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Come in person or take part online on Wednesday 27 September 16:30-19:00!

We have changed the date for the working meeting. Now you come in person or take part online on Wednesday 27 September 16:30-19:00! It will be in the large conference room at ILI’s and STIL’s offices, Storforsplan 36 in Farsta. Mari Siilsalu, the project’s lawyer, will talk about residence permits and work permits. But of … Continue reading “Come in person or take part online on Wednesday 27 September 16:30-19:00!”

Report on five workshops carried out with support from the UNHCR

Thanks to support from the UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries to empower disabled refugees in Sweden the Independent Living Institute was able to carry out five workshops with the goal of strengthening disabled refugees in their integration process. The CRPD is one of the main tools for ILIs operation. Through the CRPD … Continue reading “Report on five workshops carried out with support from the UNHCR”

Workshop for speakers of  arabic and dari with disabilities

      November 27-28, 2021  Independent Living Institute (ILI) will have a workshop for speakers of  arabic and dari with disabilities. These workshops are to empower refugees with disabilities in their host country – Sweden. The topics to be covered are: Self-determination and full participation of  refugees with disabilites according to the CRPD Swedish … Continue reading “Workshop for speakers of  arabic and dari with disabilities”

Joint ILI and UNHCR initiative to empower refugees with disability in Sweden

      In October and November 2021 Independent Living Institute (ILI) will conduct a series of workshops that are supported by UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries. These workshops are to empower refugees with disability in their receiving country – Sweden. The topics to be touched upon are: Disabled Women – Proud … Continue reading “Joint ILI and UNHCR initiative to empower refugees with disability in Sweden”

(Svenska) DRW:s projektkonferens var en stor händelse!

(Svenska) Var en stor händelse! Malin Bernt – dagens moderator ledde oss genom dagen till vilken 126 personer hade anmält sig. Många fick förhinder i sista stund men vi var som mest 87 deltagare samtidigt och 56 personer som var kvar under hela dagen till slutet.

(Svenska) Remissyttrande över En långsiktigt hållbar migrationspolitik (SOU 2020:54) – Independent Living Institute

(Svenska) Independent Living Institute (ILI) lämnar remissyttrande över betänkandet En långsiktigt hållbar migrationspolitik (SOU 2020:54). ILI är en ideell tankesmedja och projektplattform inom medborgarrättsrörelsen Independent Living av personer med normbrytande funktionalitet