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| Membership criteria |
Single agencies, NGO’s as well as GO’s, in any sector providing services to people with disabilities in at least one member country of the Council of Europe. |
| Membership fee |
Basis: € 1.500
+ inflation of previous year in Belgium
+ GDP difference of your country compared to the EU average
+/- 10% according to the number of staff members employed by your organisation:
> 300 staff members = +10% fee
< 300 staff members = -10% fee |
| Information provision |
- EASPD website: a regular update on social policy and funding opportunities through EASPD's website and access to the members only section of the website
- 3 EASPD knowledge centres on Employment for all, Sexual abuse and de-institutionalisation
- leaflet with general information on the who, what and why of EASPD; is regularly updated
- two newsletters per year
- a monthly newsflash on European policy, EASPD projects and interesting web links
- conference reports as a result of the activities of EASPD
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| EASPD Policy |
- participation in Board meetings of EASPD
- one vote in the General Assembly
- three to four times a year at each Board/General Assembly meetings, members are informed about the most important policy developments in the social and disability sector
- direct involvement of SAMOs in Standing Committees of EASPD
- an Action Plan for each year with input from the members
- an Annual Report with EASPD's work of the past year and with a glimpse at the future.
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| Direct practical support |
- quick feedback on questions of the members by tel., fax or email
- infrastructure for the members in Brussels for own use and to organise a meeting.
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| Policy-influencing |
- lobbying especially with the Commission, DG Emlpoyment & Social Affairs, Unit for Integration of People with Disabilities, to voice the viewpoints of the members (especially of those of the umbrellas, because they have a better overview and more influence themselves) and to keep disability on the European agenda
- lobbying with the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the Council of Europe
- four Standing Committees are set up to monitor & strategically plan in the long term actions on Employment, Enlargement and Education and Policy Impact
- three interest groups are set up in the fields of Mental Health, Sheltered Employment and ICT & Assistive Technology
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Project development
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- a project development seminar with background information on the EU, practical tips for European partnerships and project development and a guiding tour through the labyrinth of EU programms and budget lines
- possibility to participate in each European project the EASPD develops
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| Networking |
- reduced rate for members: several European meetings and conferences per year for information & networking amongst the members and other stakeholders
- local fora in Eastern European Countries will be organised to create national umbrella structures
- Twinning: invite local service providers from the new European member states and accession countries to link up with their counterparts from the 'old' Europe. The twinning should facilitate later bilateral cooperation.
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| Participation in working groups on themes |
- opportunity to get involved in a certain issue at the European level through participation in a working group, e.g. on quality assurance
- information on the impact of EU policy on the social sector and specifically the sector of people with disabilities is being gathered through a study working group.
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