It is an opportunity for an open dialogue between the representatives from the public and regulatory bodies with key players from private sector organizations, to tackle the challenges and explore the possibilities that Law 232 introduces.
Beyond the legal landscape, the audience will also get a firsthand look at practical resources designed to make a difference. CED Romania Association will be showcasing their recently launched Romania-accesibila.ro platform - a valuable online hub for accessibility. Additionally,insightful results of a study exploring the perspectives of persons with disabilities there will be presented, conducted under the ”A Family of Millions” campaign by CED Romania Association and Accenture Romania, proudly endorsed by AccessibleEU.
This event will be part of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) celebrations in Romania.
Details on the event:
- Target audience: Policy makers, public administration, regulatory bodies under the Law 232, businesses directly addressed by Law 232, persons with disabilities and their organizations, interested general public.
- When: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Where: Capital Plaza Hotel, 54 Iancu de Hunedoara Blvd, Bucharest, 011745. Romania
- Format: Hybrid
- Type of event: Awareness-raising
- Language: Romanian
- How to participate: Registration for this event is closed, but you can watch the event here.
- Accessibility information: Accessible venue. Captioning and Romanian sign language interpretation.
- social policy | inclusion | EU law | legislation | national law
- Tuesday 27 May 2025, 09:30 - 14:00 (EEST)
- Country
- Romania
Programme
- 27 May 2025, 08:30 - 14:00 (EEST)Agenda
- 08:30 - 09:30 Registration of the participants, welcome coffee
- 09:30 Opening statement: AccessibleEU - European resources for accessibility
- Cristina Căluianu - National expert AccessibleEU Romania
- 09:50 Panel: Law 232/2022 - authorities involved, implementation mechanism
- Romi Mihăescu – General Secretary, The National Authority for the Protection of the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities (ANPDPD)
- Monica Solomie - Director, Specific Social Services Direction, ANPDPD
- Alexandra Maria Chivu - Vice-President, The Authority for the Digitalization of Romania (ADR)
- Cosmin Niculescu - General Secretary, ADR
- Vlad Moraru - SSI Counsellor, ADR
- Adrian Gavrilă - e-Government Expert e-guvernare, ADR
- Sebastian Ioan Hotca – Vice-President, The National Authority for the Protection of the Consumers
- 11:00 Panel: Perspectives - Persons with disabilities
- Daniela Tontsch - President, The National Disability Council of Romania
- Virgil Lazăr - Vice-President, coordinator of the Accessibility Commission, Romanian National Association of the Blind
- Daniel Lolici - President, Romanian National Association of the Deaf
- 11:30 Coffee break
- 12:00 Panel: Perspectives - the sectors addressed by the Law 232/2022
- Gabriela Folcuț - Executive Director, The Romanian Association of the Banks (ARB)
- Alina Râpan - Vice-president, Special Projects, Women in Transport & Tourism Association (WTTA)
- Laura Elly Naghi - Executive Director, FIHR - Romanian Hotel Industry Federation
- Camelia Buburuz – Board member FIHR, Director of Sales and Distribution, JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel
- 13:30 Local initiatives: Resources for accessibility and inclusion
- Gina Sotir - Europe Location Strategy and Operational Associate Director at Accenture, Inclusion & Diversity Lead for Romania - The disability-awareness national campaign „A Family of Millions”, with CED Romania Association and endorsed by AccessibleEU
- Cristina Căluianu - Board member, CED Romania Association - The accessibility resources platform in Romanian Romania-accesibila.ro
- 13:50 Closing remarks
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 27 May 2025, 09:30 - 14:00 (EEST)
- Languages
- Romanian