We want to understand the world we live in

ByMilan 28/02/202619/03/2026

Article with Soufiane El Amrani in Impact, magazine published by the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, USA.

This issue was dedicated to plain language.

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Deinstitutionalisation essentially is a struggle for independence
ByMilan 07/01/202122/01/2021

First published on Inclusion Europe website 3 May 2019. On 11 April I went to Romania to speak at a seminar about deinstitutionalisation and people with intellectual disabilities. The seminar was organised by the European Commission and the Romanian authorities. I was there as a co-chair of the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional…

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Brussels Bubble Snorecard
ByMilan 20/10/202520/05/2026

Brussels Z’s.You’re gonna catch them all 💤 😂

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Build relationships, not houses
ByMilan 20/11/202102/01/2022

Last 2 days have been about learning how supporting living works in Greece, and how to improve it and make it available to many more people. It was a conference in Athens, held by Estia to mark 10 years of providing supported living services. They kindly invited me to talk about support for independent living and inclusion to…

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How big things get done
ByMilan 20/09/202520/03/2026

Hey Milan didn’t you say there were *two* books you’d recommend on deinstitutionalisation… I did, din’t I. Same as the first one, the second book isn’t about deinstitutionalisation either. It was written by Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner, and is called How Big Things Get Done. The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from…

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If you are being overlooked in normal times, it is unlikely that anyone will take you into account during a crisis
ByMilan 03/09/202213/01/2023

I was kindly invited by FEANTSA to contribute to their magazine about the impact of the Russian war on Ukraine. This is what I wrote: The situation of people with disabilities in Ukraine There are over 2.7 million people with disabilities in Ukraine, of which some 260,000 are people with intellectual disabilities. They often experience severe…

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Funders bear responsibility for what their money does
ByMilan 20/06/202330/06/2023

It is not acceptable for funders to continue paying for segregation of people with intellectual disabilities. All funders need to respect the rights of people with disabilities.They need to listen to what people with disabilities are saying about how the money should be used. Funders are, for example: Countries (including national, regional, local public budgets);…

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