By Irene Bertana (EASPD) & Eric Bloemkolk (SOFT Tulip) As described by Fabien Toulmé in his graphic novel, when a child with a disability is born, the first days can be difficult for the parents, from many points of…
By Dr. Antonia Torrens, KMOP. Dear parents, Ηoping that this new school year is starting with a greater sense of regularity for pupils and their families, I would like to share with you some thoughts. Ι do not want to…
By Isabelle Chandler, UNAPEI For the third time, Unapei and its partners have launched their campaign “#NoSchoolForMe” to denounce the protracted situations of exclusion lived by children with disabilities. As pupils and students find their way back to school,…
By Olivier Jérusalmy, Financial Inclusion Europe Consumer credit are great tools for improving the living conditions of millions of European citizens. They make it possible to carry out personal and family projects that would otherwise be very difficult,…
By Isabell Wutz, COFACE Families Europe A text or image has the power to shape our understanding of the world. We hear ‘astronaut’ and think of a man in a white space suit; we read ‘flight attendant’ and envisage…
By Annemie Drieskens, COFACE Families Europe The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns have had disastrous effects, and families across the world have been hard hit. We are all in the same storm but not in the same boat.…
By Martin Schmalzried, COFACE Families Europe Recently at the World Consumer Rights Day on 15th March, COFACE Families Europe engaged in the European Commission consumer education campaign called 'Your future. Your choice.' on the topics of safety online, sustainable…
By Bianca Faragau-Tavares, Eurocities Even before the pandemic, child poverty levels were already high in cities – often much higher than national averages, which is why many cities have already been finding innovative ways to combat it. The longer…
By Cezara Popovici, BEUC The COVID-19 pandemic has meant changes to all of our lives. One of the most marked changes has been the speed at which we have to adapt to almost exclusively digital and online world. One…
By Yuliya Veselska, COFACE Families Europe A think piece on being a sister to an amazingly wonderful little brother with nonverbal autism Children on the autism spectrum may find it difficult to communicate with other people. Some children may…
By Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Persons with Disabilities face barriers and discrimination in their participation in society every day. The UN CRPD is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons…
By Daniel Álvarez, Isadora Duncan In March 2020 Spain, like Italy and other European countries, introduced a hard lockdown in parts or the whole country. When our government put a hard one in place the world changed for all…
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