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INR participates in the 3rd Meeting of the Disability Platform - Subgroup on Social Services

Updated : 05/07/2024

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The National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR, I.P.) will participate, as a member of the Disability Platform - Subgroup on Social Services, in its third meeting, which will take place in Brussels, and online format, on 8 July, from 10:00 to 12:30.

The INR will be a speaker in one of the panels, where he will share good practices with the other Member States on the MAVI project (Model for Supporting Independent Living).

In your participation, a brief characterization of the MAVI project will be presented, focusing on the conditions applicable to the development of the personal assistance activity in this model, as well as some results of the interim evaluation of the pilot project.

You can watch the event HERE

Get to know the program below

10:00 – 10:05

Introduction to the meeting and updates on the flagship initiative on social services of excellence for persons with disabilities

Lucie Davoine, Acting Head of Unit Disability and Inclusion, DG EMPL, European Commission

10:05 – 10:20

Quality and co-production in social services – trends and practices across the EU

Martin Lichte, Senior Policy Officer, European Social Network (ESN)

10:20 – 10:35

Sweden: a systematic approach to improving the quality of social services targeting persons with disabilities, based on national legislation and the UNCRPD

Karin Flyckt, Special Adviser of Disability, National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden

10:35 – 11:05

Table Tour 1: reactions from the sub-group members to the presentations with a view to the flagship initiative

11:05 – 11:20

Virtual coffee break

11:20 – 11:35

MAVI (Modelo de Apoio à Vida Independente) project in Portugal: supporting independent living of persons with disabilities through service provision

Florbela Inácio and Joana Rodrigues, National Institute for Rehabilitation, Portugal

11:35 – 11:50

New quality assurance system for social services in Latvia – an example of framework under development

Elīna Celmiņa, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia

11:50 – 12:20

Table 2 Tour: reactions from the sub-group members to the presentations with a view to the flagship initiative

12:20 – 12:25

AOB

12:25 – 12:30

Conclusion of the meeting