It’s time to end institutionalisation once and for all!

Whether stairs and broken lifts in cities or missing picture descriptions on the net: Associations repeatedly complain of a lack of accessibility. On the occasion of the European protest day on the equality of people with disabilities, events are planned today.

May 5, 2025 – The VdK Ortsverband Katernberg/Stopenberg/Schonnebeck took an active part in today's European protest day on the equality of people with disabilities. Under the motto "Self-determined living – without barriers", the representatives of the local association informed at their own information booth about central social policy concerns of the VdK. In addition to information materials about inclusion, accessibility and the social legal …

It’s time to end institutionalisation once and for all!

Over 1.5 million persons with disabilities in the EU are still living in segregated in residential institutions. Today, on European Independent Living Day, the European Disability Forum reinforces its call for the EU and national governments to urgently transition away from segregating institutions in favour of independent living and community-based services. In its position paper on the issue adopted in March 2024, we outlined just why we canno…