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European Network
Making life a safe adventure
Thursday November 19th: 14.00-19.00 Seminar
This seminar has seen the participation of representatives from local and European organisations with differing perspectives on how to work for the well being of children with disabilities: experts, parents, care providers, policy makers.
| Opening and Chair: Evert Jan Hoogerwerf | Opening speech |
| Part 1 Childhood, disability and violence | |
| Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo (senior operations officer of the World Bank) |
Celebrating the Convention on the Rights of the Child and beyond |
| Donata Vivanti (vice president European Disability Forum) |
Exploring the relationship between violence and disability. The rights based approach. |
| Cristina Pesci (vice president AIAS Bologna onlus) |
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| Claudio Imprudente (journalist, writer) |
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| Benedetta Turdo (European Commision - Daphne program) |
Daphne III programme. |
| Part 2 The family | |
| Simonetta Agnello Hornby (writer) |
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| Melissa Filippini (psychologist and researcher) |
Making life a safe adventure. |
| Sergio Anastasia (IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano) |
Communication between Children and their Parents in Disability. |
| Yannick Besnier (vice director AFPE, France) |
Preventing the risk of abuse |
| Janet Fairley (trainer - TASS UK) |
The European Care Certificate. |
| Valentina Zincati e Michele Testi (filmmakers) |
The making of Sara's adventure |
Friday November 20th: 9.30-17.00 Pooling good practice
The Friday was dedicated to the sharing of information on good practice in different countries and in the following fields:
- Changing the perception of disability
- Design and development of services that are perceived by the families as supportive
- The empowerment of children with disabilities and their families
- The development of supportive networks
This session has targeted professionals in the health, education and social sectors, representatives of NGO’s such as parents associations and associations of people with disabilities, students, etc.
The programme has seen a mix of interactive workshops and more traditional presentations, partially in parallel sessions.
During the entire event there has been room available for the participating organisations to display printed matter, posters, pictures, etc.
Creative workshops in the museum atelier have completed the programme..
| Presentations | ||
| Organisation/Speaker | Issues | |
| SUSTENTO (Latvia) Inga Skestere |
Empowerment of families - creation of safe environments for children with disabilities. | |
| EFOESZ (Hungary) Réka Danó, Rita Gönczi Farkasné |
Making life a safe adventure: Project implementation in Hungary. | |
| AIAS Bologna onlus Nicoletta Maiardi |
Presentation of the project Targeting families and presentation of the film. | |
| Fenacerci (Portugal) Sara Gésero Neto, Ana Rodrigues e Alexandra Mendes |
Roadmap for the prevention of maltreatment of people with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Summary Roadmap |
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| IL FARO Centre against child abuse (Bologna) Elena Montenegro |
Presentation of the film Il nutrimento affettivo on parents experiences. | |
| AFANIAS (Spain) Adolfo Palacias |
Person-centred Planning. A methodology to prevent maltreatment of persons with intellectual disability. | |
| IC Monte San Pietro Rosa Maria Caffio and Antonia Ramponi |
Integration at school: a case history from Bologna. | |
| DISABILITY NOW (Greece) Eleni Strati |
Information and dissemination activities in Greece. | |
| Alptug Calik (Turkey) | Disability Rights in Turkey. | |
| ONE WORLD ASSOCIATION (Poland) Małgorzata Suwała |
One World for all - overcome society barriers and intolerance towards differences. | |
| ARCHIBIO Marco Nieri |
The accessible therapeutic garden of Corte Roncati. | |
| Ca’ la Ghironda Vittorio Spampinato e Flavia Olivieri |
Art, wellbeing and education: Ca’ la Ghironda as a resource centre. | |
Workshops
Disability Now (GR) - Eleni Strati
Workshop Title: Empowerment for Prevention
Aim: The workshop aimed at exploring ways of proactive professional support in the prevention of violence against children with disability through understanding of risk and protective factors related specifically to disability. Focus has been given on reflecting different perspectives of disability and how these can shape support outcomes.
Activities: The workshop has involved participants in role play and discussion on the basis of scenarios displaying interactions among professionals, parents, disabled children and support organizations. Participants were able to bring forward their own experience as well as exchange and develop knowledge in preventive and empowering practice.
Centro Documentazione Handicap di Bologna (I)
Workshop title: The “Inkpot” project / Il Progetto Calamaio
Aim: the workshop aimed to offer to the participants the opportunity to experience Diversity through the meeting with animators with disabilities. The newly established relationship has been the basis for making prejudice related to disability emerge and to reflect on its origin. The participants have critically reflected on concepts such as equality, diversity and the image of disability, and have tried to innovate their thinking in order to increase the attitude of openness towards others.
Activity: the workshop has used interactive methods such as associative thinking, followed by a discussion.
Ateliers
Selene Centro Studi Eko - Roberta Zerbini
Workshop on the human body and its movements.
Roberta Zerbini will conduct a workshop centred on the human body and its kinetic, expressive and emotional resources. Through dance and contact-improvisation we will establish a non verbal communication channel. The activity requires the availability to move and to be in contact with other people. We will work alone and in groups in an open space and on the floor. Comfortable clothing is recommended and no shoes are allowed.
Lorenzo Labanti and Dali Vit have conducted a creative workshop for young adults with disabilities