Events

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7

Dec

2023

Course: Self-regulation: When emotions and expressions become a challenge

Self-regulation can be difficult for each and every one of us. Imagine the challenges this entails for persons having additional challenges [...]

22

Nov

2023

NAD 40

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD) celebrates its 40 years anniversary with an afternoon webinar on alcohol, drug and gambling polici [...]

16

Nov

2023

Proactive health and welfare technology for Nordic users and societies

The webinar will present the results of the joint Nordic PROTECT project (Proactive health and welfare technology for Nordic users and socie [...]

2

3

Nov

2023

Conference: Age-friendly cities in the Nordic region.

Nordic network for age-friendly cities and municipalities, The Nordic Welfare Centre and WHO arranges a joint conference at UN City Copenhag [...]

10

Oct

2023

Att förebygga demens hos personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning – är det möjligt?

Demens är en stor utmaning både för den som insjuknar, för de anhöriga och för samhället. Personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsät [...]

4

Oct

2023

Completed

The Finnish-Swedish Integration Days

Invitation: Is the Nordic Region Inclusive? Foreign-born People as a Resource in Society and Work. [...]

13

Jun

2023

Completed

Nordic day 2023: Health and welfare technology for an extended independent life – a user perspective

Digital services are on the rise. This is true not least in the field of health and social care, where regions and municipalities need to be [...]

2

Jun

2023

Completed

Nordic Welfare Forum 2023: The vitality of the Nordic welfare model

The Nordic Welfare Forum 2023 takes place in Reykjavik, Iceland and via live stream on 2 June. The aim is to evaluate and discuss the Nordic [...]

27

Apr

2023

Completed

Nordic youth – voices on wellbeing 

What were the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for children and youth and their wellbeing? We need to learn from the pandemic to handl [...]

27

Apr

2023

Completed

Webinar on Involving refugees and migrants in integration activities

Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Welfare Centre warmly invite you to join us for a Nordic webinar on Thursday 27 April 2023 at 12-13:1 [...]

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20

Apr

2023

Completed

Course: Co-creating language with children with deafblindness

Imagine trying to communicate but constantly being misunderstood, or having your communication ignored. This is the reality for many childre [...]

7

Feb

2023

Completed

Reducing social isolation and loneliness – the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic had a big effect on people’s social lives, as many were disconnected from family, friends, and the wider society. In [...]

25

Jan

2023

Completed

Strategier och strukturer för hälsofrämjande måltider och fysisk aktivitet hos äldre vuxna i Norden

Hälsofrämjande måltider och fysisk aktivitet har en positiv inverkan på hälsa, delaktighet och funktionsförmåga hos äldre vuxna. God [...]

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13

Dec

2022

Completed

Promoting Women's Integration – Nordic Perspectives

We warmly invite you to join us in person for a lunch-to-lunch conference in Oslo, Norway on 12-13 December 2022. At the conference we will [...]

8

Dec

2022

Completed

Temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine in the Nordic countries - From emergency reception to longer-term sustainable response

Event co-organized by UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries and the Nordic Council of Ministers. [...]

22

Nov

2022

Completed

Webinar: Kommunikative relasjoner og transkripsjon

Allerede eksisterende transkripsjonsnøkler må tilpasse for å kunne passe til kommunikasjonsformer man møter hos personer med medfødt d [...]

9

Nov

2022

Completed

Changes in Sensory Processing

The sensory system changes when people with acquired deafblindness suffer progressive loss of sight and hearing. These changes are specifica [...]

26

Oct

2022

Completed

Webinar: User involvement in the Nordic region

User involvement is central both for giving the user a chance to influence the design and content of social interventions, and for raising t [...]

25

Oct

2022

Completed

Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants

Many people with an immigrant background lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across all Nordic countries, immigrants were also mor [...]

17

18

Oct

2022

Completed

Nordic youth summit: Nordic youth and Pandemic – preparing for involvement of our young during crises 

There is a need to acquire more knowledge about how local communities in the Nordic region can become better at safeguarding children and yo [...]

27

Sep

2022

Completed

Equal opportunities for children of foreign origin with developmental disorders in the Nordics

The Nordic countries are seeing growing numbers of children with an immigrant background and developmental disorder. [...]

