Other News Stories
GLOBAL FORUM FOR INCLUSION 2008: Transforming Rights into Action. 17-26 Nov 2008.
2008 Global Forum for Inclusion’s International Gathering of Families
Inclusion International would like to congratulate its Ethiopian members on the change of its name
Christa Schönbächler, from INSIEME represented Inclusion International at the Human Rights Council Special Event on the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
"Different, but together” receives The Greatest Award at the Civil Society Gala in Romania
Search the Site
|
News
Bucharest (Romania), 21-22 October 2005. European Conference on Poverty and Disability in Europe.
[Last updated Sunday, September 25, 2005]
The conference on poverty and intellectual disability, organized by Inclusion Europe in cooperation with Inclusion International and Inclusion Romania in the framework of the NFU funded worldwide project on poverty and disability, will take place at hotel Ibis Parliament, in Bucharest, on 21-22 October 2005. It is organized under the auspices of His Excellency, Mr. Traian Bãsescu, the President of Romania.
The conference will bring together representatives of families, governments and experts from different fields from all over Europe. They will review the findings and analysis following the research Inclusion Europe has undertaken with respect to the status of people with intellectual disabilities and their families in relation to poverty all over Europe. They will also explore potential actions to be taken in view of improving the situation of people with intellectual disabilities and their families living in poverty.
The participants will also tackle issues as the link between low income, poverty and social exclusion, policies against the unemployment of people with intellectual disabilities and mainstreaming of intellectual disability in national, European and world policies. They will also resolve on actions needed to improve the situation of people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
The draft programme and the registration form are available here. Or contact directly secretariat@inclusion-europe.org
Location:
Bucarest (Romania)
Contact email address:
info@inclusion-europe.org
|
