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European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities
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EASPD is the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities and represents over 20,000 support services for persons with disabilities across Europe.
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We promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities through effective and high-quality service systems.
Key areas of work
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Education
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Employment
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Inclusive Living
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Technology
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Early Childhood Intervention
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Arts and Culture
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Workforce Development
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Funding of Social Services
When done right, quality care and support enables people to live independently, in the community, to make choices, and to have control over their lives.
James Crowe, EASPD President
DDSkills Conference: Skills of caregivers on the use of Cutting Edge Technologies
In a context of rapid digital transformation, which are the competencies and resources necessary for mental health professionals to keep track of innovative digital solutions? The DDSkills Midterm Online Conference will explore best practices on teaching the use of Assistive Technology, as well as the main features of the curriculum and toolkit that the project designed to boost the skills of caregivers.
Agenda
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and Introductory remarks | Dr. Donatella Mattia – MD, Neurologist, PhD in Physiopathology of Human Movements, director of the NEILab, Fondazione Santa Lucia |
10:15 – 10:50 Keynote: Teaching Assistive Technology: experiences and best practices | Renzo Andrich - President, The Global Assistive Technology Information Network (EASTIN) |
10:50 – 11:15 Development process of DDSkills training material | Maurizio Panzironi – Project Manager – Tandem Società |
11:15 – 11:40 DDSkills training Materials – Handbook and MOOC | Dr. Helena Lydon - Clinical coordinator for the MSc in Applied Behavior Analysis at NUIG – Galway, Ireland Barbara Klein and Melanie Schmidt - Interdisciplinary Research Centre FUTURE AGING at Frankfurt UAS |
11:40 – 12:00 Coffee Break |
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12:00 – 12:20 Toolkit and cutting-edge technologies | Niko Papastamatiou |
12:20 – 12:40 Certification process | Chrystalleni Papadopoullou – Lead Auditor, Cyprus Certification Company |
12:40 – 13:00 Evaluation Questionaire | Ana Hannotte, EASPD Project Officer |
13:00 – 13:35 Keynote: Overview of Brain Computer Interface as Assistive Technology | Dr. Donatella Mattia |
13:35 – 13:45 Closing Remarks | Dr. Donatella Mattia |
- B-WISE partners finish their trial run of their Training Curricula!
The B-WISE project has finished the trial run of their Training Curricula for the WISE sector and has concrete next steps.
- Nominate your social innovation project!
The European Competence Centre for Social Innovation is looking for 5 initiatives to be showcased at the Social Innovation Forum 2024.
- The Be a Volunteer! Project partners met in Budapest
The Be a Volunteer! project partners finally met up in Budapest, this March, for their first project meeting.
- Take part in the ICALL survey on good practices in community development and inclusive living for persons with disabilities
Do you have 15 minutes and know a good practice on community development and inclusive living to share? Then complete the ICALL survey now!
- Driving Inclusive Employment: Insights from CO-RESP Project's Transnational Events
In March, the CO-RESP partners held two events in Brussels: a Transnational Project Meeting and the project's closing conference.
- Implementing evidence-based psychological interventions in existing services: a manual by WHO
The WHO highlights the potential and the key steps to successfully integrate manualised psychological interventions to mental health support.
- Call for promising practices for Long-term Care workers and informal carers
WELL CARE project aims to improve the mental health of LTC workers and informal carers in Europe by promoting effective practices.
- How can the EU build a Union of Equality?
Nine equality and anti-discrimination organisations signed a joint statement and called for action to achieve a true Union of Equality.
Calendar
DDSkills Conference: Skills of caregivers on the use of Cutting Edge Technologies
In a context of rapid digital transformation, which are the competencies and resources necessary for mental health professionals to keep track of innovative digital solutions? The DDSkills Midterm Online Conference will explore best practices on teaching the use of Assistive Technology, as well as the main features of the curriculum and toolkit that the project designed to boost the skills of caregivers.
Agenda
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and Introductory remarks | Dr. Donatella Mattia – MD, Neurologist, PhD in Physiopathology of Human Movements, director of the NEILab, Fondazione Santa Lucia |
10:15 – 10:50 Keynote: Teaching Assistive Technology: experiences and best practices | Renzo Andrich - President, The Global Assistive Technology Information Network (EASTIN) |
10:50 – 11:15 Development process of DDSkills training material | Maurizio Panzironi – Project Manager – Tandem Società |
11:15 – 11:40 DDSkills training Materials – Handbook and MOOC | Dr. Helena Lydon - Clinical coordinator for the MSc in Applied Behavior Analysis at NUIG – Galway, Ireland Barbara Klein and Melanie Schmidt - Interdisciplinary Research Centre FUTURE AGING at Frankfurt UAS |
11:40 – 12:00 Coffee Break |
|
12:00 – 12:20 Toolkit and cutting-edge technologies | Niko Papastamatiou |
12:20 – 12:40 Certification process | Chrystalleni Papadopoullou – Lead Auditor, Cyprus Certification Company |
12:40 – 13:00 Evaluation Questionaire | Ana Hannotte, EASPD Project Officer |
13:00 – 13:35 Keynote: Overview of Brain Computer Interface as Assistive Technology | Dr. Donatella Mattia |
13:35 – 13:45 Closing Remarks | Dr. Donatella Mattia |