Collection of Examples Aimed at Supporting Independent Living

European Network on Independent Living (ENIL), European Disability Forum (EDF). (2019). Towards Independent Living: Collection of examples from Europe.
The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) and the European Disability Forum (EDF) launch a collection of examples from different EU Member States, which facilitate the right of disabled people to live independently in the community. The collection of examples, collected through a Europe-wide survey in 2017, seeks to promote and encourage the development of policies and measures fostering disabled people’s independence, in line with Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Living Independently and Being Included in the Community. Its overarching objective is to ensure that disabled people can live in the community ‘with choices equal to others’. The collection includes examples from ten EU Member States – Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. They are presented under four headings: legislation and funding; community-based support; involvement of disabled people and self-advocacy.
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