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• "Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities": Theme for the International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December 2007

  16-05-2007 The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life. The theme of the Day is based on the goal of full and equal enjoyment of human rights and participation in society by persons with disabilities, established by the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons, adopted by the General Assembly in 1982. This year the theme is “Decent work for persons with disabilities”.View Details

• SDNET featured in Business & Disability - European Case Studies

  10-01-2007EWORX S.A. and SDnet are featured in a compendium of European Case Studies published by the Business & Disability Network. The publication contains a selection of 36 Case Studies, covering the areas of accessibility, e-accessibility and employment. View Details

• Internet for All: EU Ministers Declaration on Inclusive and Barrier-free Information Society

  Riga 11-06-2006Ministers of 34 European countries have endorsed a pan-European drive to use information and communication technologies to help people to overcome economic, social, educational, territorial or disability-related disadvantages in Riga (Latvia) today.View Details

• 'SDnet' Welcomes Old and New Readers

  Athens 01-06-2006Operating under the same name, "SocialDialogueNet" (or SDnet for short) is now re-launched with a new look, new functions and greater depth of information and services. The focus, however, remains the same: to provide the most relevant and up-to date information and background documentation on disability and employment issues in Europe. View Details

• 2007 'European Year of Equal Opportunities for All' Gets Green Light

  Brussels 02-06-2006 The European Commission yesterday welcomed the decision by the Council and Parliament to designate 2007 as 'European Year of Equal Opportunities for All'. The year will aim to make Europeans aware of their right not to be discriminated against, to promote equal opportunities in areas from work to healthcare, and to show how diversity makes the EU stronger. The year will have four themes: rights, representation, recognition and respect, with a total budget of €15 million for the 12 months of activities. View Details

• Accessibility and Non-Discrimination in the Structural Funds, a Credibility Test for the European Union

  01-06-2006 The European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee in strong support of the demands of the European disability movement.View Details

• European Conference: European Day of Disabled People, 2 - 3 December 2004, Brussels.
  Theme: Disability Mainstreaming in the European Employment Strategy

  29-11-2004"Exit from the labour force is simply the transition from active to inactive life, as defined in Employment in Europe 2003.View Details

• On Ways to Improve Employment Possibilities for Disabled Youth

  18-6-2004I think what is needed is more than simply "enhancing employability" of youth with disabilities. Over the years, as a person with a disability, I have noticed that the focus has been on the person with the disability. It is as if we could "fix" the person by providing more training, more skills, more accommodations, more on-the-job supports, then suddenly employers will be lining up to hire these people with disabilities.View Details

• Profile: Software engineer, R. Selvakumar, Chennai, India

  10-3-2004R. Selvakumar is a 24 year old Data Engineer from the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Having had polio as a child, his path through school and higher education was difficult but he was assisted by his resourceful parents. His own initiative and optimism also helped. Scorning wheelchairs or crutches, Selvakumar gets around by crawling. With a First Class degree in Electrical Engineering, he seized the chance two years ago to join the equal opportunity employer, Laser Soft Info Systems, Chennai.View Details

• Conference: EQUALITY AND DISABILITY Exploring the Challenge and Potential of Framework Directive 2000/78/EC

  27-02-2004This conference is organised by the Disability Law and Policy Research Unit of the National University of Ireland (Galway) in conjunction with the Centre of Human Rights of the Catholic University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium).View Details

• Commission Calls on Member States to Keep Up the Momentum in Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion

  17-12-2003Tackling poverty and social exclusion is still an urgent political priority for the European Union, says the Commission in a new communication published today. In its Draft Joint Report on Social Inclusion, it analyses the new generation of National Action Plans on poverty and social exclusion drawn up by the Member States for 2003-2005. View Details

• European League of Stuttering Associations Issues European Year of People with Disabilities Leaflet

  16-12-2003As part of a project for the European Year, European League of Stuttering Associations has issued a special leaflet related to stuttering.View Details

