From Monday 14 to Wednesday 16 October, the Italian Presidency of the G7 will be organising the first Group of Seven Summit on Inclusion and Disability in Assisi and Solfagnano.
The event will culminate in a ministerial meeting and the signing of the Solfagnano Charter, which sets out eight priorities: inclusion, universal accessibility, autonomous and independent living, professional inclusion, new inclusive technologies, the sporting and recreational dimension of life, dignity of life and the services dimension, prevention and management of emergency situations, particularly climatic ones.
On Friday 11 October, in the run-up to this meeting, the European Disability Forum (EDF), which took part in its preparation and welcomed these commitments, published demands calling for greater collaboration with stakeholders, a global approach and the inclusion of marginalised groups.
With regard to specific priorities, the EDF is calling for “clear commitments and sufficient resources to bring about change”.
This mainly involves applying strict legislation on accessibility, reinforcing support for the transition to independent living and extending legal capacity. The EDF would also like to see mutual recognition of disability status between countries.
Claims: https://aeur.eu/f/du3 (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)