APF organizes events to foster inclusion throughout France
Thu, 21/03/2013
Association des Paralysés de France (APF) and its partner organisations are organising in every French region an event to talk about how to foster the inclusion of people with disabilities. Called « Etats Régionaux de l’inclusion », this project started in 2011 and will measure annually until 2016 the progress that has been made throughout France in terms of inclusion .
During these events different stakeholders discuss the concept of inclusion and different national and European inclusive policies are presented. On 21st of March the event will take place in Pacé, Brittany.
The « Etats Régionaux de l’inclusion » gather associations, professionals, national and local politicians, businesses, civil society, health and social services, academics and people with all kinds of disabilities and their families to also discuss the notion of the « life project » of people with disabilities, one of the cornerstones of a French law passed on 11 February 2011.
APF wants to address and present actions that favor the inclusion of people with disabilities into society. Manifold practical experiences of people with disabilities related to work, training, schools, social, affective and sexual life etc. are presented and discussed.
Aim of the 5-year project that is in line with APF’s project "Move the lines! For an inclusive society ", adopted in May 2011, is to express a vision for a future society, an inclusive society, open to all, in which every citizen can fully exercise their rights and live a decent life.
APF is strongly committed to the transformation of society and opts for an inclusive approach to all situations of disability. APF is actively involved in this transformation process claiming furthermore compliance with fundamental rights, accessibility and universal design.
APF has the ambition to make concrete progress towards inclusion. Therefore, every year an inventory of the annual progress of the inclusive society in each region will be made. This inventory will be based on the degree of social participation of persons with disabilities and their families in various areas of everyday life. It will help to identify obstacles and outcomes to be achieved from one year to the other.
To carry out this ambitious project, APF will build on the skills and expertise of civil society actors, politicians, businesses, associations in the region, concerned professionals and citizens.
To know more about the event in Pacé and to register visit:
http://eribretagne.blogs.apf.asso.fr
To know more about the different events « Etats Régionaux de l’inclusion » visit http://presse.blogs.apf.asso.fr/archive/2012/09/24/les-etats-regionaux-de-l-inclusion-pour-faire-progresser-con.html
