“ALL human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
– Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

Demonstrating the Capacity to INclude

INclude envisions a world in which people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities live as valued and respected members of society.
We stand behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD).
More than 70 years after the UDHR (1948), the human rights of people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities are still routinely ignored and denied. For many nations and cultures, people identified as having intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities are excluded from the “universal” declaration of “all human beings.”
We support states in developing and implementing legal frameworks that recognize the human rights of all people. These legal frameworks are the foundation on which we can create communities that respect the rights of all people. Without this legal foundation, people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities are susceptible to exclusion, isolation, exile, imprisonment, and violence.
INclude support active citizens who are engaged in advocacy—raising their voices, and influencing states to enshrine human rights.
Dignity is an inherent and inalienable right of all people. We recognize the human rights of all people because we honor the dignity of all people, as members of our human family.
Dignity is the right to be valued, recognized as worthy, honored, and esteemed.
People with intellectual and/or psychosocial
disabilities are plagued by negative stigma and prejudice that leads to a denial of their human rights.INclude envisions strengthening citizen voices, uncovering and promoting stories of experiences that change the way we see people with intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities, reversing harmful prejudice, and restoring the right to dignity.
Citizenship is about membership. As citizens, we are members of a state—and inhabitants of cities, towns, and communities who are entitled to the same rights and privileges as other members who belong to these communities.
Membership is a relationship, a two-way dynamic that includes benefits, rights, and privileges, AS WELL AS responsibilities, obligations, and contributions to our fellow citizens and our communities as a whole.
For inclusion and belonging to happen, citizens must be engaged. Inclusion is experienced via the relationships between community members. The whole community will benefit by including all citizens,
and therefore must be engaged in the process.
By working together, communities identify a shared vision and outcomes and enjoy the benefits of living in communities that work for all. 
Inclusion is based on the understanding that every person has a place in the community. By welcoming people we discover the ways in which we all can benefit from being together. It involves organizing and structuring our communities to promote and engage participation, develop awareness, and
remove barriers to participation. It is the work of embodying human rights and dignity through our relationships with each other.

We envision communities that dare to engage in the work of inclusion, creating societies that work for all.

Our Mission

Our mission is to promote the rights and opportunities of people with intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities to be full participants in society. INclude promotes the rights of people who have been socially excluded to live in the community on an equal basis with others. In particular,
INclude fights against institutionalization, enabling people not only to leave institutions but also to exercise their basic human rights: to work, to vote, to make their own decisions—to live the lives the rest of society takes for granted.

Our Values

The voice and experience of people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities inform all our work.

We value learning and believe in sharing the stories of our learnings across communities and countries. Each experience builds upon another to
strengthen the whole.

We fuel innovation—the creation of something new—with ongoing, rigorous assessment and adjustments to our strategy in pursuit of inclusive experiences that benefit all.