✨ Meet Sofia, ENIL’s trainee!
From social sciences to disability advocacy, Sofia’s journey led her to ENIL after taking part in the 2024 Freedom Drive.
Now she wants to help make sure disabled people have a seat at every table.
🔗 shorturl.at/Enfhd
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: shorturl.at/ckUre
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: shorturl.at/qjrac
Last chance to register for tomorrow's webinar! Don't miss it!
What is Independent Living for disabled people?
✨ Meet Yannis, ENIL’s ESC volunteer!
A blind queer advocate from Greece, Yannis brings his voice, creativity and lived experience to ENIL in Brussels.
🔗 Read his story: shorturl.at/HRldN
✨ From Independent Living to European advocacy
Meet Anna Decandia, ENIL’s new ESC volunteer in Brussels. Her journey spans personal assistance, Erasmus+ experiences, Disability Studies, the Paralympic Movement and now ENIL.
Read her story: shorturl.at/2aesc
By Sofia Gonçalves – ENIL’s Trainee Hi everyone! I’m Sofia Gonçalves, a visually impaired woman. I am originally from Portugal, though I’ve called Brussels ...
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: shorturl.at/g3UJN
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By Yannis Vitsos – ENIL’s ESC Volunteer I’m currently sitting at my desk, at ENIL’s office, looking at my to-do list for this week. ...
Organised by ENIL’s Independent Living Research Network Date: 12 JuneTime: 10:00 – 12:00 CESTLocation: Online via ZoomRegister: https://shorturl.at/YPmcv This webinar will explore how research ...
📢 Join ENIL’s next EU Policy Briefing!
Learn what the EU is planning for the future of disabled people!
Register: shorturl.at/0GF63
This side event, co-organised by the European Network on Independent Living and the Government of Belgium will take stock of what has been done to turn the aspirations of Article 19 of the CRPD into r...
Will you attend COSP19 in New York? Don't miss this Side Event!
More information: shorturl.at/IkX3Y
#COSP19 #CRPD
Date: 16 June 2026Time: 15:00–16:00 CESTLocation: OnlineRegister: https://shorturl.at/ckUre ENIL invites you to the second EU Policy Briefing of 2026, focusing on the enhanced EU ...
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Side event during the 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP 19) Date: 9 June 2026Time: 10:00 – 11:15 ...
