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FRA participates in IHREC seminar on independent living

On 4 July, FRA participated in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission‘s seminar De-institutionalisation and the implementation of the CRPD Article 19: Independent Living and being included in the community, at which it presented its report From institutions to community living for persons with disabilities: perspectives from the ground.

Participants exchanged views on the issue of deinstitutionalization in Ireland, including on how to measure progress, and the way forward for this process at the national and local levels.