Conference "Grundtvig, a decade of European innovation in adult learning"

Workshop 7 - Disabilities and special needs

Background documentation

This document will provide you with key data related to disabilities and special educational needs in the adult education sector, current major trends and issues, a bibliography on this subject, and a summary of the projects presented during the conference.

Presentations given during the conference

Key speech

The EU disability strategy: achievements and perspectives - Silvio Grieco, Policy analyst in Unit “Integration of people with disabilities”, Directorate General for Employment and social affairs, European Commission

Projects

• BASKI - Basic Skills Training - www.basic-skills-training.org
• Opening doors: developing learning disabled people's participation in Arts accross Europe - http://grundtvigopeningdoors.blogspot.com/
• Auch wir sind Europa - www.auch-wir-sind-europa.eu
• Empowerment and disability: Informal learning through self advocacy and life history - www.open.ac.uk/hsc/grundtvig/index.htm
• LIM - Learning in Motion - www.limproject.org
• Act well: Art and creativity - www.center-db.si

Conclusions of the workshop

Coming soon