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22

Sep

2022

Completed

Today’s knowledge for tomorrow’s actions – a Nordic perspective on Deafblindness

Continuing development of services for people with deafblindness depend on innovation, research and technology. What do we see now – and w [...]

6

8

Sep

2022

Completed

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researcher´s Assembly 2022 (NADRA)

We warmly welcome Nordic social scientists in the fields of alcohol, drug and gambling to the Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers’ Assembl [...]

1

Sep

2022

Completed

Conference: Konst och kultur för alla

Konst och kultur ska vara tillgängligt för alla, och alla ska ha rätt att utveckla sin egen konstnärliga potential. Hur lyckas Norden an [...]

7

Jun

2022

Completed

Nordic Day 2022: Children and youth in the shadow of the pandemic

Why have children and young people not been involved and what action can be taken? [...]

9

May

2022

Completed

Invitation to Hybrid event: Which Nordic country is best at qualification and labour market integration for refugees?

The Nordic Council of Ministers and NIBR invites you to the launch of the research report Scandinavian integration policies for refugees: A [...]

25

Apr

2022

Completed

Webinar: The Pandemic and wellbeing of young people

During the COVID-19 pandemic the lives of children and youth were affected both in school and their leisure time. Many children were forced [...]

6

Apr

2022

Completed

Webinar: Grasping the diversity among older adults - Active and healthy ageing in the Nordic region

What do we know about the diversity of the Nordic senior population in terms of health, activity and societal participation? New Nordic rese [...]

5

7

Apr

2022

Completed

Course on Tactile Language Development

Imagine trying to communicate but constantly being misunderstood, or having your communication ignored. This is the reality for many persons [...]

17

Mar

2022

Completed

Leaving boys behind? The education gap between boys and girls with foreign backgrounds in the Nordic countries

On the 17th of March we will launch a Nordic report on the differences between girls' and boys' school results in the five Nordic countries. [...]

9

Dec

2021

Completed

Webinar - We hear with our brains

How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]

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9

Dec

2021

Completed

Nordic Welfare Forum 2021: The Nordic model and social sustainability

In times of crisis, the Nordic welfare model is challenged, and the COVID-19 pandemic in particular has served as a kind of stress test for [...]

18

Nov

2021

Completed

Migrants and the Nordic Labour Market: In the Shadow of the Pandemic

The labour market integration of immigrants has been a major political concern in the Nordic countries. Already before the COVID-19 pandemic [...]

10

Nov

2021

Completed

Webinar: A better society to age in – good examples from the Nordic countries

Norden är i framkant när det gäller arbetet med att främja ett åldersvänligt, hållbart och hälsofrämjande samhälle. I Nordens [...]

4

Nov

2021

Completed

Webinar - Illustrations of multi-party communication

How do we communicate with more than one person at the same time without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication [...]

26

Oct

2021

Completed

Loneliness and social isolation among the older adults during the coronavirus pandemic

Has loneliness and social isolation among older adults increased in the Nordic countries because of the social distancing during the covid-1 [...]

6

Oct

2021

Completed

Webinar - From bodily experiences to meaning construction

How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]

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28

Sep

2021

Completed

Seminar on mobility and sign language in the Nordic countries

Hur funkar det för teckenspråkiga att flytta mellan de nordiska länderna? Vilka hinder finns och hur kan mobiliteten främjas? Den 27-28 [...]

14

Sep

2021

Completed

Digital miniconference: Today’s knowledge for tomorrow’s actions

Continuing development of services for people with deafblindness depend on innovation, research and technology. What do we see now – and [...]

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10

Sep

2021

Completed

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers' Assembly 2021 (NADRA)

Due to the uncertain situation with the coronavirus pandemic we have decided once again to postpone the Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers [...]

31

Aug

1

Sep

2021

Completed

Indigenous peoples: language, culture, and life cycle

How do we respect and implement rights of indigenous people with disabilites in the Nordic region? What are the challenges to meet the needs [...]

15

Jun

2021

Completed

Preschool in the Nordic countries - an arena for the inclusion of parents and children with a refugee and immigrant background

The participation of all parents and children in society is important for a socially sustainable and inclusive Nordic region. Researchers an [...]

