Teodor Mladenov, Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee and Coordinator of ENIL’s Independent Living Research Network
This article is part of a special issue on Personal Assistance (PA) of the Disability Rights Defenders Newsletter published by the Independent Living Institute.
Vad är Independent Living (IL) och vad står det för?
I den här essän berättar Jamie Bolling, Independent Living Institutes verksamhetsledare och Artikel 19 som verktygs projektledare, historien bakom IL-rörelsen, förklarar begreppen och reder ut vad Independent Living innebär.
Material for a study circle concerning human rights in accordance with Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities By Emil Erdtman, 10/09/2019 Revised by Artikel 19 som verktyg, autumn 2020
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities became legally binding for Sweden in 2009. Article 19 of the Convention concerns the right to a life with self-determination within the community.
In Germany people must pay for personal assistance themselves, until their income and assets are almost exhausted, unless they have insurance cover. “You can have a maximum of 2600 Euros in assets and retain from your income each month 800 Euros plus enough money to pay your rent.” says Corina Zolle, who has employed her own personal assistants for 20 years. “Compared with Germany, Sweden is a paradise.” She adds.
Impulsreferat von Adolf Ratzka, PhD, Independent Living Institute, Stockholm
6. MAIK Münchner ausserklinischer Intensiv Kongress 8-9 November 2013
Herzlichen Dank für die Einladung. München ist immer noch wichtig für mich. Hier hat mein Leben mit Behinderung angefangen. Hier, im Jahre 1988, fand auch der erste Kongress über Unterbeatmung im deutschsprachigem Raum statt, an dem ich Tagungsvorsitzender war. Für meine Frau und mich ein wichtiges Ereignis, weil wir im Anschluss an die Tagung, unsere Hochzeit im Englischen Garten feierten.
