Objectives

The core objective of the Diversity in dialogue project was to combat the discrimination people with intellectual disabilities encounter in political life, and make a quantitative and qualitative improvement in the participation of European citizens with intellectual disabilities in political processes by developing a transferable capacity building programme, and creating political opportunities to facilitate this.

Results

The objective outlined above was achieved by:

• A broad information and consultative exercise with self-advocates themselves through consumer panels in each country to learn, to identify needs and challenges specifically in relation to participation in political processes and to field test the materials at every stage of the development of the model resource.
• The development of a comprehensive tried and tested fully accessible capacity building resource that can be adapted or replicated throughout the EU and the Accession countries and a Pilot European ‘Leadership in Politics’ Programme for 40 future leaders, and role models within the Self Advocacy Movement throughout Europe.

For more information regarding this project, please go to : http://did.lev.dk/