Marching young people, some in powered wheelchairs wearing white shirtsADVOCACY

“What do we want? Freedom! When do we want it? Now!”

OI impacts much more in our lives than just the direct health related aspects. OI can cause temporary or permanent mobility issues. These disabilities can create other challenges like inaccessibility, lack of independent living support, economic and social problems as well as discrimination and ableism. OIFE’s volunteers are therefore also engaged in advocacy on other…

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ADVOCACY

A Union of Equality

On June 27 OIFE volunteer Rebecca Tvedt Skarberg represented EURORDIS at the EU Meeting “A Union of Equality: Disability Rights and Strategies”, which was a seminar on examples of how to reach equality by using strategies to realize the rights of persons with disabilities. In order to highlight and raise awareness of the EU strategy…

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A 3D printed person inside a plastic bag as part of art exhibitEDITORIALS

Tired, fatigued or just lazy… ?

It’s not something I do very often. But every time I move to another apartment, I’m thinking “never again”. It’s close to a returning  nightmare. Needing help with most of the  practical stuff because of my disability, doesn’t make it any better. For every box that needs to  be moved or carried, every lamp that…

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