Hanan est musulmane. C’est aussi la fille d’un Marocain qui a émigré en Belgique alors qu’il était encore un jeune homme. Le témoignage d’Hanan nous immerge dans un quotidien où
Many old deaf people live alone and isolated. The communication between old deaf people and their families is often characterized by being very unequal because of the low sign language
The European Union of the Deaf highlights that officially recognizing national sign languages is important action to improve access to sign language for all deaf persons including deaf older persons.
Carol is a member of the European Working Group of People with Dementia from Scotland. She tells us about the ups and downs after she was diagnosed with vascular dementia in
Marianne Pinomaa and her husband Jyrki Pinomaa, president of Inclusion Europe, have two sons with intellectual disabilities who need round-the-clock care. Markus (32 years) and Robin (27 years) moved out
Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Håkan Jönson and Tove Harnett reflect on how the 2006 U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has helped re-framing the approach to disability from a human-right
Helen, Chairperson of the European Working Group of People with Dementia, is a strong self-advocate of a human rights-based approach to dementia. Her testimony echoes the difficulties faced by persons
Persons with disabilities face a number of barriers in people’s attitudes, built environment and institutions which prevent their full and equal participation in all aspects of life. COFACE – FAMILIES EUROPE
Nearly 90% of all blind and partially sighted Europeans are over the age of 60. This is why the European Union of the Blind provides a resource section on older
Tomaž is a member of the European Working Group of People with Dementia; with Alenka his supporter, he wrote this statement about his experience of ageing in a world where