UPDATE 16/03/2020: Please note that the Europe in Action 2020 conference has been cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more about Coronavirus in easy-to-read.
Europe in Action is an annual conference which brings together more than 200 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and professionals.
Europe in Action 2020 is organised together with Lebenshilfe Austria.
The conference was planned for 27 to 29 May 2020 in Vienna, Austria.
The topic was Quality education for all.
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Quality education for all!
Advancing inclusive education throughout the life-span
The conference aims at setting the stage looking at aspects of education as an essential part of life.
The goal is to start a conversation for inclusive education becoming the new normal.
The keynotes, workshops and “walkshops” demonstrate how well-working examples of good practices can be facilitated and turned into new perspectives.
Discussions focus on how crucial stakeholders, policy makers, teachers, students, families and communities can take action and contribute within their areas of responsibility.
Areas of education
The different stages of education form the basis for the conference:
- Pre-school
- School
- University
- Vocational training and further education
- People with disabilities as teachers and education professionals
When: 27 – 29 May 2020
Where: Catamaran, Johann-Böhm-Platz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria
Accommodation
Participants book their accommodation for the conference themselves.
There are some pre-booked rooms and other hotels available here (.pdf).
Europe in Action is an annual conference which brings together more than 200 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and professionals.
They discuss issues important to them and share experiences and ideas to advance inclusion.
The conferences are organised by Inclusion Europe and a national partner organisation (Inclusion Europe member).
The first Europe in Action conference was organised in 2003.
Learn about the previous conferences.
The latest Europe in Action took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, in June 2019.
Conference participants in Vilnius
