**Please note: This is an internal COFACE expert meeting**
(meeting documents are for internal use, not for dissemination)
COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families
13-14th June 2019
LUXEMBOURG
Meeting documents
Practical infopack
Round Table Flyer (13th June)
Agenda
Discussion Paper on Community-Based Services
COFACE conference on shaping a health environment fit for children – 3-4th October, Helsinki
(including a discussion about inclusive ECEC)
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Thursday 13 June
13.00 – 19.15
Visit to APEMH structure, services, workshops and resource centers
&
Round table on the implementation of art. 19 of the UNCRPD
13.00 – 13.30 Sandwich lunch |
13.30 – 14.30 Presentation and visit to APEMH structure and workshops |
14.30 – 17:00 Round Table on the implementation of the UNCRPD art. 19 on independent living
Spotlight on Luxembourg: state of play, challenges and successes 14.30 – 14.45 Welcome Roland Anen, President of APEMH 14.45– 15.45 Setting the scene at EU and Luxembourg level Irene Bertana, COFACE Policy and Advocacy Officer, Independent living in Europe 15.45 – 16.30 Reactions from stakeholders 16.30-17.00 Conclusions and next steps |
17.00 – 17.30 Bus trip to Bettembourg for site visits |
17.30-18.15 Visit of the inclusive early childcare facility Kokopelli and presentation of the different actions that the Resource Centre Incluso offers to support the inclusion of children with special needs
18.15–19.15 Visit to the of the Parc Merveilleux, presentation of its workshops and aperitivo |
19.30-22.00 Dinner |
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Friday 14 June
9.00-15.30
Internal COFACE disability meeting
09.00 – 13.30 Current EU developments, transnational exchanges and building common European tools
9.00-10.00 Update on disability-related EU developments
10.00-11.00 Debate and exchange of members’ good practices and challenges in the field of co-production 11.00-11.30 Coffee break 11.30-12.30 Building common tools We will explore the possibility of adopting a COFACE typology of community-based services for persons with disabilities, in order to start defining the type of services that families want (core values, key dimensions, operational service criteria to be taken into account). |
12.30-13.30 Lunch break |
13.30-15.30 COFACE added value and future action
This session will be the opportunity to brainstorm together in groups and then collectively on the best way for COFACE to add value to the work of members. We will start with a brainstorm on emerging priorities and discuss possible common actions (campaigns, study, transnational projects, research) with 2020 and 2030 in mind. Thinking both in the short-term and the long-term. List of the topics to be discussed:
15.30 End of meeting
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