• 2003, the European Year of People with Disabilities: Ombudsman to Investigate the Integration of People with Disabilities

  16-12-2003The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has opened an own-initiative investigation into the integration of people with disabilities. View Details

• Anna Diamantopoulou Awards Twelve Companies in Recognition of Their Support for the European Year of People With Disabilities

  15-12-2003Twelve companies, Accor, Adecco, Fiat, HP, IBM, Manpower, McDonald's Europe, Microsoft, Schindler, Sony Europe, UITP, Volkswagen AG, have received a Corporate Partnership Award in recognition of their contributions to the European Year of People with Disabilities.View Details

• European Union Bionic Ear Research Project Looks Into New Ways to Cure Deafness

  12-12-2003Results from the European Union-funded Bionic Ear project will be presented by the European Commission at this year's annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). View Details

• European Year of People with Disabilities Ends on High Note

  9-12-2003Disability movement welcomes Commissioner Diamantopoulou's Clear Commitment to a Disability Specific DirectiveView Details

• Disability Capital: An Initiative by the Mayor of London

  8-12-2003"Disability Capital is a major initiative by the Mayor of London focusing on the civil rights of disabled people in London. It aims to find out about disabled Londoners' actual everyday experiences of living in our capital, what barriers exist and to look at how best we can move towards an accessible and inclusive city."View Details

• EU Expert Group Report "2010:A Europe Accessible for All"

  8-12-2003At the request of the EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Mrs. Anna Diamantopoulou, an Expert Group on Accessibility has spent the past 12 months discussing ways to improve physical accessibility in EU Member States. View Details

• Closing Conference of the European Year of People with Disabilities - 5-7 December

  2-12-2003The European Year of People with Disabilities, which was instituted by the Council of the European Union with a decision on 3 December 2001, is coming to an end. View Details

• Commission Releases a European Action Plan on Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities

  27-11-2003With the opportunity provided by the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003 the European Commission has drawn up a European Action Plan for the provision of Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities.View Details

• The First Ever Fully-Interactive Disability Training Solution

  21-11-2003The Employers' Forum on Disability in conjunction with Skill Boosters today launches the world's most comprehensive interactive training package on disability for business, "Disability Confident".View Details

• CNIB Launches Digital Library for the Blind

  19-11-2003Last week, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind launched the CNIB Digital Library, containing more than 10,000 audio, text and Braille titles, with an option to search and order from a collection of more than 60,000 titles. View Details

• EU-US Seminar 2003: "ACCESS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO EMPLOYMENT"

  17-11-2003A joint seminar was held between the European Commission Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs and the United States Government Department of Labor, on the 17th and 18th of November 2003 in Brussels.View Details

• Commission Action Plan for People with Disabilities

  30-10-2003The European Commission has today presented an Action Plan to promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities across the board in the enlarged Europe. The Action Plan, which will run from 2004 to 2010, demonstrates the commitment of the Commission to concrete follow-up of the designation of 2003 as European Year of People with Disabilities.View Details

• Conference on How People With Disabilities Can Enable Your Business

  22-10-2003On 3 November, the EYPD corporate partners will present the business case for disability to their fellow business leaders at a seminar that will take place in Brussels.View Details

• EYPD goes into Space!!!

  22-10-2003On 18 October, Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque travelled to the International Space Station. Pedro has agreed to carry the European Year of People with Disabilities logo into space with him. A special badge has been produced which Pedro will wear on his space suit.View Details

• Conference on Entrepreneurship for Disabled People

  19-10-2003On 20th November 2003, a conference will take place in the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland. Entry is free of charge. View Details

• Results from the Conference: "Disability Rights in Europe: From Theory to Practice

  19-10-2003A major conference looking at a variety of questions related to the rights of disabled people and how to combat discrimination was held in the United Kingdom at the University of Leeds on 25-26 September 2003.View Details

• Making Europe More Accessible to People With Disabilities

  13-10-2003A policy agenda to make goods and services across Europe more accessible to all citizens, but particularly people with disabilities, will be drawn up at an "Accessibility for all" workshop in Brussels on 14 October.View Details

