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People with intellectual disabilities or mental health problems have the same rights as other citizens. The Open Society Foundations support community-based services that allow people with intellectual disabilities to live as equal citizens and participate in society with full respect for their human rights.

Open Society Voices

Education for All in Kyrgyzstan

May 16, 2013 by Valentyn Deichman

What does inclusive education look like in Kyrgyzstan? At Obereg Rehabilitation Center, some students are finding out.

A New Day: From the Institution to the Community in Zagreb

April 15, 2013 by Judith Klein 1

A new “universally designed” community home in Croatia offers residents with disabilities independence, instead of the confinement and subordination of institutions.

Community Not Confinement

March 20, 2013 by Judith Klein 12

The EU spends huge sums of public money to illegally segregate and confine people with disabilities.Today we called on the European Parliament to embrace community, not confinement.

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Director, Mental Health Initiative
Public Health Program, Open Society Institute–Budapest

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