AccessibleEU is co-organizing, together with AGE Platform Europe and the European Disability Forum (EDF), a webinar aimed to empower national experts of AccessibleEU to collaborate with organisations representing the interests of persons with disabilities and older people, providing them with useful tools and knowledge.
The webinar is intended to national Experts of AccessibleEU, Members of the AccessibleEU consortium, Members of the AccessibleEU community of practice, as well as EDF and AGE Members.
Agenda
11:30 – 11:40 Welcome remarks
- Jesús Hernández Galán, PhD, Director European Accessibility Resource Centre & Director of Accessibility and Innovation, Fundación ONCE
11:40 – 12:05 Understanding the role of disability organisations and organisations of older people
- Julia Wadoux, AGE Platform Europe, and Alejandro Moledo, European Disability Forum, will give a comprehensive overview of disability organisations and organisations of older people, their functions, challenges, and impact on shaping policies and initiatives on accessibility.
12:00 – 13:00 Collaboration: AccessibleEU national experts / disability organisations / organisations of older people
- 12:00 – 12:10 Guillaume Dufresne, AccessibleEU, will explain where the input from disability organisations and organisations of older people is crucial for the work AccessibleEU and what AccessibleEU can offer to them.
- 12:10 – 12:40 Two AccessibleEU National Experts will share their experience, achievements and challenges working with disability organisations and older people´s organisations. One EDF member and one AGE member will talk about practical guidance and best practices for engaging with disability organisations and older people´s organisations.
- 12:40 – 13:00 Participants will be able to share their experiences and impressions, as well as their questions to the speakers.
13:00 Closing remarks
Jesús Hernández Galán, PhD, Director European Accessibility Resource Centre & Director of Accessibility and Innovation, Fundación ONCE
