Mind Inclusion 2.0 celebrated the International Day of People with Disabilities

On the 2^nd and 3^rd of December 2020, the project Mind Inclusion 2.0, funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission, organised a series of events to celebrate the official closure of the project and present the numerous results produced during the past 2 years.

It was not a chance that the event took place on December 3^rd, being the International Day of People with Disabilities: a perfect recurrence to draw the attention on the daily challenges faced by people with disabilities, especially in this period.

Indeed, Mind Inclusion 2.0 aims at finding sustainable and inclusive solutions to help caregivers improving their skills and allowing disabled individuals to actively participate to the social life of their community.

“A digital APP to help disabled people to access public spaces and exercise their rights”

The abovementioned webinars saw the participation of great speakers and experts who animated interesting and enriching debates around 3 topics: the impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities, the vision of youth about disability and inclusive technology and, last but not least, the link between digital and people with disabilities.

We would like to warmly thank all the participants and panelists who contributed to the success of this 2 days online event:

• Cooperativa Margherita
• Jane Wambui Muiruri-Ndirangu – Arthur’s Dream Autism Trust-ADAT Foundation
• Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, Director of the WeCareMore Centre for Research and Innovation of AIAS Bologna onlus and Board member of the EASPD – European Association of Service Providers for the People with Disabilities
• Kamil Goungor, Development Officer – ENIL – European Network on Independent Living
• Alicia Gómez Campos, Senior Public Affairs and Community Officer – EPR – European Platform of Rehabilitation
• Sara Minkara – Founder – ETI – Empowering Through Integration
• Anna Barbosa – Executive Director – ETI – Empowering Through Integration
• Helen Portal, Policy and Advocacy Officer – Inclusion Europe
• Celia Alonso Hernando, Psychologist – Fundación Aspanias Burgos
• Sandra Martínez Molina – Polibienestar
• Giulia Onorati, Project Manager – Social IT
• David Krivec, Secretary general – Spominčica – Alzheimer Slovenia
• Prof Sara Pavia, Dept of Civil Engineering – Trinity College Dublin, SUSKIDS project

All the online conferences also served to present and disseminate the main output of the project, namely a digital APP conceived to help people with disabilities to have access to public spaces and to exercise their rights.

Mind Inclusion 2.0 is a project lead by Margherita: Società Cooperativa Onlus (Italy) together with Polibienestar Research Institute, INTRAS Foundation (Spain), Social IT Software & Consulting Srl (Italy), Lietuvos sutrikusio intelekto zmoniu globos bendrija «Viltis» (Lithuania) and ALDA (France).

If you wish to know more about the project, you can contact the project manager, Andrea Giaretta at: europacoop@cooperativamargherita.org