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• THURSDAY 7 OCTOBER
• FRIDAY 8 OCTOBER
• SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER

QUALITY SYSTEMS AS A TOOL TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES

8:30-9:30 Registration for the conference & the workshops

 

9:30 -10:30 Official opening (chaired by Dr. Vasilka Dimoska, PORAKA)

 

- Mr. Xhelal Bajrami - Macedonian Minister of Labour & Social Policy
- Mr. Koce Trajanovski - Mayor of the City of Skopje
- Mr. Jan Jařab - Regional Representative for Europe of the UN High Commissioner or Human Rights
- Mr. Thorsten Afflerbach - Head of the Division for the Integration of People with Disabilities, Social Policy Department, Directorate General of Social Cohesion, Council of Europe
- Mr. Gero Stuller - Social-political Attaché and plenipotentiary Representative of the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Austrian Embassies in Zagreb and Skopje Mr. Franz Wolfmayr - President of the EASPD
- Mr. Franz Wolfmayr - President of the EASPD

 

10:30-11:45 First Plenary Session (chaired by Akos Pordan, Hand in Hand Foundation)

The difficult way from institutions to community-based settings

 

- Mr. Thorsten Afflerbach - Head of the Division for the Integration of People with Disabilities, Social Policy Department, Directorate General of Social Cohesion, Council of Europe

- Mr. Helmut Heinen - Chair of the European Co-ordination Forum for the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015 (CAHPAH)
- Ms. Slobodanka Lazova Zdravkovska - Head of Unit for the Integration of persons with disabilities of the Macedonian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
- Mr. Jan Pfeiffer - Director of External Relations for the Lumos Foundation
- Questions/Answers & debate

 

11:45-12:15 Coffe break & Marketplace

 

12:15-13:30 Second plenary Session

Quality Systems strengthening specialised support service

 

- Mrs. Andreia Moraru - Director of Alpha Transilvana Foundation (Romania)

- Ms. Aleksandra Calosevic - Director of Social Innovation Fund of Serbia
- Dr. Karin Astegger - Expert in Quality of Services, Lebenshilfe Salzburg (Austria)
- Questions/Answers & debate

 

13:30-15:00 Lunch break & Marketplace

 

15:00-16:30 First workshop session

 

1.   Deinstitutionalisation (Art. 19 UNCRPD)

The UN Convention recognizes the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community.

 

Chair: Mr. Jan Pfeiffer, Director of External Relations for the Lumos Foundation (United Kingdom)

 

1st presentation:

- Mrs. Ghizela Ghereben, service user, Pentru Voi Foundation (Romania)
- Mrs. Nicoleta Foica, Public Relations Responsible, Pentru Voi Foundation (Romania)

 

2nd presentation:

- Mr. Jim Crowe, Learning Disability Wales (United Kingdom)

 

2.   Quality Systems (Art. 26 UNCRPD)

 

Services provided to persons with disabilities should enable them "to attain and maintain maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of life", and also "support participation and inclusion in the community and all aspects of society".

 

Chair: Mr. Luk Zelderloo, Secretary General of the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (Belgium)

 

1st presentation:

- Dr. Karin Astegger, Expert in Quality of Service, Lebenshilfe Salzburg (Austria)

 

2nd presentation:

- Ms. Martina Chlapkova, Manager of the Region Bruntál-Krnov-Nový Jičín, Slezská diakonie (Czech Republic)

 

3.   Staff training (Art. 4 UNCRPD)

 

The UN Convention encourages State Parties to "promote the training of professionals and staff working with persons with disabilities in the rights recognized in this Convention so as to better provide the assistance and services guaranteed by those rights".

 

Chair: Fabrizio Fea, Vice-President of the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities

 

1st presentation:

- Mrs. Maryiana Branzalova, Coordinator of the Human Dignity Programme, Foundation NET (Bulgaria)

 

2nd presentation:

- Mr. Ronald Haccou, Manager, Fontys OSO University (Netherlands)

 

4.   User involvement & Needs assessment (Art. 26 UNCRPD)

 

The UN Convention states in its preamble that "persons with disabilities should have the opportunity to be actively involved in decision-making processes about policies and programmes, including those directly concerning them". Moreover, it recognizes that services should be based on "on the multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs and strengths".

 

Chair: Mr. Phil Madden, Vice-President of the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities

 

1st presentation:

- Mr. Klaus Candussi, General Director of atempo (Austria)

 

2nd presentation:

- Mr. Jelke van der Valle, Psychological centre Centar Val (Croatia)

 

5.   Networking

 

Networking is a transversal challenge for service providers for persons with disabilities. It is a key for enabling them to advocate their specific needs and difficulties, in order to reach the capacity to provide services, which fully respect and foster the spirit and letter of the UN Convention.

 

Chair: Franz Wolfmayr, President of the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (Austria)

 

1st presentation:

- Mr. Georgi Georgiev, President of the National Alliance for Social Responsibility (Bulgaria)

 

2nd presentation:

- Mrs. Diana Chiriacescu, Regional Coordinator for Disability Services, Handicap International Regional Office for South East Europe (Romania)

3rd presentation:

- Mrs. Diane Serneels, Sector Coordinator, Vlaams Welzijnsverbond VZW (Belgium)

 

16:30-17:00 Coffee break & Marketplace

 

17:00-18:00 Third Plenary Session (chaired by Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski, Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism)

Conclusions of the day

 

18:00-19:30 Meeting of the Interest Group on Independent Living

 

19:30 Departure for the dinner offered by the Ministry of Labour & Social Policy

 

Award Ceremony to acknowledge a life achievement for the disability sector in Europe