ENSA General Assembly Report of activities 2011Disability working group

Chair : Val-de-MarneMartine CONIN, head of direction of services for elderly and disabled people (France)

Chair

General Council of Val de Marne / Conseil général du Val de Marne (FRANCE)

Direction des services aux personnes âgées et aux personnes handicapées / Direction of services for elderly and disabled people

Composition (active and interested) partners

SWEDEN : Eskilstuna, Varberg, Nacka, Solna, Uppsala, Orebro

ITALY : Veneto Region, Valley d’Aosta

SPAIN : IVADIS (Valencia), Junta de Andalusia

FINLAND : Helsinki

LATVIA : Riga

GERMANY : Kreis Hoffenbach

BELGIUM : CPAS Bruxelles

Aims

Members plan and undertake :

- study visits,

- exchange programmes,

- joint and shared projects,

- special events.

Objectives

To develop international co-operation, mutual learning, exchange of know-how, of cultural  models and of experience in the public policies concerning disabled people

To participate in innovative European projects

Fields of intervention

General policies of disability

Accessibility in urban space, in rights

Employment : protected places and 1st Labour Market

Citizenship and participation

Culture, sport and leisure

Ageing of disabled people

Main achievement from 2007 since today

Mapping of our organisations Through presentations Through study visits Through study of cases

Projects Design for all – accessibilty (2008 – 2010 / LEONARDO) D-Active – citizenship (2010 – 2012 / GRUNDTVIG) Friends beyond borders – youth (2010 – 2012 / Youth in Action)

Organisation Approx 2 meetings a year One representant in EQUASS organisation

Meetings in 2011

3 meetings

Mai, 25th, Créteil (Val-de-Marne - France) Connected with a D-Active meeting

June, 7-8th, Klagenfurt (Karinthia, Austria) Connected with the General Assembly

November, 21-22th, Eskilstuna (Sweden) Connected with the elderly working group

Staff exchanges and study visits in the framework of our working group

In 2010 :

Staff exchanges between Varberg (SW) and Val-de-Marne (FR)

Orebro (SW) to Veneto Region (IT)

Castellon (SP) to Val-de-Marne (FR)

In 2011 :

Göteborg (SW) to Val-de-Marne (FR)

To be developped in 2012

Projects for 2012 - 2013

Fingers crossed for :

ABOVE : Focusing on employment and support for people with psychic disability

LEONARDO 2012 call

And

VET : Leonardo da Vinci Network project – 2012 call

Projects for 2012 - 2013

Wishes :

- Developpement of connexions with the elderly working group (technical aid for example and support to carers)

- New project on accessibility (following Design for all)

- One meeting in Council of Europe in Strasbourg

Projects for 2012 - 2013

Bilateral cooperation and study visits :

TRANSNET – Stockolm city / Val-de-Marne

Synthesis : a partnership for social inclusion – Veneto Region / Spain / Val-de-Marne / Romania

Accomodation services - Vasteras / Val-de-Marne

Thank you for your attention !