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30 Jan 2024

Nyttan av universell utformning går att mäta – men metoderna och utmaningarna är många

Universell utformning handlar om att från början skapa lösningar som fungerar för så många som möjligt. Men kostar det mer att utform [...]

Disability issues

9 Nov 2023

New technology makes the labour market more inclusive, but several big challenges lay ahead

Persons with disabilities are employed to a lesser extent than the rest of the population. At an expert seminar in Copenhagen, solutions for [...]

Disability issues

6 Nov 2023

Universal design – from visions to practice in everyday life

The visionary thinking of universal design, and the transition of the idea and values into practice in everyday life in the Nordic countries [...]

Disability issues

27 Oct 2023

Nordic youth disability organisations ready to co-operate in a more active way

Young people with disabilities have many similar challenges in the Nordic region. There is also a strong will to co-operate towards more acc [...]

Disability issues

23 Oct 2023

Creating inclusive student councils with power – learning from the pandemic

How can student councils be more influential during crises? And how can we make sure that they will be inclusive? Those were questions discu [...]

Disability issues

19 Sep 2023

Accessibility, housing and jobs are common challenges for youth with disabilities in the Nordic region

The first Nordic Youth Disability Summit will be arranged this autumn. The summit gives youth disability organisations from the Nordic count [...]

Disability issues

9 Aug 2023

Making Iceland more accessible one ramp at a time

Hundreds of new ramps are making shops, offices, and other establishments in Iceland more accessible. An innovative partnership for increasi [...]

Disability issues

22 Jun 2023

Involving users is the key to better digital services for persons with disabilities

Successful co-creation of new digital services for persons with disabilities is possible, but including the users from the start of the proc [...]

Disability issues

30 May 2023

Co-creating better digital solutions for people with disabilities

The Nordic countries are determined to find solutions for full and effective participation in society for persons with disabilities, and use [...]

Disability issues

24 May 2023

Nytt material hjälper migranter med funktionsnedsättning i Sverige

Personer med funktionsnedsättning är extra utsatta när samhället skakas om och drabbas av en kris eller ett krig. Det har Rådet för no [...]

Deafblindness

8 May 2023

Parents crucial when children with deafblindness develop language

"Every time I went to a course aimed at professionals working with deafblindness I thought 'But this is what parents need to learn!'", says [...]

Disability issues

15 Feb 2023

Konstnärer med funktionsnedsättning kan förnya konsten

Konst och kultur ska inte bara vara tillgängligt för alla att uppleva – utan också att skapa. ”Konstnärer med funktionsnedsättning [...]

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