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SUMMARY:COFACE Disability platform - annual meeting
DESCRIPTION:COFACE Disability plaform – annual meeting\n24-25th October 2024\nBrussels\, Belgium \nThe annual meeting of COFACE Disability took place in Brussels this year\, focusing as always on the family dimension of disability rights. The meeting was hosted in the European Committee of the Regions. This year’s meeting brought together key stakeholders from the European institutions\, including officials from the European Commission\, the European Committee of the Regions\, the European Economic and Social Committee\, as well as major EU civil society organisations. \nIt served as a vital forum to exchange on the key concerns about family carers in the European Union and put forward proposals on how European frameworks can support families with disabled individuals and those in need of care through robust community-based intervention models at the local and regional levels. \nKey topics also discussed were EU developments around the European Union Strategy for the Rights of Persons with disabilities and the European Care Strategy\, as well as the right to respite\, early childhood intervention\, employment\, accessibility\, inclusive education and more. \nThe COFACE Disability platform outlined its key demands\, aligning with the European Charter for Family Carers. The Charter was created by COFACE Disability to address the needs of family carers regardless of the cause of the individual’s support need (impairment\, age\, illness\, accident\, etc.). It is designed as a tool for sound policy to be consulted by decision makers\, EU institutions\, care services providers\, organisations representing persons in need of care and their families within the European Union\, as well as by local and regional authorities responsible for service provision and community support. \nThe 2024 reviewed European Charter for Family Carers is available in English and French\, and Easy-to-read in English. See here. \nPresentations\n1.Spotlight on new COFACE Disability members from Belgium and Georgia\nMargita Kortbeek\, Parents for Inclusion (Belgium)\nMaia Bibileishvili\, Child\, Family\, Society (Georgia) \n2.The rights of family carers to respite\nBénédicte Kail\, APF France Handicap (France) \n3.Employment of persons with disabilities\nGonçalo Solla\, Fundaçao Liga (Portugal) \n4.Early childhood intervention\nElisabeth Lammers\, UNAPEI (France) \n5.Accessibility and families with disabilities\nNatalia Beraza\, FIAPAS (Spain)
URL:https://coface-eu.org/event/coface-disability-platform-annual-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Family carers in Europe today: state of play
DESCRIPTION:European Round Table\nWhen? 24th October 2024\, from 9.00-12.00\nWhere? European Committee of the Regions\, Room JDE51\, 99-101 Rue Belliard\, 1040 Brussels\, Belgium \n\nBackground\n\nIn the run-up to the 29th October UN international day of care and support\, this European round table co-hosted by COFACE Disability and the European Committee of the Regions\, fostered debate on the realities and support needs of family carers in the European Union today. It shed light on the role of European frameworks to support families with disabilities and/or in need of care through robust community-based intervention models at the local and regional levels. \nIt is on this occasion that COFACE Disability launched its reviewed European Charter for Family Carers\, available in English and French\, and Easy-to-read in English. See here. \nWorking languages: English and French \nFull programme: English/French \nKey findings: The report of the Round table can be found here. \nPresentations \nSebastian Gonzalez\, Policy and Advocacy Officer\, COFACE Families Europe\nDovilė Juodkaitė\, Member of the EESC and co-creator of the EESC opinion on Caregivers\nHaydn Hammersley\, Social Policy Coordinator\, European Disability Forum\nMathilde Prilleux\, Programme Assistant\, European Social Fund + Community of Practice on Social inclusion\nKatarina Ivanković Knežević\, Director for social rights and Inclusion\, DG EMPL\, European Commission \n 
URL:https://coface-eu.org/event/family-carers-in-europe-today-state-of-play/
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