Views International AISBL with the support of MEP Monica Semedo would like to invite you to the Final Multiplier Event on 9th March 2023 from 10:00 to 12:00 CET at the European Parliament in Brussels. Entrance time to the European Parliament is 9:30 (Spinelli entrance Place Simone Veil).
This project is financed by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Commission, and conducted by a consortium of four partners from Europe: Soc. COOP. A.Fo.Ri.S.Ma. (IT), Fundación Docete Omnes (SP), Dafni Kek (EL) and VIEWS International (BE ).
The project partners are dedicated to the social inclusion of young visually impaired people and therefore designed this project to facilitate and support their access to the job market.
The event agenda is as follows:
09:30 Arrival and registration (MEP’s team is waiting for the group and showing them to the meeting room)
10:00 Welcome speech by MEP Monica Semedo
10:05 VTJ2 project –An innovative approach to the employment of young people with visual impairment
- Introduction to project and partners (Anca DAVID – Views International - Be)
- Intellectual Output 1: VIP Job Accessibility Toolbox (Francisco HURTADO – Fundación Docete Omnes - Es)
- Intellectual Output 2: VIP Job Podcast (Rok Vukcevic – Soc. COOP. A.Fo.Ri.S.Ma - It)
- Intellectual Output 3: VIP Job Video Pack (Angeliki Giannakopoulou& Anastasia Giannakopoulou – DAFNI KEK -Gr)
10:30 Panel discussion (Moderator – dr.Tomás QUIROSA – Es)
How could the EU promote the inclusion of young people with disabilities in the job market? - The case of visually impaired and blind people
Guests:
- Ms Dovile Juodkaite – President of Lithuanian disability forum, Board Member of European disability forum, Member of European Economic and Social Committee, Permanent Disability group member
- MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos – Member of the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
- Young visually impaired persons: Francesca SEBASTA - It (already participated in the VTJ2 project and currently doing an ESC project in Liège) and Vasiliki AGO - Gr
11:10 Presentation of young people’s considerations of an inclusive society (screening of VTJ2 Video)
11:30 Final keynote speech (Mrs Bárbara MARTIN – Vice-president European Blind Union) – Youth and employment: 2 major commitments in EBU
11:50 Conclusion by MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos
12:00 End of the event
12:00 - 13:00 Networking & light lunch
See the project website for more details.
EBU will be present at this event.