Disability in Denmark
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This page has curated news from Denmark. There are a total of 5 links.
Contents
- Civil Society and Community
- Independent Living and Deinstitutionalization
- Lived Experience and Opinion
- Mental Health
- Sport and Paralympics
Civil Society and Community
Interview with Ask Løvbjerg Abildgaard, Views of life interview with the President of Dansk Blindesamfund, on the current situation of visually impaired people in Denmark. (2023, ORF)
Independent Living and Deinstitutionalization
Conditions in Institutions
Denmark apologizes for abuse of people with disabilities “The Danish government has apologized to thousands of people with disabilities who were abused in state-run facilities. The ill-treatment took place over decades and left deep emotional and physical scars.” (2023, DW)
Lived Experience and Opinion
Dealing with chronic illness isolation by becoming my best friend “Isolation due to chronic illness is incredibly traumatic and soul-wrenching. I deal with it by becoming my own best friend. Here are my practices.” (2023, The Bed Perspective)
Mental Health
“Mental health is declining in Denmark” and the plan to tackle the inefficiencies in the mental healthcare system through the next ten years. (2022, Unbias the News)
Sport and Paralympics
6-year-old girl not allowed to participate in sports because of her visual impairment (In Danish, Jan, TV FYN)