 October 2007 Shanghai, China[Last updated Tuesday, October 16, 2007] Inclusion International was well represented by Robert Martin, Desmond Corrigan and Nagase Osamu. Read more » INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS- PENTRU VOI[Last updated Tuesday, October 23, 2007] Read the article related to the development of an inclusive employment programs. Pentru Voi have succeeded to employ 23 persons with intellectual disabilities on the open market and 46 persons at Pentru Voi Social Enterprise. The social enterprise has a turnover of 22,094 Euro in just four months since its opening and it is a real business. Read more » Mexican Senate adopted an “interpretive declaration” when ratifying the UN Convention[Last updated Wednesday, October 31, 2007] CONFE, II member in Mexico, together with a number of other NGO's have published an open letter in the newspaper 'EL UNIVERSAL' calling on Mexico to respect the principle of self-determination and ratify the Convention without any limitation. Read more » Bulgarian disabled children abandoned in Institutions[Last updated Tuesday, November 6, 2007] Zdenak Petrovic represented II at the IDA meeting on the Convention that took place in Geneva.[Last updated Wednesday, November 7, 2007] To read her presentation follow the link. Read more » Inclusion International promotes the International day of Disabled People by calling for the right to life[Last updated Monday, December 3, 2007] Sterilization of girls with intellectual disabilities in Thailand[Last updated Tuesday, January 8, 2008] A number of women with intellectual disabilities are sterilized in their adolescence in Thailand. It seems many medical professionals, as a standard practice, advise parents of girls with intellectual disabilities to have their children sterilized and many parents follow this advice. There is no legal basis for this. Read more » Mia Farah to continue Robert Martin’s work as a representative of II in the Panel of Experts[Last updated Wednesday, January 30, 2008] Self-Advocates as Experts at APCD Workshop,[Last updated Friday, February 1, 2008] For the first time, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan's development assistance arm, dispatched a self-advocate, Ms. Narazaki Mayumi, as an expert.This was also the first time JICA acknowledged the need of support person for a self-advocate and sent Ms. Saito as a support person. Read more » Zdenka Petrovic, Council member of Inclusion International has been appointed II’s representative to the IDA.[Last updated Monday, February 11, 2008] INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL DENOUNCES USE OF WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN SUICIDE BOMBINGS[Last updated Thursday, February 14, 2008] The race to be among the first 20 countries to ratify the Convention is on![Last updated Tuesday, March 4, 2008] With 17 countries ratified, only 3 are needed to bring the Convention into force. The IDA secretariat has provided the following update on some of those countries in the process of ratification. Read more » 20 HAVE RATIFIED THE UN CONVENTION[Last updated Thursday, April 3, 2008] The UN Convention on Disabilities Rights Becomes International Law[Last updated Saturday, May 3, 2008] The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol become binding international today, 30 days after the 20th country ratified the treaty. Read more » GLOBAL FORUM FOR INCLUSION 2008: Transforming Rights into Action. 17-26 Nov 2008.[Last updated Friday, April 11, 2008] To be held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Canada in November 2008, this Forum will engage self-advocates, families, activists, professionals and partners from around the world. Focused on the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Forum will look at how to transform rights into actions that lead to full inclusion and citizenship for people with intellectual disabilities. Read more » HEAR OUR VOICES PRIORITY ISSUES-[Last updated Monday, April 7, 2008] Brochure by Inclusion International on the Priority Issues for People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Read more » Inclusion Europe Champions Supported Decision-Making[Last updated Thursday, May 8, 2008] Inclusion Europe has launched a Position Paper that explains the operating principles of a system which supports disabled people in making decisions, but does not make the decisions for them. Read more » "Different, but together” receives The Greatest Award at the Civil Society Gala in Romania[Last updated Thursday, May 22, 2008] Inclusion International would like to congratulate Pentru Voi Foundation for receiving the Greatest Award at the Civil Society Gala for their project "Different but Together". The event took place Tuesday, May 20th at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. Read more » Christa Schönbächler, from INSIEME represented Inclusion International at the Human Rights Council Special Event on the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol[Last updated Tuesday, June 10, 2008] The event, hosted by Ambassador Doru Costea, President of the Human Rights Council, focused on the human side of the Convention and aimed to illustrate how the Convention’s implementation may improve the lives of persons with disabilities in practical ways. Read more » Inclusion International would like to congratulate its Ethiopian members on the change of its name[Last updated Friday, June 27, 2008] The Ethiopian National Association for Mentally Retarded people (ENAMRCY) became the Ethiopian National Association on Intellectual Disablities (ENAID) on June 20th. Read more » |