January 2025

Submission by Remisi-Indonesia

REMISI (Indonesia Revolution and Education for Social Inclusion) is an organization that advocates for the rights of youth with psychosocial disabilities in Indonesia. Their blog highlights the urgent need for peer support groups, inclusive workplaces, and fair representation in policy-making to create a more inclusive society for Young persons with psychosocial disabilities. Download

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The Republic of Korea (ROK) Declaration of Right to Deinstitutionalization

By Korean Disability Forum “FootAct” and “Deinstitutionalization Coalition of Korea” have been leading the cross-disability DI movement in South Korea, especially with “Deinstitutionalization Coalition of Korea” being the first coalition mainly consisted of members who are survivors of institutionalization themselves. In 2024, they wrote a declaration of DI rights and presented it in July. The

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15th Annual Federal Policy Forum on Inclusion

On November 13 & 14, 2024, Inclusion Canada and People First of Canada hosted the 15th annual federal policy forum on inclusion. This year’s theme was Roofs and Rights – Inclusive Housing Policy and People with Intellectual Disabilities. This event brings together policymakers, self-advocates, families, academics, and the disability community to discuss current issues and explore

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Transforming lives: Deinstitutionalization for people with disabilities

Bhargavi Davar & Aleisha Carroll 2024 This ‘Disability Equity and Rights: Challenges, opportunities, and ways forward for inclusive development’ publication was prepared under the DFAT – CBM Inclusion Advisory Group Disability Inclusion Technical Partnership, an Australian aid initiative implemented by CBM Inclusion Advisory Group and the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of

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