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Swedish Accessibility March: Marching for Inclusive Laws

Learn about the Swedish Accessibility March, an annual demonstration advocating for the enactment of laws to combat discrimination due to inaccessibility. Led by activist Emma Johansson, this cross-disability movement focuses on one key issue to drive change.

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Swedish Accessibility March: Marching for Inclusive Laws

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  1. ENILEuropean Network on Independent Livingwww.enil.eu Jamie Bolling Executive Director

  2. Tillgänglighets Marschen

  3. Swedish Accessibility March • Enactment of a law • Inaccessibility classified as discrimination • Main activity - yearly March in Sweden • Non-democratic working group as lead

  4. History of the March • 2003 to 2012 = nine demonstrations • 2003 Stockholm • 2004 Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenborg • 2011 about 30 Swedish cities

  5. Role Model • ADAPT's "Free Our People March" • MICASA • Personal assistance

  6. Emma Johansson

  7. Who is EMMA? • Social worker by Day • Activist by Night • Girl from Norrköping • Key person for STIL • 2006-2011 Spokes person Marschen för tillgänglighet.  • Hold the group together • Advance the March

  8. Why success? • Focus – One issue • Not organized by the traditional DPOs • Cross disability issue • Human Right • New for the agenda – cocky and checky • Lead group – small and undemocratic • Connected to another mass action • Stable funding

  9. Working methods • Website, facebook for communication • Built network • ”March Package” • Organisers did not need to be an organisation but have cooperation • 150 organisations - Supporters • Have FUN!

  10. Thank you!Jamie.bolling@enil.euwww.enil.eu

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