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29/07/2018

Ending institutionalisation and strengthening family- and community-based care for children in Europe and beyond

Over the course of 2017, the European Expert Group (EEG) on Transition from Institutional to [...]

21/06/2018

World Health Organisation updates classification of autism in the ICD-11

On the 18 June 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its new International [...]

15/06/2018

11th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD in New York

From the 12 to the 14 June 2018, the 11th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to [...]

08/06/2018

Ana Peláez becomes first woman with a disability elected to the CEDAW Committee

On the 7 June, Ana Peláez Narváez from Spain, Vice-President of the European Disability Forum [...]

02/05/2018

Open letter calling on UNESCO to uphold UN CRPD principles

It was recently brought to the attention of Autism-Europe that the UNESCO is hosting a half-day [...]

07/04/2018

The UN calls for the empowerment of autistic women and girls

On the 5th of April, the United Nations held its 2018 Observance of World Autism Awareness Day [...]

08/03/2018

Autism-Europe offers a platform for autistic women to combat multiple discrimination

In 2018, International Women’s Day (March 8) comes on the heels of an unprecedented global [...]

07/03/2018

Ireland ratifies the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 10 years after signature

On March 7 2018, and 10 years since Ireland signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights [...]