EASPD is the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities and represents over 15.000 support services for persons with disabilities across Europe
In October 2020, the 4-year mandate of the current EASPD Executive Committee and Board is coming to an end. Read more about all the governance positions open for election here.
On 25 June 2020, EASPD and the entire social services sector came together at European level to call the European Union to strengthen recognition, urgency and resilience in social services during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery.
Across Europe millions of social services, like yours, work in their communities every day to provide vital support to those who need it
Via this webpage EASPD will communicate the most up-to-date and reliable information that is relevant for the sector as they work to protect staff and users while providing vital support services to persons with disabilities.
Click here to access EASPD's new E-learning Hub, our learning, sharing and networking platform for members.
EASPD developed a funding information system which contains a series of useful information about funding and financing opportunities.You will also find a project partners seach platform updated daily. Check it out now!
The European Commission has recently launched two extraordinary Erasmus + calls for Coronavirus impact to support digital education readiness and creative skills.
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The Council of Europe is being called on by social care organisations to withdraw a draft protocol according to which measures as confinement, isolation, binding, drugging and electroshock would be used as a medical treatment in mental health care facilities.
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EASPD is looking for an experienced Policy Officer to join us at its headquarters in Brussels.
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On the 9th September 2020, during the 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, the ENTELIS+ Project (an Erasmus+ project) Workshop successfully took place.
Read more …In light of the current negotiation of the future European Disability Strategy, EASPD has published its recommendations to enable support and social care services help realise the full implementation of the UNCRPD across Europe
Read more …Following our joint conference with the European Policy Centre (EPC), on the EU Investment Plan and investing in social care and support, the EPC has published its ev
Read more …After the limited impact of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative on social inclusion, the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities calls the EU institutions to take concrete action to ensure the new Recovery and Resilience Facility mproves access to social services in the years to come, especially in response to the huge impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sector, its workers and beneficiaries.
Bringing together over 90 participants online, the forum addressed the key challenges and trends of service provision in non-EU countries from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions.
On 8th September EASPD brought together stakeholders to identify how the EU can support children with disabilities from the very first step
