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Interview with Arthur Klimchenko, 22 years, Kaliningrad - "Personal assistance would certainly be good, but I would be afraid of being dominated"

Westberg, Kenneth. 2010. Interview with Arthur Klimchenko, 22 years, Kaliningrad - "Personal assistance would certainly be good, but I would be afraid of being dominated".

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Arthur Klimchenko lives with his parents in the Russian city of Kaliningrad, he would like to leave home, but says that it is not possible because of his finances and his disability. When personal assistance is described for him, he sees the benefits, but he is also afraid that the assistants would decide over him, because of how persons with disabilities are viewed in Russia. He is also afraid that many disabled would stop doing what they are capable of doing and just exist, eating and sleeping.

Attitudes to people with disabilities are negative in Russia - Interview with Sergey Kiselev, Chairman of Apparel

Westberg, Kenneth. 2010. Attitudes to people with disabilities are negative in Russia - Interview with Sergey Kiselev, Chairman of Apparel.

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In Kaliningrad there are no home help services, people who need practical help but cannot get help from relatives or friends live in institutions. Sergey Kiselev, Chairman of the Apparel would like to see personal assistance introduced in Russia.

THE CHUAS OF SHAH DAULAH AT GUJRAT, PAKISTAN: Evidence, Historical Background and Development, with Bibliography 1839-2009

Miles, M. 2010. THE CHUAS OF SHAH DAULAH AT GUJRAT, PAKISTAN: Evidence, Historical Background and Development, with Bibliography 1839-2009.

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M. Miles, West Midlands, UK.

Judy Heumann joins US State Department as Special Advisor for International Disability Rights

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Clone of Välkommen

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Välkommen

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The Independent Living Institute has many more documents in English

Independent Living Institute (ILI) vill vara den svenska och europeiska Independent Living-rörelsens tankesmedja. Vi utvecklar lösningar för självbestämmande, självrespekt och värdighet och försöker påverka socialpolitiken i den riktningen.

TA PLATS 2010

2010 är året!

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Report from Independent Living seminar in Stockholm 2009: Networks on Personal Assistance and Public Transport Access

Dr. Adolf Ratzka. 2009. Report from Independent Living seminar in Stockholm 2009: Networks on Personal Assistance and Public Transport Access.

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During the weekend of November 14-15 2009, before the European Union's Equality Summit, the Independent Living Institute hosted an international seminar in Stockholm with participants representing Independent Living organisations from Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden as well as the European Network on Independent Living, ENIL. We discussed the need for starting a Europe-wide network on personal assistance. Participants analysed the issues facing personal assistance users across Europe today as well as the tools and resources at our disposal for meeting them.

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Bilder från internationell konferensen i november 2008 för att fira 25 år av Independent Living i Sverige

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Bilder av Finn Ståle Felberg, ULOBA, Norge (high resolution versions available on request): http://felberg.org/uloba_12 och http://felberg.org/uloba_13

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De första bilderna med text från 28 november och 29 november 2008
(av Miles Goldstick)

Photos from the 25 years of Independent Living in Sweden International conference 28-29 November 2008

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På svenska

Photos by Finn Ståle Felberg, ULOBA, Norway (high resolution versions available on request): http://felberg.org/uloba_12 and http://felberg.org/uloba_13

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Inintial photos with text in Swedish from 28 November and 29 November 2008
(by Miles Goldstick)