The first objective of this AccessibleEU event, co-organised with Funktionsrätt Östergötland, is to find and share answers to questions such as:
• What are invisible disabilities?
• What accessibility needs may come with these disabilities?
• How can we make society more accessible for persons with visible as well as invisible disabilities?
• To what extent – and when - should invisible disabilities be made more visible?
The second objective is to gather people in the Linköping region who care about accessibility, to network and strengthen their community.
Details on the event:
- Target audience: Persons in the Linköping region who care about accessibility. People in all of Sweden who are curious about “invisible disabilities”
- When: Monday 18 May 2026, 9.30 – 16.30 CEST
- Format: Hybrid. The livestream link will be shared the day before the event.
- Where: Föreningshuset Fontänen, Västra vägen 32. SE-582 29 Linköping. Sweden
- Type of event: Networking
- Language: Swedish
- Accessibility information: Accessible venue. Captioning and sign language interpretation in Swedish.
- More information
- How to participate: Join the online event here
- inclusion
- Monday 18 May 2026, 09:30 - 16:30 (CEST)
- Country
- Sweden
Programme
- 18 May 2026, 09:30 - 16:30 (CEST)Preliminary agenda
9.30 - 9.40 Welcome message from organizers and practical info from moderators
9.40-9.50 Disability, impairment, handicap, universal design… What do the terms mean? (In Swedish, though, so the terms differ a bit.)
9.50-10.00 “Invisible disabilities” – What does that mean? And how common is it?
10-15 Meet persons with invisible disabilities or representatives from their organizations. All of them will tell about their need for accessibility, and some will speak about to what extent the disability should be made known.
10.00-10.15 ADHD and autism spectrum disorders
10.15-10.30 Hard of hearing
10.30-10.50 Coffee and networking
10.50-11.05 Fatigue / Neurological conditions
11.05-11.20 Dementia
11.20-11.35 ME
11.35-11.50 Colour blindness
11.50 - 13.00 Lunch and networking
13.00 - 13.15 Rheumatism
13.15 - 13.30 Asthma and allergies
13.30 - 13.45 Epilepsy
13.45 - 14.00 Stuttering
14.00-14.20 Coffee and networking
14.20-14.35 Sight impairments
14.35-14.50 Motor impairments
14.50-15.20 To make the inbvisible visible – or not
a) To ask or not to ask
b) To tell or not to tell
c) Representation, inclusion and “nonclusion”
15.20-15.50 Workshop part (reflection in small groups)
15.50-16.10 Workshop conclusion (sharing from groups)
16.10-16.15 What is AccessibleEU?
16.15-16.20 Wrap-up. Summary. Satisfaction survey
16.20-16.30 Buffer or extra networking time
Practical information
- When
- Monday 18 May 2026, 09:30 - 16:30 (CEST)
- Languages
- Swedish