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Inclusion EuropeThe European Association of Societies of Persons with

Intellectual Disability and their Families

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Inclusion Europe

• Founded 1989

• Members in most of the European countries

• Member organisations of self-advocates

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Values of our Movement

Respect

for people with intellectual disability

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Values of our Movement

Solidarity

between weaker and stronger persons and organisations that woudl guarantee the

necessary quality services for and protection of people with intellectual

disability.

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Values of our Movement

Inclusion

in all aspects of society for people with intellectual disability

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Inclusion Europe

What Inclusion Europe wants to do ?

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Inclusion Europe

Influencing

policy in favour of people with intellectual disablity, their families and their

organisations.

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Inclusion Europe

Support

for our members in different fields

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Inclusion Europe

Exchange

knowledge and ideas with and between our members

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Main areas of our work

• Non-discrimination

• Enlargement of the European Union

• Social Inclusion

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Main areas of our work

• Fundamental Rights

• Self-advocacy

• Accessibility

• Awareness-raising and information

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Inclusion Europe

Important part of Inclusion Europe is:

European Platform of Self-Advocates

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Enlargement for All

Main objective:

To inform people in the old EU member countries about the new EU member countries, the accession countries and about the process of enlargement of the EU.

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Enlargement for All

Partners of Inclusion Europe:

• Fenacerci, Portugal

• UNAPEI, France

• Mencap, United Kingdom

• Lebenshilfe, Germany

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Enlargement for All project

Tools:

Brochure “What is Enlargement ? “

In ETR explains about the European Union, the new countries and the process of Enlargement.

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Enlargement for All project

Tools:

Exhibition

Of photographs and stories of people with intellectual disability in the new EU and

accession countries.

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Tools:

Seminars

In the project partners countries.

People from the old EU countries are meeting people from the new EU countries.

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Enlargement for All project

Tools:

Training pack “Europe for All”

Including different materials and information on the subject of the EU, enlargement and the the

new countries.

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Why Inclusion Europe and its partners think that it is important to know about:

•The European Union

•The enlargement of the European Union

•The people in the new and accession countries

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If you have information you can:

• Influence

• Help to those who need it

• To look for help when you need it

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