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AccessibleEU Slovakia - Independent Life 2025: Keys to Citizenship (25-NW-SK-01)

This event is focused on independent life and active citizenship of people with disabilities in society, including employment, education, and independent living.

It is co-organised by AccessibleEU, the Council for Counselling in Social Work (Rada pre poradenstvo v sociálnej práci - RPSP), Socia, Centre of Design for All (CEDA) FAD STU and the Slovak Disability Forum (Slovenské fórum osôb so zdravotným postihnutím - SFOZP).

This event will focus on enhancing inclusion and accessibility for individuals with disabilities. And it will bring together people with disabilities, professionals, and educators, to promote collaboration across disciplines to develop innovative approaches and practices to create better conditions for independent life of all citizens, with active participation in society.

Details on the event:

  • Target audience: People with disabilities, professionals within the social work and disability field.
  • When: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Where: Faculty of Architecture and Design, Slovak University of Technology, Nam. slobody 19, 812 45 Bratislava. Slovakia
  • Type of event: Networking
  • Language: Slovak, English (1 lecture)
  • How to participate: Registration is now closed, but you can join the livestream here
  • Accessibility information: Accessible venue. Captioning and  sign language interpretation in Slovak.
  • inclusion | social policy
  • Tuesday 7 October 2025, 09:30 - 15:30 (CEST)
Country
  • Slovakia

Programme

  1. 7 Oct 2025, 09:30 - 15:30 (CEST)
    Preliminary agenda
    • 9:00 – 9:30 Registration
    • 9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and introduction
      • Lucia Cangárová (RPSP, Socia), Zuzana Čerešňová (CEDA, Accessible EU)
    • 9:45 – 10:45 Keys to citizenship
      • Simon Duffy (Citizen Network, UK)
    • 10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
    • 11:00 – 11:30 Home (one of the keys to citizenship)
      • Zuzana Čerešňová (CEDA, AccessibleEU)
    • 11:30 – 12:30 Round tables I - Keys to citizenship - Slovak opportunities and challenges
    • 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break + networking
    • 13:30 – 14:30 Round tables II - Keys to citizenship - Slovak opportunities and challenges
    • 14:30 – 14:45 Coffee break
    • 14:45 – 15:30 Closing session – formulation of key ideas from the round tables 

Practical information

When
Tuesday 7 October 2025, 09:30 - 15:30 (CEST)
Languages
Slovak, English