Autism Europe took part in the European Days of Persons with Disabilities
Every year on 3 December is
International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
So on 28 and 29 November 2019
there was a meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
The meeting was about
how to make the lives of persons with disabilities
in Europe better.
The European Union made a plan
for people with disabilities.
The European Union is a group of 28 countries
from Europe that makes laws
for people with disabilities.
Laws are rules that people must follow.
At the meeting, people with disabilities
told the European Union that they want a better plan.
Autism Europe also wants a better plan
for people with autism in the European Union.
The meeting was also about sports
for persons with disabilities.
Pietro Cirrincione spoke at the meeting.
Pietro is the Vice-President of Autism Europe.
That means that he leads Autism Europe
together with other members.
Pietro spoke about Romulea Autistic Football Club.
Romulea Autistic Football Club is
an inclusive football team.
An inclusive football team has players with autism
and without autism.
Romulea Autistic Football Club wants to become
the first inclusive team in the Italian league
of players without disabilities.
Some cities in the European Union
won a prize for accessibility.
A city has accessibility when all people can live in it,
move around and use everything without problems.
The prize is called Access City Award.
Marianne Thyssen from the European Union
gave the award to the winners.
The city of Warsaw in Poland won the first prize
because it took few time to make the city accessible
and people with disabilities helped.
The city of Castelló de la Plana in Spain won
the second prize.
The city of Skellefteå in Sweden won the third prize.
The city of Chania in Greece won a prize because
it uses computers to help people with disabilities.
The city of Tartu in Estonia won a prize because
people with disabilities said how to make the city accessible.
The city of Evreux in France won a prize
because the city is accessible for people with disabilities
you cannot see like autism.