Following the recent news on the alleged attack planned against students of the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University and the comments made regarding its connection with "Autism" and "Asperger's Syndrome", we share the statements of the Portuguese Federation of Autism (FPDA) and the Portuguese Asperger Syndrome Association (APSA) issued on the subject.
In 2021, the Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH) will not be holding its annual meeting, on December 10, the International Human Rights Day, as has been customary since 2016.
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for the 10th Annual ALTER Conference – “Rethinking institutions and deinstitutionalisation from a disability perspective” which will take place at University Saint-Louis, in Brussels, on 7 and 8 of July 2022.
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will hold online regional consultations with persons with disabilities and their representative organizations: “From isolation, invisibility, and segregation into inclusion of persons with disabilities in the community”.