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European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities
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EASPD is the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities and represents over 20,000 support services for persons with disabilities across Europe.
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We promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities through effective and high-quality service systems.
Key areas of work
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Education
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Employment
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Inclusive Living
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Technology
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Early Childhood Intervention
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Arts and Culture
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Workforce Development
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Funding of Social Services
When done right, quality care and support enables people to live independently, in the community, to make choices, and to have control over their lives.
James Crowe, EASPD President
Knowledge Café: Education and quality of life for students with disabilities
The 2022 Autumn Knowledge Café is open to all participants who wish to learn more about innovative initiatives in the field of inclusive education. In particular, we will present a study undertaken by the Salamanca University INICO department. It provides tools for the scaling up of the Quality of Life Index for Inclusive Education that measure the impact of inclusive education in the quality of life of students with intellectual disabilities and was developed and tested in Spain. We will also learn about the perspectives of service users, service providers, and European organisations, before opening the floor for questions and discussions.
Draft Agenda
Topic | Speaker |
Moderator | Inés Guerrero (Plena Inclusion) |
Service user’s perspective on why participation in mainstream education is important? | Teté el Azhari (Plena Inclusion) |
Researchers’ presentation of study on Quality of Life Index | Antonio M. Amor González & Miguel Ángel Verdugo (University of Salamanca) |
Service provider’s presentation of the J’ai pas école campaign | Sonia Ahehinnou (UNAPEI) |
European organisation’s state of play for inclusion of Persons with Intellectual disabilities in Education | Helen Portal (Inclusion Europe) |
Q&A Session | |
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Knowledge Café: Education and quality of life for students with disabilities
The 2022 Autumn Knowledge Café is open to all participants who wish to learn more about innovative initiatives in the field of inclusive education. In particular, we will present a study undertaken by the Salamanca University INICO department. It provides tools for the scaling up of the Quality of Life Index for Inclusive Education that measure the impact of inclusive education in the quality of life of students with intellectual disabilities and was developed and tested in Spain. We will also learn about the perspectives of service users, service providers, and European organisations, before opening the floor for questions and discussions.
Draft Agenda
Topic | Speaker |
Moderator | Inés Guerrero (Plena Inclusion) |
Service user’s perspective on why participation in mainstream education is important? | Teté el Azhari (Plena Inclusion) |
Researchers’ presentation of study on Quality of Life Index | Antonio M. Amor González & Miguel Ángel Verdugo (University of Salamanca) |
Service provider’s presentation of the J’ai pas école campaign | Sonia Ahehinnou (UNAPEI) |
European organisation’s state of play for inclusion of Persons with Intellectual disabilities in Education | Helen Portal (Inclusion Europe) |
Q&A Session | |