Autism Europe

ENIL 2017 Freedom Drive- Brussels, Belgium
2017-09-24 - 2017-09-28 | Brussels
The ENIL Freedom Drive is one of the key campaigns of the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) – held every two years since 2003. It provides supporters of the Independent Living Movement with the unique opportunity to meet Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and promote human rights issues, as well to share experiences and ideas with colleagues from around Europe. The first 6 editions of the event took place in Strasbourg, until 2015, when for the first time the venue was changed to Brussels for strategic reasons. The ENIL 2017 Freedom Drive will take place between 24th and 28th September, in Brussels again. It will be dedicated to Martin Naughton – the father of the ENIL Freedom Drive – who we lost in 2016. It will consist of a series of events, culminating with a march from the European Parliament to the European Commission, under the theme ’Independent Living Heroes: Past, Present and Future’. ENIL invites all the members, disabled people’s organisations, disabled people and allies to join us in Brussels during this exciting week, so that we can once again show we are proud, strong and visible!

Overview of the week*
24 September
18:00h-20:00h – Freedom Drive Kick-off; venue to be announced
25 September
Motivational Events – four meetings on the following topics:
1) Setting up a CIL
2) Setting up a national youth network
3) Support for parents and allies to their children
4) UN CRPD
Spaces are limited to 20 persons per meeting, so register quickly by sending an email to dilyana.deneva@enil.eu as registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Venue: Meeting rooms at Mundo J, Rue de l’Industrie 10
26 September
National MEP meetings – if you need support for planning your meeting, you can request an ENIL Staff or Board member to brief your group. You can do so by sending an email to Dilyana Deneva at dilyana.deneva@enil.eu
Venue: European Parliament
27 September
10:00h – 12:30h: March from the European Parliament to the European Commission under the theme ’Independent Living Heroes: Past, Present and Future’
Venue: Meeting point near the European Parliament (TBC)
12:30h – 13:30h Pre-conference lunch (for conference participants)
14:00h – 17:00h ENIL Freedom Drive Conference on the topic ’Independent Living: A Voice for All’
Venue: Autoworld, Parque de Cirquantenaire 11
14:00h – 14:30 Opening session with Commissioner Thyssen
Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Marianne Thyssen will open the conference. Two sessions will follow during which children’s voices are to be heard.
14:30h – 15:45h Panel 1 – The protection of children’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
15:45h – 16:45h Panel 2 – Moving on to better inclusion and participation of disabled children in the disability movement
16:45h – 17:00h Conference Closure
17:30h – 19:30h ENIL General Assembly
19:30h – 23:00h ENIL Freedom Drive Celebration Cocktail and Dinner
28 September
Independent Living development meeting
14:00h – 16:00h Meeting on Human Rights
Places will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis as they are limited to 20 persons.
Venue: Meeting room at Mundo J, Rue de l’Industrie 10

*Please note that this programme is subject to changes.

For further information, send an email to Dilyana Deneva at dilyana.deneva@enil.eu

Exhibition of paintings 'TableAu’tisme'- Luxembourg
2017-09-21 - 2017-10-18 | COPAS, 2 rue de Turi, Livange, 3378, Luxembourg
The Autism-Europe’s member Fondation Autisme Luxembourg organises an exhibition of paintings titled TableAu’tisme to support its projects which include, among others, summer camps for children and adolescents. This event counts with the support of COPAS, which has generously provided its premises for the event. COPAS is an organisation that brings together nursing homes, retirement homes, as well as facilities and home support networks for people with disabilities.
Among the artists whose work will be exhibited, from the nineteenth century to the present day, are Moritz Ney, Ferdinand d’Huart, Aloyse Bové, Lily Unden, Arnold Stoffels, Germaine Spiesse, Sandrien, Eugène Schergen, Josee Ackermann-Bettendorff, Roger Steffen and Jean-Pierre Calteux , Jean Mulders, Knauf, Josephine Gloden, Schönfeld, Bailly, Nina Lefèvre, Frantz Seimetz, Rausch, Darek Dariusz Pala, Marc Frising, Roger Bertemes, Susy Thix, Britt Bernard, Sonja Soyer, Anna Recker and Kieffer.
The works to be discovered mainly represent still life, landscapes and contemporary abstract paintings. Art lovers will be delighted.
Agenda
Vernissage: Thursday, September 21 from 5 pm, followed by drink offered by COPAS
Speech at 5.30pm: Marc Fischbach, President of COPAS and Claude Schmit, President of the Fondation Autisme Luxembourg, accompanied by Baroque music on the harpsichord played by Tanguy Neumann.

EAMHID's 11th International Congress "Better Mental Health for People with Intellectual Disability"- Luxembourg
2017-09-21 - 2017-09-23 | European Convention Center Luxembourg, 1, rue du Fort Thungen, 1499, Luxembourg
In close collaboration with our host and the local partner APEMH Foundation, together with the University of Luxembourg, and with the support of the European network ARFIE, the European Association for Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID) looks forward to welcoming you to Luxembourg, a linchpin in the building of the European community.
EAMHID aims to provide a platform for all stakeholders, promoting a constructive interaction between the results of current research, innovative practice and professional training initiatives. They will also contribute to fostering dialogue that supports the values that unite us: better conditions of living, working and sharing for those involved in support work and interventions for mental health.
APEMH Foundation takes the opportunity to highlight its ongoing commitment to European partnerships and exchange in support of its sustained campaign for a better quality of life for people with intellectual
disabilities; which includes improved access to mental health services.
Keynote speakers

Pr Nick Bouras (UK) • Mental Health and Intellectual Disability:
History, Concepts and Evidence based
Jane Mc Carthy (UK) • Autism Spectrum Disorder and offending:
Towards an evidence based approach
Régine Scelles (FR) • L’enfant en situation de handicap : désir
de savoir et apprentissage avec les pairs
Emmanuelle Jouet (FR) • Challenges of partnerships between
patients and healthcare professionals
Michael Seidel (DE) • Mental health for people with ID. A
challenge between human rights and scientific progress
Johan De Groef (BE) • Networking, Partnerships and Mutualisation:
Competences to promote Mental Health in ID

Congress "Autism research news and future prospects"- Toulouse, France
2017-09-04 12:00 - 2017-09-05 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Amphi F417 – Maison de la Recherche. Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, 5 Allées Antonio Machado, Toulouse, Toulouse Cedex 8, 31058, France
To mark the end of Professor Rogé’s academic career, the congress “Autism research news and future perspectives” will take place on September 4th and 5th at the Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès in France.
The conference will welcome internationally renowned speakers for their work, as well as young people whose talents are emerging. The congress is open not only to young researchers already working in the field of autism, but also to those involved in related disciplines and who wish to take part in the research effort. This event will bring together researchers and clinicians who want to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and thus give people on the autism spectrum a dignified life by means of support that is adapted to their needs and to those of their families.
