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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 | |
- EASPD and 140+ Organisations urge EU for future-proof solutions for displaced Ukrainians
The letter presses for actions to prevent the risks of undocumented status, loss of residence, and undue pressure on migration systems.
- Over 500,000 Life-Changing Therapy and Education Sessions provided: Inspire celebrates 15 years of impactful services
Inspire, EASPD member from Malta, marks their anniversary with a celebration and new branding.
- Towards more inclusive post-secondary opportunities: a report by EASPD
EASPD’s latest report outlines the current landscape of inclusive post-secondary education in selected European countries.
- B-WISE partners finish their trial run of their Training Curricula!
The B-WISE project has finished the trial run of their Training Curricula for the WISE sector and has concrete next steps.
- Nominate your social innovation project!
The European Competence Centre for Social Innovation is looking for 5 initiatives to be showcased at the Social Innovation Forum 2024.
- The Be a Volunteer! Project partners met in Budapest
The Be a Volunteer! project partners finally met up in Budapest, this March, for their first project meeting.
- Take part in the ICALL survey on good practices in community development and inclusive living for persons with disabilities
Do you have 15 minutes and know a good practice on community development and inclusive living to share? Then complete the ICALL survey now!
- Driving Inclusive Employment: Insights from CO-RESP Project's Transnational Events
In March, the CO-RESP partners held two events in Brussels: a Transnational Project Meeting and the project's closing conference.
Calendar
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 | |