10

Jun

2021

Completed

Webinar on: Åldersvänliga städer i coronapandemin – utmaningar och nya lösningar  

Vilka utmaningar har de nordiska åldersvänliga städerna mött under coronapandemin? Vilka nya lösningar har man tagit fram för att frä [...]

2

Jun

2021

Completed

Climbing the wall: Assessment of cognition through video analysis

Climbing can be used to assess cognition in persons with congenital deafblindness. It can be particularly valuable when it comes to observin [...]

25

May

2021

Completed

Inclusive future of work

Technological and digital development is advancing at a furious pace. Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and new ways of performing t [...]

19

May

2021

Completed

Tactile Language Part 5: Language development in the tactile modality through outdoor activities

How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]

11

May

2021

Completed

Segregation, Covid-19 and living conditions - myths meet research

Why has the pandemic hit immigrant groups the hardest? The media picture and the political argumentation in for example Denmark, claim that [...]

21

Apr

2021

Completed

Indigenous people and dementia assessment

“Ultimately, this is a matter of legal certainty. While a dementia examination of a Sami person consists of the same elements as an examin [...]

15

Apr

2021

Completed

Tactile Language Part 4: Language must be sensorily accessible

How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]

8

Apr

2021

Completed

Humour and playfulness within social cognition

“To share laughter with another not only reveals a moment of shared connection within a communicative partnership but may also reveal some [...]

23

Mar

2021

Completed

See, listen and include! Participation for children and young people with disabilities in the Nordic region

Welcome to our webinar about participation for children and youth with disabilities in the Nordic countries. In the webinar we explore the u [...]

5

Mar

2021

Completed

Tactile Language Part 3: When Trine says GRANDMA… What is on her mind?

How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]

24

Feb

2021

Completed

Webinar: om negativ social kontroll och hedersförtryck ur ett nordiskt perspektiv

De nordiska länderna har kommit olika långt i ambitionen att inga kvinnor eller män ska utsättas för negativ social kontroll/ hedersrel [...]

19

Feb

2021

Completed

Tactile Language Part 2: Partners’ contribution to language development in a bodily tactile modality

How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]

21

Jan

2021

Completed

Tactile Language Part 1: A circle model

How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]

10

Dec

2020

Completed

Welfare in Sparsely Populated Areas - The Organisation of Healthcare and Social Services

One of the greatest challenges facing the sparsely populated areas of the Nordic region is the recruitment and retention of staff in the hea [...]

9

Dec

2020

Completed

Nordic welfare forum 2020 - save the date

Nordic welfare forum 2020 is postponed to 2021 [...]

3

Dec

2020

Completed

Young refugees in Nordic countries - health, education and employment in an equity perspective

This online conference is based on results from the cross-disciplinary Nordic research project Coming of Age in Exile (CAGE) on the health, [...]

30

Nov

2020

Completed

Save the date: Today’s knowledge for tomorrow’s actions – a Nordic perspective on Deafblindness

Continuing development of services for people with deafblindness depend on innovation, research and technology. What do we see now – and w [...]

27

Nov

2020

Completed

How can future workplaces work better for people with disabilities?

New technologies, as Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on the future of work. But what do we know about how it wil [...]

25

26

Nov

2020

Completed

Webinar: En egen stämma - dialogisk praxis i kommunikation

Under två eftermiddagar håller vi detta webbinarium med teorier om kommunikativa relationer och exempel på hur du kan använda dessa teor [...]

19

Nov

2020

Completed

Webinar: Indigenous people and investigation of dementia

Webbinariet är framflyttat till våren 2021. [...]

18

Nov

2020

Completed

Practical Examples from Digitally Transformed Service Models in Existing Organisations

Our Nordic welfare models are being challenged in sparsely populated areas with an ageing population, a dwindling tax base and consequent di [...]

17

Nov

2020

Completed

Democracy and Disability - how to create broader political participation in the Nordic region?

Studies show that people with disabilities are not as involved as those without disabilities in the political systems in the Nordic countrie [...]

