An Inclusive Europe: Persons with Disabilities, a Positive Human Capital in Today's Society

Vienna, Austria 11th-14th November 2010

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Discussion topics - Day one

Listen to session II

• “How can the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities assist blind and partially sighted people in tearing down technological barriers?”
  Marianne Schulze, Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee for implementing the UNCRPD in  Austria
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• “How can persons with disabilities extend their rights and participate actively in social and economic groups?”
  Smart Eze, retired expert of the United Nations in disability
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• “How can technological developments enhance employment, education and social inclusion of blind and partially sighted youth?”
  Timea Hokova, Member of the EBU Youth Steering Group
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• “Strategic approaches on how to deal with companies and legislators to apply the principle of design for all to goods, services and systems: examples of good practice”
  Bart Simons, Chairman of the EBU Commission on Access to Information
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• “Improving road safety for visually impaired people”
  Berry den Brinker, Member of the EBU Commission on Mobility and Transport
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Discussion topics - Day two

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• “Update on EU policy developments in relation to e and web accessibility”
  Carine Marzin, Member of the EBU Commission for Liaising with the EU
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• “Persons with disabilities as consumers: challenges and opportunities”
  Chiara Giovannini, ANEC Research and Innovation Manager
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Listen to session V

• “The Disability Movement in Europe: Nothing About Us Without Us”
  Yannis Vardakastanis, President of the European Disability Forum
• “The growing role of the Platform of European Social NGOs”
  Dirk Jarré, Vice-President of the Social Platform
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• “EBU Women's Network Revival - Making the UN Convention Work for Visually Impaired Women” Barbara Krejci Piry and Maria Kyriacou, Coordinator and member of the EBU Blind and Partially Sighted Women Steering Group
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• “The role of older persons in today's society”
  Elizabeth Mestheneos, President of AGE Platform Europe
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• “Engaging with Elderly Blind People”
  Peter Verstraten, Member of the EBU Elderly Visually Impaired People Steering Group
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• “The EBU INTERGEN project: breaking intergenerational barriers through mutual learning”
  Mokrane Boussaïd, EBU director
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Listen to session VII

Listen to the closing session

With the contribution of the Community Programme For Employment And Social Solidarity - PROGRESS

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For more information please visit the PROGRESS website