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