Proud, Strong and Visible
European Network on Independent Living
ENIL is a user-led network of disabled people, with members throughout Europe. Our mission is to advocate for Independent Living values, principles and practices: provision of personal assistance and other community supports and services, a barrier-free environment and adequate technical aids, together making full citizenship of disabled people possible.
About our organisation
ENIL is a network based on solidarity and peer support
ENIL is a forum for all disabled people, Independent Living organisations and their non-disabled allies on the issues of Independent Living. ENIL represents the disability movement for human rights and social inclusion, based on solidarity, peer support, deinstitutionalisation, democracy, self-representation, cross-disability and self-determination. Our vision is of Europe where all disabled people are able to exercise choice and control over their lives, on an equal level with others; where they are valued members of the community and can enjoy all of their human rights, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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ENIL works to strengthen the empowerment of disabled people, through providing resources for peer support and peer-to-peer training. ENIL enhances the European disability sector by providing an arena for the sharing of disabled people’s experience of services and by providing expertise on independent living. Our Youth Network brings together young people, making their voice heard in the independent living movement.
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Join our consultation on a Roadmap for Independent Living Services
How can we efficiently provide access to the services disabled people with support needs require to live independently? Do personal budgets hold the potential …
ENIL Joins FRA Consultation Meeting on Violence against Disabled People in Institutions
A consultation meeting of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) dedicated to violence against disabled people in institutions was held in …
Have Your Say: What do you think about ENIL’s work?
We invite you to participate in this survey as part of the External Evaluation of the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) Work Programme …
Find out about Independent Living in your country
The Independent Living survey was launched in 2020, to find about the state of independent living around Europe. Its results are updated regularly and shared with policy and decision makers at the European level.
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27/11/2025 – 27/11/2025
Consultation on a Roadmap for Independent Living ServicesHow can we efficiently provide access to the services disabled people with support needs require to live independently? Do personal budgets hold the potential …
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25/11/2025 – 25/11/2025
The EU Policy Briefing IIIAn information session on new EU policy developments. Date: 25th of November Time: 14:00 – 15:00 Place: Online on Zoom Welcome to our brand-new …
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19/11/2025 – 19/11/2025
Make Independent Living Services a priority in the EU Disability StrategyWhich services do we need for progress? Date: 19th of November Time: 14:00 – 16:00 Place: Mundo Madou, Av. des Arts 7/8, 1210 Bruxelles …
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