• Disabled and Deaf Londoners Survey Extended Into 2004

  13-10-2003Disabled and deaf Londoners now have until January 31st, 2004 to take part in a major survey into their individual experiences and concerns, and the barriers they face in everyday life.View Details

• Conference "Social Economy. European Social Firms - Cooperatives. What? How Why?": Athens, 2 - 8 October 2003

  30-9-2003The Confederation of European social Firms, Employment initiatives and social Co-operatives (CEFEC) is holding its annual conference in Athens Greece from 2-8 October 2003.View Details

• Closing Conference for the European Year of People with Disabilities

  29-9-2003The European Commission is calling on Member States to take the necessary measures to prevent a number of illnesses that can be commonly linked to the workplace.View Details

• In Town Without My Car! This Year's European Mobility Week 2003 Emphasises Accessibility

  22-9-2003This week is European Mobility Week 2003. The week will culminate on Monday 22nd September with the 'In town, without my car!' day. Over 500 cities from all over Europe are preparing a whole week of events in their area dedicated to sustainable mobility, with over 900 towns involved in 'In town, without my car!' View Details

• Norway: Fewer People With Disabilities in Labour Force

  22-9-2003Recently published statistics show a significant decline in the labour force participation rate of people with disabilities in Norway. View Details

• Event for People with Sight Loss

  17-9-2003UK Minister welcomes EYPD event, Cornwall VisionView Details

• Television Access for Disabled

  17-9-2003Thursday, 4th September, 2003, The European Parliament voted in favour of a ground breaking report calling for improved access to television in Europe for people with disabilities.View Details

• Agency launches new web feature to support European Year of People with Disabilities

  5-9-2003The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has launched a special web feature to support the European Year of People with Disabilities.View Details

• Online help is at hand

  4-9-2003An online resource for UK colleges and universities to ensure equal opportunities for all their staff with disabilities has been launched by the Equality Challenge Unit, a body sponsored by the UK higher education funding and representative bodies to promote equal opportunities.View Details

• World Deafness Day: European Funding Brings Major Research Results on Deafness

  29-8-2003Ahead of World Deafness Day on 1 September, the European Commission today underlined its commitment to funding research into this global problem.View Details

• Conference Declaration

  We are over 200 representatives of social partner organisations, companies, non-governmental and public sector organisations in Europe, who have come together at the "INTO WORK Conference 2003" in Athens on 15 - 16 May, to address the theme of "Promoting the Employment of People with Motor Disabilities";View Details

• Council Resolution on Equal Opportunities of Disabled Students

  7-5-2003View Details

• Conference on sport, social cohesion and disabled people, Thessaloniki, 11-12 April

  8-4-20032003 is the European Year of People with Disabilities and on this occasion, as well as on the occasion of the Greek Presidency in the EU, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and its General Secretariat for Sports organize a two-day conference, entitled "Sport and social cohesion - Sport for handicapped people - The challenge of the Paralympic Games."View Details

• Employment and Social Affairs Council Press Release, Brussels, 6/3/2003

  7-3-2003Labour and Social Security Minister Dimitris Reppas chaired a meeting of the Employment and Social Affairs Council in Brussels today.View Details

• Conference: Accessibility for All - Standardisation and EYPD

  19-2-2003A conference entitled "Accessibility for All" will be held in Nice, France on 27/28 March 2003. View Details

• Council Resolution on Social Inclusion - Through Social Dialogue and Partnership

  17-2-2003On 6 February the Council adopted a Resolution on social inclusion through social dialogue and partnership. View Details

• EU Greek Presidency Inaugurates - 2003 The European Year of People with Disabilities

  27-1-2003

• RESOLUTION ON THE EUROPEAN YEAR OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Adopted by the European Trade Union Confederation Executive Committee, 19-20 November 2002

