05.05.2020
Liberty in Focus on 7th Independent Living Day
This year’s European Independent Living Day is a day like no other More...
Liberty in Focus on 7th Independent Living Day
This year’s European Independent Living Day is a day like no other More...
03.04.2020
New EU COVID-19 response brings no guarantees for social services
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis More...
New EU COVID-19 response brings no guarantees for social services
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis More...
31.03.2020
Living Independently during COVID-19 Pandemic: Spain
ENIL - Spain is among the countries most affected by the corona virus (COVID-19) More...
Living Independently during COVID-19 Pandemic: Spain
ENIL - Spain is among the countries most affected by the corona virus (COVID-19) More...
28.03.2020
EU invisible on social emergency of COVID-19
Day-to-day developments across Europe show that More...
EU invisible on social emergency of COVID-19
Day-to-day developments across Europe show that More...
Independent Living is a philosophy and a movement of people with disabilities who work for self-determination, equal opportunities and self-respect. Basic principles of Independent Living philofophy are:
- Choice
- decision making
- controll
- responsibility and
- right to fail
One of precognition for independent living of persons with disabilities is service of personal assistants.
* As long as we regard our disabilities as tragedies, we will be pitied. As long as we feel ashamed of who we are, our lives will be regarded as useless. As long as we remain silent, we will be told by others what to do.*
Adolf Ratzka, 2003
* As long as we regard our disabilities as tragedies, we will be pitied. As long as we feel ashamed of who we are, our lives will be regarded as useless. As long as we remain silent, we will be told by others what to do.*
Adolf Ratzka, 2003
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