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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.
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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
We must take concrete steps to transform services into person-centered models that empower individuals, while positioning service providers as key drivers of this shift toward a human rights-based approach.
Kirsi Konola, EASPD President
EU Enlargement: Advancing human rights-based disability services in the candidate countries
Register to participate online
The countries of Moldova, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey are currently on the path towards European Union membership. As part of this journey, each country’s structural reform initiatives undergo thorough review within the EU Enlargement Package framework to ensure they are in line with EU human rights benchmarks, including those for the rights of persons with disabilities.
The accession process offers a unique opportunity for disability service providers to work closely with their national governments to drive forward reforms, such as deinstitutionalisation efforts. In this context, through this event EASPD together with Keystone Moldova will:
- Explore how the EU enlargement process can advance the development of person-centred and human rights based support services.
- Highlight the progress and unique challenges faced by Moldova in transitioning from institutional care to community-based services.
- Discuss strategies for strengthening advocacy and collaboration during the pre-accession negotiations to ensure sustainable and rights-based reforms.
This is a hybrid event, participants will be able to join online via Zoom or in person.
Date: 26 November 2024, 08:30 - 14:00
Location: Keystone events, Albisoara, 42/1, of. 2 Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
During the event, simultaneous interpretation Romanian and English will be provided.
Agenda
8:30-9:00 | Registrations |
9:00-9:15 | Opening Remarks
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9:15-9:50 | Keynote Session - EU Enlargement: how it can advance the development of person-centred and human rights-based support services Moderator: Lyzaveta Drannikova, EASPD
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9:50-10:30 | Panel Discussion 1- Deinstitutionalisation in Candidate Countries: the case of Moldova Moderator: Ludmila Malcoci, Keystone Moldova
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10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Panel Discussion 2 - Advancing deinstitutionalisation through advocacy and collaboration during negotiations Moderator: Alina Prodan, Alliance of NGOs in Disability Field
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| 12:30-12:45 | Closing remarks |
| 12:45-14:00 | Networking standing lunch |
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EU Enlargement: Advancing human rights-based disability services in the candidate countries
Register to participate online
The countries of Moldova, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey are currently on the path towards European Union membership. As part of this journey, each country’s structural reform initiatives undergo thorough review within the EU Enlargement Package framework to ensure they are in line with EU human rights benchmarks, including those for the rights of persons with disabilities.
The accession process offers a unique opportunity for disability service providers to work closely with their national governments to drive forward reforms, such as deinstitutionalisation efforts. In this context, through this event EASPD together with Keystone Moldova will:
- Explore how the EU enlargement process can advance the development of person-centred and human rights based support services.
- Highlight the progress and unique challenges faced by Moldova in transitioning from institutional care to community-based services.
- Discuss strategies for strengthening advocacy and collaboration during the pre-accession negotiations to ensure sustainable and rights-based reforms.
This is a hybrid event, participants will be able to join online via Zoom or in person.
Date: 26 November 2024, 08:30 - 14:00
Location: Keystone events, Albisoara, 42/1, of. 2 Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
During the event, simultaneous interpretation Romanian and English will be provided.
Agenda
8:30-9:00 | Registrations |
9:00-9:15 | Opening Remarks
|
9:15-9:50 | Keynote Session - EU Enlargement: how it can advance the development of person-centred and human rights-based support services Moderator: Lyzaveta Drannikova, EASPD
|
9:50-10:30 | Panel Discussion 1- Deinstitutionalisation in Candidate Countries: the case of Moldova Moderator: Ludmila Malcoci, Keystone Moldova
|
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Panel Discussion 2 - Advancing deinstitutionalisation through advocacy and collaboration during negotiations Moderator: Alina Prodan, Alliance of NGOs in Disability Field
|
| 12:30-12:45 | Closing remarks |
| 12:45-14:00 | Networking standing lunch |