ENIL

ENIL is a Europe-wide network of Disabled People, with members throughout Europe who promote our right to Independent Living

Find us on Bluesky:

[ENIL @ENIL_EU]

We’re now on Bluesky! 💙

➡️Find us here: https://t.co/o4WLcZ5Awh

Our handle is: enil-eu

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📢 Last call to register for ENIL’s Freedom Drive 2026!

From 29 September–1 October, disabled people, Independent Living activists and allies will gather in Brussels to demand change and defend Independent Living.

Register by 30 July: https://t.co/a5PvTS8zbu

#FreedomDrive2026

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Why are disabled people still excluded from conversations about sex, relationships and reproductive rights?

Join our webinar, Love Unfiltered, to challenge stigma and explore sexuality, inclusion and bodily autonomy. 💗♿

Register: https://t.co/CJ7b98fCJZ

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📢 Our #FreedomDrive2026 demands are out:

1️⃣ EU budget without segregation
2️⃣ Accessible housing
3️⃣ Inclusive employment
4️⃣ Legal capacity & supported decision-making
5️⃣ Gender equality for disabled women and girls
Read: https://t.co/qTrPWb3E98

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#IndependentLiving is under threat from simplification policies

At the 2026 #FreedomDrive we will fight back!

Book meetings with your national MEP's and government delegations to present our demands

Learn how to do it and consult our demands here: https://t.co/z4996jLmOh

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📢ENIL’s Annual Report 2025 is out!

In 2025, ENIL fought for Independent Living, choice and control, and freedom from institutions.

Highlights:
✅ 27 public events
✅ 1,000+ participants
✅ 20 statements & papers
✅ 12 reports
✅ 3 campaigns

Read: https://t.co/hfbloZ3av4

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How can youth leadership be truly accessible? 🤔

ENIL Youth’s Lead On Training Manual is out: a practical toolkit with session plans, facilitation tips and accessibility guidance for work with young disabled people.

https://t.co/Kovu9XRDIW

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End cohesion in mental healthcare!

The #UNCRPD committee calls on @coe to halt the rectification of the additional protocol to the Oviedo Convention

Why?
Against the UNCRPD.
Legitimises cohesion in psychiatry

Support us:
📢Contact your national human rights institute.
👉Share

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The rights of disabled people in Belgium are at stake!

Flanders is about to severely restrict access to the personal budget.

Institutionalisation will be the result.

Protest with us:

📍 Place des Martyrs – 1000 Brussels

📅 July 3, July 10 and 17 July

🕚 11 am to 1 pm

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We presented recommendations for the Irish #EUCouncilPresidency and #FreedomDrive demands to the Irish EU delegation

We propose:
📱Hear users in #AssistiveTech discussions
🏘️Prioritise #AccessibleHousing in housing exclusion recommendations
💼Consider #EmploymentSupport success

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Getting the job is only the beginning.

Join PAW to discuss how Personal Assistance can support disabled people to access, keep and progress in employment with dignity, choice and control.

📅 Thu 25 June, 17:00–18:30 CEST
📍 Online
🔗 https://t.co/8GHf3wrUpr

#PersonalAssistance

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Do you have experience with intersectionality?
Apply now to help make ENIL more inclusive!

Apply here: https://t.co/M41x1kMFB3

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Getting the job is only the beginning.

Join PAW to discuss how Personal Assistance can support disabled people to access, keep and progress in employment with dignity, choice and control.

📅 Thu 25 June, 17:00–18:30 CEST
📍 Online
🔗 https://t.co/8GHf3wrUpr

#PersonalAssistance

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ENIL calls on the Council of the EU to strengthen its housing exclusion Recommendation: accessible housing, community support, universal design & EU funds for community living — not institutions.

Read the amendments: https://t.co/6GTK1p5TMi

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📢 EU funding should support Independent Living, not segregation.

The EUFunds4IL Coalition calls for stronger CRPD safeguards, more social spending, budget tracking and EU funds that support communities, not institutions.

DPOs can join us.

👉 https://t.co/UNNdyj9KWO

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📢 Last chance to register for tomorrow's webinar!

❓ Do you know what the new disability strategy means for the future of disabled people living in EU?

®️ Register: https://t.co/Bk11ocIjlT

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The new Disability Strategy is out! Learn its contents and how it can affect independent living in your own country!

Date: 16 June 2026
Time: 15:00–16:00 CEST
Location: Online
Register: https://t.co/Bk11ocIjlT

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Last chance to register for tomorrow's webinar! Don't miss it!

Register:https://t.co/TwgfvzG4LH

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!WEBINAR ALERT!

🔎 Who gets to shape disability research?

Disabled people must be recognised as experts, not just research subjects.

Join ENIL’s webinar on Co-production in Independent Living Research.

📅 12 June
🕙 10:00–12:00 CEST
📍 Zoom

Register: https://t.co/TwgfvzG4LH

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Independent Living is not about adapting institutions.

At #COSP19, Nadia Hadad called for the 18 pillars of Independent Living to guide action on Article 19 CRPD.

Watch full side event: https://t.co/rQxPMQ4muM

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What is Independent Living for disabled people?

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At COSP19, Nadia Hadad highlighted how personal budgets support choice and control, but warned that waiting lists and restrictive reforms threaten Independent Living.

Watch the full event: https://t.co/0kjLQ115Cy