Milan Šveřepa

Category: Media

  • Opposition to inclusion is a refusal to accept people who differ

    From Reporting Democracy: Opposition to the desegregation of Czech schools is being used by extremist politicians to attract mainstream voters, including the middle class who worry about the effect on their children from the inclusive policy. Over 30% of all Roma pupils attended special schools in 2014, compared with an average of 2% for non-Roma,…

  • Články a rozhovory 2019

    Deník N: Lidé v ústavech si nemůžou zvolit, jak bude jejich život vypadat. Česko porušuje jejich práva, říká odborník Deník N: Ústavy porušují práva lidí s postižením, tempo změn je šnečí, tvrdí experti. Nejde to uspěchat, hájí se stát Výtah z obou článků v angličtině. Záznam diskuze Festivalu demokracie při konferenci Forum 2000. Apolitical: Děti se zdravotním…

  • The plight of Europe’s disabled under coronavirus

    What coronavirus and the lockdown highlights is the ongoing segregation and discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities, especially in access to healthcare. This problem is not likely to have a “lockdown exit strategy” any time soon. My article in EU Observer published 21 April 2020. (A copy here too.) Czech version: Koronakrize z pohledu lidí…

  • Not all children are included in deinstitutionalisation

    There is no doubt that institutionalisation does tremendous damage to children’s health and development. Luckily, there has been significant progress to move away from institutionalisation, and instead support families to avoid separation by developing foster care and other alternatives. Unfortunately, this somehow seems not to apply to children with disabilities. In many countries, children with…