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Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities
GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY
Chapter 1:
About the Global Study
INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL, THROUGH participatory
action, research efforts and the development of global
studies, has demonstrated our capacity not only to
monitor and report on key issues facing people with
intellectual disabilities and families but to contribute to
policy and practice by drawing from the knowledge and
experience of people in communities around the world.
Our goal is to link local voices to global change. Over the
last decade we have developed and enhanced a
participatory action research methodology that relies on