On 7 April 14:00−15:30 CEST, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) will organise a live discussion titled ‘Assistive technologies and accessible digital learning environment for persons with disabilities – experience and good practices from regions’.

This live discussion will examine how apprenticeships can become more accessible to persons with disabilities and explore how assistive technology is implemented across Europe.

 The discussion will cover the following key questions: 

• What makes apprenticeships a suitable tool for integrating persons with disabilities on the labour market? 
• How can the image of apprenticeships be enhanced to widen participation of persons with disabilities?
• Can assistive technology help persons with disabilities to overcome some of the barriers they face throughout the apprenticeship process? 
• In what ways can assistive technology contribute to empowering persons with disabilities in apprenticeships and beyond?
• How can we ensure that assistive technology is safe, ethical and affordable and that human care will remain irreplaceable?

The live discussion will be moderated by Policy Assistant Ann Vanden Bulcke from the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission. The chair of the session will be Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, Senior Expert at the Disability and Inclusion Unit from the  Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission.

The panel speakers will discuss their work in promoting accessible learning and assistive technology through apprenticeships and the lessons they have learned from their work. The live discussion will include the following guest speakers:

• Fabrice Goffin, CEO at Zorabots, Belgium;
• Emma Theiland Nilsson, Education Project Manager at Göteborg region associated with Västra Götaland region, Sweden;
• Sophia Karagouni, Project Manager, EEA MARGARITA, Greece;
• Andrea Bernert-Buerkle, Baden Württemberg, Germany.

How to participate

Register now for the live discussion