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Mortality increased more among people with disabilities than the general population in the first year of the coronavirus epidemic in 2020

Government supports extending European Disability Card scheme to third-country nationals

New recommendations support the coping of people with disabilities and migrants in serious disruptions and emergencies

Disability and domestic violence

The implementation of codes for rare diseases in healthcare is a huge leap towards better treatment and research

Wellbeing services counties will be responsible for organising health, social and rescue services on 1 January 2023

Survey for people working in services for persons with disabilities has been opened

THL-blog: Lack of knowledge makes rare diseases expensive to treat while increasing human suffering

A personal budget can increase flexibility and freedom of choice for people with disabilities

New article is published: "One’s own language and culture are keys to understanding and self-determination"

New EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also serves as an important tool for Finland

Domestic violence experienced by disabled people is being examined for the first time - reply to the survey

The seminar on deafblindness postponed to autumn 2022

Nordic webinar: After the pandemic we need to build back in an inclusive and equal way

Recordings of Building Back Better – Disability Leadership and the Way Forward webinar are published

Save the date: “Indigenous peoples – language, culture and life cycle. Disabilities, dementia and services.” 31.8.2021

Save the date: “Building back better – Disability leadership and the way forward” 9.2.2021

Save the date: “Today’s knowledge for tomorrow’s actions – A Nordic perspective on deafblindness” 14.–16.9.2021