  20-1-2003The ETUC and its affiliated organisations welcome the Council decision to nominate 2003 as the European Year of People with Disabilities.View Details

• Social protection - The European Social Model

  14-1-2003View Details

• Danish Ministers for Employment and for Social Affairs Report EU Presidency Results to European Parliament

  11-12-2002Minister for Employment, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, and Minister for Social Affairs, Henriette Kjaer, have today submitted an oral report to the European Parliament about the activities and results during the Danish Presidency in the employment and social policy field.View Details

• Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods

  3-12-2002On the International Day of Disabled Persons 2002, the International Labour Organization welcomes the themes of this year's celebration - Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods - which are of central importance to achieving the goals of full participation with equality for people with disabilities throughout the world.View Details

• Council of Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs Meeting

  3-12-2002View Details

• Council for Employment and Social Affairs

  3-12-2002The first part of the Meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers was chaired by Mrs. Henriette Kjaer, Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality, who has the following comments on the issues discussed:View Details

• Ministers for Employment and Social Policy Hold Council Meeting on 3 December 2002

  2-12-2002A Council meeting of EU Ministers for Social and Employment Affairs is being held in Brussels on Tuesday 3 December 2002.View Details

• Great Interest Among Candidate Countries to Promote Equal Employment Opportunities.

  27-11-2002EQUAL conference in Copenhagen on 21-22 November 2002View Details

• NetJob takes part in the Chinese National Congress on Information Technology in Rehabilitation

  27-11-2002Report from Hans Christian Knudsen, Head of NetJob.View Details

• A wind of change is blowing through disability policies

  16-11-2002Conference on Networking in Practice: Connecting Partners in RehabilitationView Details

• Focus on Discrimination in the EU

  16-11-2002Conference on the Implementation of the Anti-discrimination Directives in National LawView Details

• Quality of life for disabled persons: EU Seminar held in Copenhagen on 31 October and 1 November 2002

  4-11-2002Quality of life and the provision of services for disabled persons was the main topic of the European Union Seminar held in Copenhagen from 31st October to 1st November 2002 to which representatives of Danish and European organizations for the disabled participated together with experts and researchers in the field.View Details

• Better Quality of Life for Disabled People - Danish EU Presidency Seminar in Copenhagen

  31-10-2002There is consensus among European leaders that disabled people have the same rights as everyone else and that all barriers preventing the full participation of disabled people in society must be removed. View Details

• Commission Report: Attitudes to Poverty and Social Exclusion

  16-10-2002The European Commission has published a report on attitudes towards social exclusion and social integration in EU Member States. The Report - which is based on material from the regular Eurobarometer public opinion surveys (Eurobarometer 56.1) - is entitled "Social Precarity and Social Integration" ("social precarity" seemingly means "factors associated with higher risks of social exclusion").View Details

• European Year of People with Disabilities 2003

  2003 has been designated the European Year for People with Disabilities. View Details

• Conclusions of the Ministerial Meeting on "Social Inclusion - Through Social Dialogue and Partnership"

  12-7-2002Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs from the EU Member States met on 12 July 2002 in Kolding, Denmark, for an informal ministerial meeting. They were joined by representatives from two EEA countries (Norway and Iceland).View Details

• Press Release on Gender Mainstreaming

  12-7-2002Today, at the informal meeting of the Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs, the Danish Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality, Ms. Henriette Kjaer pushed forward the overall strategy of gender mainstreaming.View Details

• Press Release on Strengthening Measures for the Socially Excluded

  12-7-2002Minister for Employment, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, and Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality, Henriette Kjaer, today hosted an informal meeting in Kolding for EU Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs. Ministers from Norway and Iceland also participated in the meeting.View Details

• Press Release on Meeting Between Social Partners and European Union Social Troika

  11-7-2002Minister for Employment, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, and Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality, Henriette Kjaer, today hosted a meeting in Kolding between the social partners and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) at the European level, on the one side, and the social troika (the present and the next two EU Presidencies - Greece and Italy), on the other hand.View Details