5

Nov

2020

Completed

Combating loneliness and social isolation for the older adults

What do we know about loneliness and social isolation among the older adults in the Nordic countries? What are the consequences of involunta [...]

3

Nov

2020

Completed

Roadmap for Service Innovation

Roadmap for service innovation is the most sophisticated tool in the Nordics, which supports digital transformation of earlier physical serv [...]

27

Oct

2020

Completed

Webinar: Smart cities are universally designed cities

High accessibility in our urban environments benefits everyone, not just the elderly or people with disabilities. But how do we build cities [...]

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21

Oct

2020

Completed

Webinar on Revealing hidden potentials - Assessing cognition in individuals with congenital deafblindness

This webinar is based on the book: Revealing hidden potentials - Assessing cognition in individuals with congenital deafblindness, recently [...]

7

Oct

2020

Completed

Webinar: Demens och intellektuell funktionsnedsättning - från misstanke till diagnos

De första symptomen på demens vid intellektuell funktionsnedsättning kommer ofta redan i 50-årsåldern men kan vara svåra att upptäcka [...]

5

Oct

2020

Completed

Digitalization in social services - Opportunities and barriers for people with disabilities

Social and public services are increasingly digitized, and important functions for participation in society are transferred to digital solut [...]

30

Sep

2020

Completed

Webinar: Tactile working memory scale

How can we identify working memory in persons with deafblindness? And how can we use this knowledge to help develop their potentials? This [...]

17

Sep

2020

Completed

Webinar: Demensomsorg för invandrare

Antalet människor i Norden med demenssjukdom förväntas öka och det gäller även personer som invandrade till Norden mellan 1960 och 199 [...]

8

10

Sep

2020

Completed

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers' Assembly 2020 (NADRA)

Due to the current coronavirus pandemic we have decided to postpone the Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers’ Assembly (NADRA). NADRA will [...]

16

Jun

2020

Completed

Webinar: Bydelsmødrar och Stadsdelsmammor i Norden - Att ge andra det stöd man själv hade behövt när man kom till ett nytt land

Vid webbinariet samtalar Bydelsmödrar från Norge, Danmark och Sverige om likheter och skillnader länderna emellan, om utmaningen att nå [...]

2

Jun

2020

Completed

Webinar: The effects of the corona pandemic on alcohol consumption, smoking and drug treatment services

Welcome to the Nordic Welfare Centre’s webinar on the effects of the corona pandemic related to alcohol, tobacco and drug use on 2 June at [...]

14

May

2020

Completed

Webinar: Tactile language

When we add a linguistic value to bodily tactile expressions and recognise tactile languages as natural languages, we are able to communicat [...]

28

Apr

2020

Completed

Webinar on Migrant Women and the Nordic Labour Market - Challenges and Opportunities

Welcome to the Webinar on Migrant Women and the Nordic Labour Market - Challenges and Opportunities on April 28th at 13.30 EEST and 12.30 CE [...]

28

Apr

2020

Completed

CANCELLED Nordic Conference on Migrant Women and the Nordic Labour Market - Challenges and Opportunities

We have, due to the current situation with covid-19 decided to cancel this conference which was planned to take place in Helsinki on April 2 [...]

1

Apr

2020

Completed

Webinar: Unaccompanied children and youth in the Nordic countries

Hur mår de ensamkommande unga som nu är i färd med att etablera sig i länderna? Hur har det gått för de ensamkommande flickorna? Hur v [...]

23

Jan

2020

Completed

Tulisiko kannabiksen käytön rangaistavuudesta luopua? (ENG)

Seminaari pohjoismaisesta kannabispolitiikasta ja -lainsäädännöstä [...]

27

Nov

2019

Completed

Webinar: New initiatives on indigenous peoples and dementia

Den första nordiska konferensen om urfolk och demens som gick av stapeln för precis ett år sedan resulterade i olika slutsatser och förs [...]

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14

Nov

2019

Completed

Hvis du kan se det, kan du understøtte det’- Development of tactile language

För att personer med medfödd dövblindhet ska utveckla ett taktilt språk, behövs att samtalspartnern uppfattar yttringarna, bekräftar o [...]

