Several European Parliament Intergroups (LGBT, Youth, Children Rights and ARDI) will hold an open mic session about the Equal Treatment Directive. It will take place on the Esplanade Solidarnosc (the terrace that connects Place du Luxembourg to the entrance of the European Parliament).
On 16 November, EDF and the Austrian council of persons with disabilities will organise a side event to fully explore the potential of emerging technologies. The event will focus in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and aims to debate and promote a universal design approach in their development, preventing the creation of new barriers for persons with disabilities.
The purpose of this conference is to mark the one year anniversary since the Proclamation of the EU’s Pillar of Social Rights – an important milestone in shifting the compass of the EU towards being more social and inclusive.
Europe in Action is an annual conference which brings together more than 200 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and professionals. The conferences are organised by Inclusion Europe and a national partner organisation (Inclusion Europe member).
The aim is to raise the debate about how EU institutions could make sure they are also fostering the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Speakers Stefan Trömel – Senior Disability Specialist at the International Labour Organization (ILO), Rebekka Wiemann – Equal Opportunities Officer at the Council of the European Union, Silvia Muñoz – Project Manager at Plena inclusión and Katrin Langensiepen …
The European Disability Forum, and Lebenshilfe would like to invite you to take part in the Conference ‘COVID 19 and Disability’ on October 30th, 2019; is is open to all, to participate online and will explore the impact of COVID 19 on persons with disabilities in Europe. We will also draw up recommendations for policy makers at National and European level.
The Conference will be in German and English, and there will be live captioning in German and English. There will be Interntional Sign language interpretation.
The European Day of Persons with Disabilities (EDPD) conference usually takes place in Brussels and is co-organised with the European Commission. This year, the EDPD will be a hybrid meeting, with some speakers in the room and an online audience. It will take place in the morning, on 1 December and 2 December
The European Alliance Stand Up for the EPSR invites you to the online conference, involving Europe's institutions and key stakeholders, to explain what the European Pillar of Social Rights is, why Europe and its people need it and how it must become a reality on which to rebuild our future.