all across Europe
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
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
Digital Upskilling for healthcare professionals in Brussels
DDS Map project is hosting its closing conference in Brussels next month! Making healthcare more digitally accessible, this project focusses on upskilling healthcare professionals like nurses, administrative officers and other allied professionals. Through an online course developed during the project, healthcare professionals will master the skills of using technology in their day-today life. Navigating through new software, websites and learning tools that can support them in their work.
26 June, Thursday, 09:30-16:00 CEST. The event can be attended online and in-person.
Building on the last two years of DDS-MAP Project, this event will:
- Present individual and organisational self-assessments of digital literacy, resilience, service delivery, and sustainability targeting healthcare workers and allied professionals.
- Share key resources developed that can be used by professionals working in the healthcare and allied sectors to tackle various challenges.
- Demonstrate the usability of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in very specific identified digital skills.
- Explore the skills recognition pathways, such as micro-credential in different EU countries.
Agenda
8:45 | Registrations |
9:30-9:45 | Welcoming Remarks Professor John Wells, South East Technelogical Universty Dublin Thomas Bignal, EASPD |
9:45-10:15 | Policy Keynote: Dr. Petronille Bogaert, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, Unit C3 – State of Health, European Commission. |
10:15-11:30 | Panel Discussion:Future of Digital Skills in European healthcare Moderator: Professor John Wells, South East Technelogical Universty Dublin
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11:30 – 12:00 Question and Answer Session | |
12:00-13:30 VR Demonstration booth opens with Buffet Lunch Location: Ground floor foyer | |
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break | |
14:00-15:00 | Workshop: Pan-European micro credentials framework - skill recognition pathways for medical and allied professionals Moderator: Professor Beata Dobrowolska, Head of the Chair of Integrated Nursing Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lubli.
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15:00-16:00 | Lesson learned and What’s Next! Open Mic moderated by Dr. John Wells |
16:00 | End of conference |
Why social services must be part of the EU’s Apply AI Strategy
EASPD contributes to the Call for Evidence on the European Commission's Apply AI Strategy.
Art competition in Portugal fosters inclusion and self-expression of artists with intellectual disabilities
Our Portuguese member APPACDM do Porto is hosting CRIDEM, a plastic arts competition for people with intellectual disabilities.
Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement calls for value-driven and strategic procurement system
EASPD and its partners in the Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement published an open letter to the European Parliament.
Schools and local communities unite to celebrate ACT-INCLUSIVE Inclusion Days
Throughout spring 2025, the ACT-INCLUSIVE project partners successfully held a series of Inclusion Days across five countries.
Empowering youth through inclusive volunteering
"Be a Volunteer!" hosted a week-long programme in Hungary, bringing together young people with disabilities from across Europe.
Sports stakeholders unite to advance inclusive sports journalism
The SIMS project brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to collaborate and advance inclusive sports journalism in Europe.
Council's Conclusions on inclusive, learner-centred practices in early childhood education and care
The Council of the EU calls for inclusive, learner-centred education to foster equality across all early and school education levels.
Care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment
EASPD contributes to the call for inputs of the UN Special Rapporteur on rights of persons with disabilities.
Calendar
Digital Upskilling for healthcare professionals in Brussels
DDS Map project is hosting its closing conference in Brussels next month! Making healthcare more digitally accessible, this project focusses on upskilling healthcare professionals like nurses, administrative officers and other allied professionals. Through an online course developed during the project, healthcare professionals will master the skills of using technology in their day-today life. Navigating through new software, websites and learning tools that can support them in their work.
26 June, Thursday, 09:30-16:00 CEST. The event can be attended online and in-person.
Building on the last two years of DDS-MAP Project, this event will:
- Present individual and organisational self-assessments of digital literacy, resilience, service delivery, and sustainability targeting healthcare workers and allied professionals.
- Share key resources developed that can be used by professionals working in the healthcare and allied sectors to tackle various challenges.
- Demonstrate the usability of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in very specific identified digital skills.
- Explore the skills recognition pathways, such as micro-credential in different EU countries.
Agenda
8:45 | Registrations |
9:30-9:45 | Welcoming Remarks Professor John Wells, South East Technelogical Universty Dublin Thomas Bignal, EASPD |
9:45-10:15 | Policy Keynote: Dr. Petronille Bogaert, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, Unit C3 – State of Health, European Commission. |
10:15-11:30 | Panel Discussion:Future of Digital Skills in European healthcare Moderator: Professor John Wells, South East Technelogical Universty Dublin
|
11:30 – 12:00 Question and Answer Session | |
12:00-13:30 VR Demonstration booth opens with Buffet Lunch Location: Ground floor foyer | |
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break | |
14:00-15:00 | Workshop: Pan-European micro credentials framework - skill recognition pathways for medical and allied professionals Moderator: Professor Beata Dobrowolska, Head of the Chair of Integrated Nursing Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lubli.
|
15:00-16:00 | Lesson learned and What’s Next! Open Mic moderated by Dr. John Wells |
16:00 | End of conference |