Preliminary Programme European Conference Planning Inclusive Communities: Challenges and Strategies of Local Implementation of the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) 27-28 March 2014 Siegen, Germany Thursday, 27 March 2014 08.00 09.00 Registration 09.00. 10.30 Opening session Welcome from the Conference organisers Dr Johannes Schädler (ZPE, University of Siegen) Dean (University of Siegen) Mr Franz Wolmayr (President of EASPD) Guntram Schneider (Minister for Employment, Integration and Social Affairs of the German State of Northrhine-Westphalia) The European Actors- interview with the conference partners - Mental Health Europe (TBC) - Inclusion Europe (TBC) - ENIL (TBC) - ESN (TBC) - CECODHAS (TBC) - VSOP (TBC) - Special Olympics Germany (TBC) 10.30 10.35 Intermezzo-Forward Action Theatre
10.35 11.05 Key-note presentation: Planning inclusive communities concept and practice Prof. Dr. Albrecht Rohrmann (ZPE, University of Siegen) 11.05 11.30 Coffee break 11.30 12.00 Key-note presentation: Making the human rights model of disability practical Prof. Dr. Theresia Degener (UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, University of Applied Science, Bochum, Germany) 12.00 12.30 Key-note presentation: Inclusive Communities and the strategic dilemma of the service providers Presentation1- TBC Ms Kirsi Konola (Director of Development Activities, KVPS, Finland) 12.30 13.30 Lunch (Cafeteria) 13.30 15.00 Plenary Session Experiences of Planning Inclusive Communities in Europe Manual Planning Inclusive Communities Matthias Kempf (ZPE, University of Siegen) Developing and Reporting on Inclusion in Communities Josefine Gustafsson (Handisam, Stockholm, Sweden) Presentation 3- National Institute for Rehabilitation, Lisbon, Portugal (TBC) 15.00 15.30 Market of Examples of Communal Activities for Inclussion Coffee break 15.30 17.00 Workshop Session: Ideas and concepts to make the UN CRPD work at a local level Each presentation should take not more than 10 minutes. After the presentations the participants will have time to debate on the workshop topic. 1. Planning inclusive communities under threads and options of the economic crisis Moderator: EASPD representative (TBC) Presentation 1: (TBC) Presentation 2: (TBC) 2. Community planning in a multi-level perspective community planning vs. localism Moderator: Ministry of Employment, Integration and Social Affairs NRW Statements and discussion with the Association of Local Governments NRW-(TBC), Landschatsverband Rheinland (LVR)-(TBC), Landesamt RLP- TBC, EUROCITIES- (TBC), ESN- (TBC), CoR (TBC)
3. Ombudspersons, co-ordinators, disability councils - experiences with institutionalized participation in community structure Moderator: Regional Association of Self-help organisations NRW (TBC) Presentation 1: Sarka Kanova, Pilzen, Czech Republic (TBC) Presentation 2: Reetta Carlsson, Stockholm, Sweden (TBC) 4. Participation of people with disabilities in community planning processes Moderator: ENIL representative (TBC) Presentation 1: ENIL representative (TBC) Presentation 2: EASPD representative (TBC) Presentation 3: ZPE, Germany-Manual for inclusive administration (TBC) 5. Awareness raising and planning inclusive communities Moderator: Inclusion Europe representative (TBC) Presentation 1: Inclusion Europe representative (TBC) Presentation 2: ESN (TBC) 6. Accessible infrastructure and planning inclusive communities Moderator: Agency for Accessibility NRW (TBC) Presentation 1: NRW- Signet accessible - an interactive assessment approach for public buildings (TBC) Presentation 2: CECODHAS representative (TBC) Presentation 3: Mobility chains (TBC) 7. Inclusive education and community planning Moderator: Deutscher Verein, Berlin, Germany (TBC) Presentation 1: University of Halfstadt, Sweden- Planning regional educational maps(tbc) Presentation 2: Inclusive education in communal responsibility (TBC) Presentation 3: EASPD representative- Inclusive education and lifelong learning (TBC) 8. Developing inclusive arrangements in services for the general population Moderator: Council of Europe representative(tbc) Presentation 1: Special Olympics Germany- Special Olympics goes Inclusive (TBC) Presentation 2: ENAT- Accessible Tourism(TBC) Presentation 3: Inclusive Museums (TBC)
9. Independent living and inclusive community planning Moderator: The Zero Project (TBC) Presentation 1: National Housing Agency, Ireland (TBC) Presentation 2: Zero Project representative (TBC) 10. Employment services and inclusive community planning Moderator: EASPD representative (TBC) Presentation 1: Institut für Sozialdienste, Vorarlberg, Austria- Employment of people with complex needs (TBC) Presentation 2: START project- Inclusive training of young people with intellectual disabilities (TBC) 11. Mental Health Services and Community Planning 19.30 20.00 Reception and Conference Dinner Leonhard-Gläser-Saal, Siegerlandhalle Moderator: Mental Health Europe representative (TBC) Presentation 1: Mental Health Europe representative (TBC) Presentation 2: District of Mettmann NRW (TBC) Presentation 3: (TBC) Friday, 28 March 2014 09.00 09.05 Intermezzo- Forward Action Theatre 09.05 10.30 Plenary Session: European Perspectives Where are we where should we go to in Europe? Presentations by organisations working at European level: - The European Commission (TBC) - The Council of Europe (TBC) - The Committee of Regions (TBC) 10.30 11.00 Coffee break 11.15 12.00 Open- Forum : Innovation and Cooperation in the Light of UN CRPD (Supported discussion at prepared tables in small groups. The topics for these discussion tables may result from the key note presentations or may be suggested by the participants during the conference.) 12.00 12.45 Key-note presentation: Inclusion - a challenge for European societies Presentation 1 (TBC)
12.45 13.15 Closing Session Presentation 1: (TBC) Presentation 2: (TBC) 13.15 End of conference 14.15 15.45 Open meeting of European Research Network on Planning Inclusive Communities Moderation: Dr. Johannes Schädler Presentation 1: University of Sevilla (TBC) Presentation 2: Nordic Welfare Research Centre, Stockholm, Sweden (TBC) M.A. Matthias Kempf (ZPE, University of Siegen) + 49(0)271 740 2534 matthias.kempf@uni-siegen.de Ms Stefana Cankova (EASPD) +32(0)2 282 46 10 stefana.cankova@easpd.eu www.planning-inclusive-communities.eu