Event hosted by MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú.
What the EU needs to do for inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities
3 December 2025, 14:30 – 16:30 European Parliament, Brussels. Room: SPINELLI 5G1
Draft agenda
Opening
- Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP, Ireland, Renew
- László Bersce, Chair of the European Platform of Self-Advocates, Vice-President of Inclusion Europe
What does Europe look like when it comes to inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities?
- Soufiane El Amrani, self-advocate and accessibility expert, Inclusion Europe, presents Inclusion Indicators 2025
Situation and demands from different countries: Self-advocats and family members at national level
🇮🇪 Ireland: Tamara Byrne, self-advocate, Inclusion Ireland
🇭🇺 Hungary: László Bersce, co-chair of ÉFOÉSZ Self-Advocacy Group
🇩🇪 Germany: Jeanne Nicklas-Faust, mother of her daughter with intellectual disabilities, Secretary-General of Lebenshilfe
🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Berikelashvili and Sesili Ghvinjilia, self-advocates from the Georgian Down Syndrome Association
🇷🇴 Romania: Elisabeta Moldovan, self-advocate, co-president of Ceva de Spus
🇨🇾 Cyprus: Anastasia Andreou, self-advocate from Chistos Stelios Ioannou Foundation
🇮🇸 Iceland: Jónína Rósa Hjartadóttir, Átak self-advocacy organisation
Questions and answers
Making news understandable
- Supporting self-advocates talking to the media. Guillaume Jacquinot, Secretary General of Inclusion Europe, shares his experiences supporting self-advocates and working with journalists.
- • Making news in easy to read. Anna Mark, ORF, talks about their work with different broadcasters to make news easy to read.
Closing
- Jyrki Pinomaa, President of Inclusion Europe
- Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP
The event is hosted by Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP during the Disability Week 2025 at the European Parliament.
How to participate
The event takes place 3 December 2025, from 14:30 to 16:30.
Location: European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels Room: SPINELLI 5G1
Registration is necessary to enter the Parliament. Registration is closed now.
If you are registered: Please arrive an hour before the start to allow enough time for security checks. Bring the ID/passport you registered on the day of the event. Without the ID/passport, you will not be able to enter the European Parliament.
Languages: The event will be in English.