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28 May 2026

Unga med funktionsnedsättning efterlyser tydligare information om fri rörlighet

Vilka hinder möter unga med funktionsnedsättning som vill resa eller flytta inom Norden? Och vilken slags information behövs för att ök [...]

Disability issues

18 May 2026

Enhancing active citizenships for young people with disabilities: Nordic side event at COSP19

Young people with disabilities need equal opportunities to be involved in civil society, public and political life. What is holding them bac [...]

Disability issues

13 Apr 2026

Inclusion in working life: Employers hold the key

Inclusive working life for persons with disabilities is a key priority in the Nordic countries. Despite strong policy ambitions, many person [...]

Disability issues

29 Jan 2026

Funktionshindersorganisationer får 1,5 miljoner för nordisk-baltiskt samarbete

Nordens välfärdscenter har beviljat cirka 1,5 miljoner svenska kronor till samarbete mellan organisationer i Norden och Baltikum. [...]

Disability issues

16 Dec 2025

Uppdrag: Koordinera komplexa välfärdstjänster så ingen faller utanför

Varför är det så svårt att koordinera samarbete inom välfärdstjänster över olika sektorer? En person som till exempel behöver både [...]

Deafblindness

4 Dec 2025

Exploring life adjustment in combined dual sensory loss and deafblindness

On 12–13 November, professionals from across the Nordic region met in Hallunda Folkets Hus for a two-day seminar on life adjustment when l [...]

Disability issues

27 Nov 2025

AI transforming working life for persons with disabilities

How can AI and new technologies promote inclusiveness in the workplace? And how are the Nordic countries currently working to capitalise on [...]

Disability issues

12 Nov 2025

An inclusive workplace listens to the employee

How can we make workplaces more inclusive? For persons with disabilities, the employment rate is lower than that of the rest of the populati [...]

Disability issues

5 Nov 2025

Funktionshindersrådet: Främja rätten till sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa

Alla människor har rätt till sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa. I alla de nordiska länderna finns brister i de sexuella och reproduktiva rä [...]

Deafblindness

30 Oct 2025

Understanding psychological health in deafblindness

The webinar Psychological Health and Deafblindness – Deafblind, Scientific and Clinical Perspectives hosted by the Nordic Network for Psyc [...]

Disability issues

24 Oct 2025

More statistics on persons with disabilities in the labour market needed

We need better statistics on the situation of persons with disabilities in the labour market. Nordic experts and authority representatives m [...]

Disability issues

3 Sep 2025

Funding for disability organisations enables Nordic-Baltic cooperation

Disability organisations in the Nordic and Baltic countries can apply for funding from the Funding Scheme for cooperation and networking act [...]

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