The ECCL workshop The Right to Live Independently and Be Included: Strengthening local and national campaigns for community living

The workshop will take place on 11 September 2008 in Oslo (Drammen), Norway, just before the Annual Seminar.

Please find here the announcement for the ECCL workshop.

Information about the workshop can also be accessed by following the link http://www.community-living.info/index.php?page=287.

The ECCL Annual Seminar Living Independently and being Included

The Seminar will take place from 12-13 September 2008 in Oslo, Norway.

Please find here more information about the Seminar.

Deinstitutionalisation and community living - outcomes and costs

The new major report entitled Deinstitutionalisation and community living - outcomes and costs is the result of a European project led by the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent and the London School of Economics. Its aim was to collect existing information on disabled people living in institutions in 28 European countries and identify successful strategies for replacing institutions with community-based services. The report was launched at a conference in Prague on 15 - 16 November 2007.

Report vol. 1

Report vol. 2

Report vol. 3

In addition to the report, you can find a link to the Contacts as well the Link to the European Coalition for Community Living (ECCL).

The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) acts as a champion od disabled people within government and work with all departments to help them better understand and meet the needs ans aspirations od disabled people. The office is working on the Independent Living Strategy.

In July 2006, the Independent Living Review was set up to develop a strategy for independent living. This strategy sets out a five-year plan that seeks to realise the Government's aim that all disabled people (including older disabled people) should be able to live autonomous lives, and to have the same choice, freedom, dignity and control over their lives as non-disabled people. The strategy contributes towards the Government's work to ratify the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights.

To download the Summary Report, please click here:

Independent Living Strategy summary PDF