THE SEMINAR ON DISABILITIES – WORLD WITHOUT BARRIERS
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
Conference Room 124: Lazarski University
ORGANIZERS:
Embassy of the State of Qatar
Lazarski University
Institute for the Studies of the Middle East, the Gulf & Africa
Coorganizer: Development Policy Fundation
Media Patron: Rzeczpospolita
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Programme: 10:00 – 12:00 Hours
10:00-10:10 Mr. Juliusz Madej, President of Lazarski University
Opening speech
10:10-10:30 Dr. Khalid Ali Al Noami, Chairman of Arab Union of the Blind, President of the Gulf Association for Human Rights
10:30-10:50 Mr. Jaroslaw Duda, the Secretary of State, the Government Plenipotentiary for the Disabled People
Polish government’s efforts and initiatives in proposing and implementing policy towards disabled people
10:50-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:05 Ms. Sylwia Szparkowska, moderator, medical journalist and health issues expert, Rzeczpospolita daily
11:05-11:20 Mr. Marek Sołtys, President of Foundation TPSW (the Society of The Friendship of Mad Wheelchairman)
Is Poland friendly towards disabled people? – implementation of European Union directives
Or European and Polish policy choices towards disabled people – case studies
* na życzenie udostępniam prezentację
POBIERZ:czy polska jest przyjazna ON
11:20-11:40 Mr. Wojciech Soczewica, Human Rights Defender/Human Rights Defender Office, Poland
Protection of disabled people’s rights – Polish Ombudsman’s perspective
11:40-12:00 Representative from the Polish Association of Disabled People
Experience sharing – practical perspective
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| The purpose of the Seminar on Disabilities organized in cooperation with the Embassy of Qatar and under media patronage of daily Rzeczpospolita is to review Polish policies on disability in the wider context of disability policies designed and implemented in the European Union.
The last decades saw efforts to promote common approaches and patterns between the member states of the European Union within the social policy and the increasing convergence of Polish strategy towards the disabled people with a view of unifying the policies and adopting EU standards and norms.
The one-day Seminar on the Disabilities will not only provide opportunity to critically reflect on the legacies of the past relating to anti-discrimination initiatives and market regulations but will also address the needs of the people with disabilities today and point to directions the efforts should go to improve the situation of the the disadvantaged by providing universally applicable solutions – regardless of geographic lines and divisions.
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| The Policy on Disability in Poland
A. Practices of the Past – Old Thinking, Overcoming Stereotypes
B. Forms of Promoting Positive Attitudes and Tolerant Behavior Towards Disabled People
Case study: Portal Gazeta.pl (one of five Polish major Internet portals) as the first Polish information service which started cooperation with “The Visibles” project in the pursuit of the main goal, that is to draw public attention to the problem of the access to websites by the disabled, mainly by blind and visually impaired people who, as a result of discrimination, are prevented from full participation in social, cultural and political life.
C. Social Campaigns for Blind and Sight Impaired People in Poland
D. Pursuit of Equality of Opportunity for People with Disabilities – the Polish Lesson
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| The European Union Disability Strategy: Legal Framework and Initiatives
A. Equality of Opportunity for People with Disabilities – A New Community Disability Strategy 1996
B. High Level Group of Member States’ Representatives on Disability – Advise the Commission with a view of:
- empowering people with disabilities for participation in society, including the severely disabled, while paying due attention to the needs and interests of their families and carers,
- mainstreaming the disability perspective into all relevant sectors of policy formulation and implementation ;
- enabling people with disabilities to participate fully in society by removing barriers ;
- nurturing public opinion to be receptive to the abilities of people with disabilities and towards strategies based on equal opportunities.
C. European Day of Disabled People
E. Joint Declaration on the Employment of People with Disabilities.
F. Corporate Social Responsibility towards People with Disabilities |
GUEST SPEAKERS:
QATAR:
Special Guest:
Dr. Khalid Ali Al Noami, Chairman of Arab Union of the Blind, President of the Gulf Association for Human Rights
H.E. Mr. Hadi Al-Hajri, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Poland
POLAND:
Representative from the Health Ministry delegated by H.E. Minister Ewa Kopacz
Mr. Jaroslaw Duda, the Secretary of State, the Government Plenipotentiary for the Disabled People,
Polish government’s efforts and initiatives in proposing and implementing policy towards disabled people
Ms. Sylwia Szparkowska, health issues expert, Rzeczpospolita
European and Polish policy choices towards disabled people – practical case studies
Mr. Artur W. Wroblewski
European strategy and legal framework
Human Rights Defender/Human Rights Defender Office
Representative from the Polish Association of Disabled People
Representative from the National Association for the Rights of Disabled People
Development policy Foundation (Polish NGO)
ZDJĘCIA:
Artur W. Wroblewski (organizator, odpowiedzialny za Seminarium) – DZIĘKUJEMY!