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EUD SEMINAR on EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
Friday 4th May 2007
Hotel & Suites Berlin City East, Landsberger Allee 203
13055 Berlin, Germany
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General Info
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This seminar is open to anyone who is interested in promoting non-discrimination.
Prior to the seminar, EUD will organise a workshop on “Public Affairs and Lobbying”. This workshop (3 rd May) and the General Assembly, which will be held on 5th-6 th May, will be closed meetings, only open to EUD members.
EUD workshop - Thursday 3 rd May 2007 - Berlin , Germany - PUBLIC AFFAIRS & LOBBYING
The event will consist of three parallel workshops. Each workshop will last for 60 minutes. The facilitator of each workshop will present the information three times to each group. Each workshop will have a rapporteur. The rapporteur will give a summary of the discussions at the General Assembly.
Themes
- Organisation: Deutscher Gehoerlosen-Bund (NAD Germany)
Theme: Opportunities of Deaf Associations for the Empowerment of Deaf and Sign Language Communities in Europe
Presenter: Thomas WORSECK
- Organisation: European Union of the Deaf Youth (EUDY)
Theme: Working relationships between NADs and Young Deaf People
Presenter: Jaroslav CEHLARIK
- Organisation: Icelandic Association of the Deaf (NAD Iceland)
Theme: Implementation of the 112 emergency number
Presenter: Berglind STEFANSDOTTIR
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Seminar Programme
To download the programme in PDF format click here.
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| 8.30 h |
Registration |
OPENING |
| 9.15 h |
Welcoming words by Helga STEVENS, EUD President -
Alexander VON MEYENN, DGB President |
| 9.30 h |
Opening address by Karin EVERS-MEYER |
| INTRODUCTION |
| 10.00 h |
“Access to the Media for Deaf people” by Mark WHEATLEY, Executive Director of EUD |
| 10.30 h |
“UN Convention and its impact on the lives of Deaf people + what NADs must do to influence the implementation in their country”, by Markku JOKINEN, President of the World Federation of the Deaf |
11.00 h
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11.30 h |
Coffee Break |
| 11.30 h |
“International Sign” by Adam KOSA – presentation on the workshop in Budapest ( Hungary) December 2006
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| 12.00 h |
“Equal Opportunities and access to New Technologies” by EUD ICT Group
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| LUNCH BREAK |
12.30 h
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14.00 h |
Lunch break |
| DISCUSSION GROUPS |
| 14.00 h |
Discussion groups – three groups in parallel
(14h00 until 14h45 and 14h45-15h30)
Deaf Migrants – living with diversity
Sign Language in 2007 – linguistic diversity
Education for Deaf – equal access to education in 2007
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15.30 h
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16.00 h
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Coffee Break |
| 16.00 h |
Final discussion group |
| 16.45 h |
Reports from the three workshops
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| 17.15 h |
Closing address
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Practical Details
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Date : 4h May 2007
Registration : advance registration is required for practical purposes. Number of places is limited to 200. Please send an e-mail to the EUD Office: kvp@eudnet.org or fax to +32 2 289 70 37 with the following message: Participation in EUD Seminar + YOUR NAME.
Registration fee : 25 € per person, payable at the door (includes coffee breaks and lunch break).
Public transportation :
- Airport Schönefeld : City railway line S 9 to the railway station Warschauer Straße, further by Tram M13 from Revaler Straße to Landsberger Allee/Weißenseer Weg
- Airport Tegel : Bus 128 to the metro station Osloer Straße, further by Tram M13 (direction U + S Warschauer Straße) to Landsberger Allee/Weißenseer Weg
- Railway Station Ostbahnhof : First go by S-Bahn line S3, S5, S9 or S75 until station Warschauer Straße, then go by Tram M13 from Revaler Straße to Landsberger Allee/Weißenseer Weg
Working language of the seminar : international sign and spoken English. However, people are free to bring their own interpreters (for practical purposes, please inform the EUD office in advance).
The seminar is made possible thanks to support from the European Community – the European Union against discrimination.
The information contained in this seminar does not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission, nor the official policy of EUD.

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Tel + 32 2 289 7036 - Fax +32 2 289 7037
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