Independent Living Institute.  2020.  Survey Report on Remedies.

DRD conducted a survey on remedies in cooperation with the project Article 19 as a tool. The survey was carried out with the aim to gain an overview of the topic of remedies, to see where and what law systems in general are lacking or which remedies can be transferred from one country to another for better effectiveness in using the law as a tool for social change and individual justice. The following report sumarizes the results of the survey and provides an overview of some legal remedies to enable interested readers to learn from other countries' experiences as well as to gain knowledge about other types of remedies which might be more effective for ensuring protection and enforcement of rights.

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Guide: How to Webinar

DRD developed a guide on how to plan, organize and hold webinars. Webinars are a great opportunity to bring people together from all over the world to network, collaborate and discuss. Based on our experiences in organizing and holding webinars we created this timeline including all necessary steps to plan and hold a webinar. Different icons mark concrete tips and examples, steps where we recommend to pay attention and tips for more accessibility. We suggest going through your webinar plan with different ‘disability-glasses’ in order to identify and remove potential barriers for accessibility. Please feel free to download, use and share this guide with your colleagues and friends. 

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Annual Report 2018/2019

Disability Rights Defenders (DRD) / ‘IL Nordic Network’ is a network started on the 30th of May 2018 by the Independent Living Institute (ILI). This report is on the project funded by the Bente Skansgård IL Fund between June 2018 to May 2019 which was carried out to continue the development of the network.

This annual report gives a short insight to why the network is needed and what goals it has.  It describes the activities carried out through the year which include: moderating the Facebook group, collecting and editing the newsletters and organizing webinars. DRD researched court cases to build a database of cases on disability-based discrimination. Furthermore, contact details of individuals and organizations were collected to widen the network.

New Project: "Article 19 as a tool" starting April 1, 2019

Sat, 2019-03-02 00:00 by Philip

The Swedish Inheritance Fund has granted just under SEK 6.8 million to the Independent Living Institute in collaboration with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute to implement the three-year project “Article 19 as a Tool”. “Article 19” refers to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Article 19 – Living independently and being included in the community.

Privacy and data protection policy for the Independent Living Institute

This is the  Independent Living Institutes' (ILI) privacy and data protection policy that decribes what we do with your personal information on our websites and in our projects.

The main website for ILI is: https://www.independentliving.org/

Our goal is to ensure that all data is: 

  • Fairly and lawfully processed
  • Processed for a lawful purpose
  • Adequate, relevant and not excessive
  • Accurate and up to date
  • Not kept for longer than necessary
  • Secure
  • Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection

ILI is responsible for your personal data , our organisation number is  802017-5090.

Integritetspolicy för Independent Living Institute

Detta dokument är Independent Living Institutes (ILI) integritetspolicy som beskriver hur vi arbetar med personuppgifter på våra webbplatser och i våra projekt.

Webbplatsen för ILI är: https://www.independentliving.org/ Vår målsättning är att utföra vår verksamhet på ett ändamålsenligt sätt och i enlighet med de regler för personuppgiftsskydd som dataskyddsförordningen, i fortsättningen GDPR, innehåller.

Ansvarig för hantering av dina personuppgifter enligt GDPR är formellt ILI, org.nr. 802017-5090.

Disability Rights Defenders Newsletter February 2018

Tue, 2018-02-27 14:19 by selina

At the Independent Living Institute, we plan to start a free newsletter on legal action for protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. Many countries work for equal opportunities for persons with disabilities by adopting national legislation and signing international treaties such as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD. Yet persons with disabilities still do not enjoy the living conditions that their fellow citizens without disabilities take for granted. In a few countries such as the US, UK or Israel, civil society organizations, in close cooperation with and accountable to disabled people’s organizations, complement state agencies in implementing the rights of these citizens. 

Westerberg B.  2017.  Personlig Assistans – en kritisk granskning av regeringens direktiv till LSS-utredningen 2016.

Bengt Westerberg diskutera nio olika frågor med utgångspunkt i direktiven till LSS-utredningen:

  • Är kostnadsutvecklingen för LSS och assistansersättningen ohållbar?
  • Får för många assistansanvändare för många timmar?
  • Kan kommunernas LSS-insatser bli mer ändamålsenliga?
  • Vem ska bedöma träffsäkerheten?
  • Måste anhöriga ta större ansvar?
  • Ska personkretsindelningen ändras?
  • Ska huvudmannaskapet för assistansen ändras?
  • Är privata assistansanordnare ett problem?
  • Hur ska fusket stoppas?

LSS-utredningen tillsattes först sommaren 2016 med uppdrag att vara klar i oktober 2018.

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