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POSTPONED: Conference: ‘Thriving & Autism – Preparing for Success in Adulthood’

The Poseidon Hall, AX Seashells Resort Dawret il-Qawra, Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta

This one day conference explores the importance of preparing children with autism to have successful and fulfilling lives in adulthood. It will take us on a journey which starts with early intervention and moves on to school years. It addresses issues such as autism and girls, sexuality, mental health, parenting as well as employment.

€50

Online conference: ‘Road to employment for Persons with Disabilities.’

EASPD and LADAPT are delighted to announce a new online conference: ‘Road to employment for Persons with Disabilities.’ Via the conference’s online panel discussion and workshop sessions, expert speakers and participants from across the world will come together to exchange and discuss how we can work to promote inclusive employment for persons with disabilities. Held …

FREE

The Istanbul Convention: preventing and combating violence against women and girls with disabilities

Online

This webinar will be an opportunity to hear from the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) on the relevance of the Istanbul Convention for women and girls with disabilities and how to contribute to its implementation with the goal to end violence against all women …

Free

CANCELLED: Europe in Action conference: Quality education for all.- Vienna, Austria

Catamaran Johann-Böhm-Platz 1, Vienna, Austria

Europe in Action is an annual conference which brings together more than 200 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and professionals. They discuss issues important to them and share experiences and ideas to advance inclusion. The conferences are organised by Inclusion Europe and a national partner organisation (Inclusion Europe member). The first Europe in Action conference was organised in 2003. The latest Europe in Action took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, in June 2019.

European Commission Webinar: Helpdesk on Support to Social Services to Respond to Covid-19 Crisis

Online

On 3rd June 2020, 10h00-12h00 CEST, the European Commission will be hosting a virtual helpdesk, in the form of a webinar, that will provide advice to social services on how to access the EU's Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII and CRII Plus). Launched in response to the outbreak, the initiative seeks to re-direct unspent EU …

Webinar: “Safety through inclusion: The case for emergency deinstitutionalisation”

Online

In this webinar, a panel including persons with disabilities and experts in disaster management, human rights and service provision will discuss the need for “emergency deinstitutionalisation” of persons with disabilities and how this could be achieved. The term “emergency deinstitutionalisation” refers to protecting disabled peoples’ basic rights to live in the community, getting them the …

EDF Webinar “Left behind? Women with disabilities during COVID-19”

Online

With the COVID-19 pandemic, discrimination, abuses and human rights violations against women and girls with disabilities have worsened. What are the specific issues faced by women and girls with disabilities during the pandemic? How can we ensure that intersectionality be a mandatory component to the response to the pandemic to ensure that no women and …

Free

Launch of the Lancet Group Commission on the institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children

Online

How can we move children from institutions to families? Launch of the Lancet Group Commission on the institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children The movement of children from institutions to families is a much needed and long overdue process which could change millions of young people's lives for the better. This Lancet Group Commission advocates global …

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