10

11

Oct

2019

Completed

Nordic expert meeting on FAS/FASD

The Nordic Welfare Centre warmly welcome practitioners, researchers and officials to a Nordic expert meeting on FAS/FASD, 10-11 October 2019 [...]

25

Sep

2019

Completed

Nordic Conference on Inclusion

Alla är eniga: civila samhället är en oumbärlig resurs när det gäller att skapa delaktighet och inkludera flyktingar och nyanlända. M [...]

23

Sep

2019

Completed

Careware Nordic Masterclass - Techs for tackling social isolation

The Nordic Welfare Center, together with the Municipality of Aarhus, is hosting a Nordic Master Class for Welfare Technology. The seminar wi [...]

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19

Sep

2019

Completed

Student mobility and disability in the Nordic countries – Torshavn

Welcome to a seminar on student mobility for everyone in the Nordic region [...]

10

Jun

2019

Completed

Alandica Debatt - Student mobility and disability in the Nordic countries

Studenter med funktionsnedsättning vill studera utomlands i samma utsträckning som sina studiekamrater. Ändå är gruppen underrepresente [...]

5

Jun

2019

Completed

Nordic Day 2019: An age-friendly Nordic region for all

The fact that more people are living longer is a good thing – but an ageing population is a significant issue that impacts our social syst [...]

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15

May

2019

Completed

Nordic workshop: Who decides the relevance and validity of knowledge?

What is the definition of useful, meaningful, and valuable knowledge? Who decides and influences this definition and what are the institutio [...]

15

Apr

2019

Completed

Higher education for all – Accessible Exchange

Welcome to this seminar about mobility in Higher Education in the Nordic Region, and how this mobility can be promoted. [...]

4

Apr

2019

Completed

Deafblindness and integration

Welcome to attend a course on deafblindness and integration. [...]

3

Apr

2019

Completed

Full-day Nordic conference: Segregation in the Nordic Region – inclusion, young people, and policy

The aim of the conference is to provide inspiration and successful examples of development work around the Nordic Region in order to combat [...]

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28

Mar

2019

Completed

Communicative relationships

Hur kan vi upptäcka, uppfatta och förstå personer med medfödd dövblindhets egen stämma och autentiska kommunikation? Genom videoexemp [...]

29

Jan

2019

Completed

Webinar: Inkludering i arbetslivet, del 2 av 3 – Utrikes födda kvinnors etablering

Ta del av lärande exempel på insatser som kan skapa ett mer jämställt deltagande på den nordiska arbetsmarknaden. [...]

15

Jan

2019

Completed

Student mobility and disability in the Nordic countries – Odense

Welcome to a seminar about how more students with disabilities can study abroad. [...]

5

Dec

2018

Completed

Bodily-Tactile Languaging Congenital Deafblindness

The meeting between congenital deafblind’s authentic expressions and cultural-language practice [...]

4

Dec

2018

Completed

Nordic Welfare Forum 2018

The Nordic countries are facing different kinds of welfare challenges. When the welfare systems are put under pressure, individuals are at r [...]

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23

Nov

2018

Completed

Health Equity in the Nordic Region

Increased health disparities and a welfare state under pressure - how can we strive towards good and equal health in the Nordic region? [...]

19

Nov

2018

Completed

A region for all – cooperation on disability

Welcome to this afternoon seminar on Nordic and European cooperation on disability– how can we create a region for all? [...]

15

Nov

2018

Completed

Student mobility and disability in the Nordic countries - Reykjavik

Welcome to a seminar about how more students with disabilities can study abroad. [...]

17

Oct

2018

Completed

New in the Nordic countries - work inclusion of migrants

One of the major challenges for the Nordic societies is to learn how to benefit from the skills of refugees and immigrants. [...]

15

16

Oct

2018

Completed

Creating age-friendly cities in the Nordic region

Life expectancy in the Nordic region is increasing and the proportion of elderly is growing rapidly. Even though this is a positive developm [...]

2

3

Oct

2018

Completed

Healthy Life for Children

We warmly welcome experts and professionals to the seminar Healthy Life for Children in Reykjavik 2-3 October. The seminar is for invited gu [...]

19

Sep

2018

Completed

Seminar on smoke-free places

The Nordic Welfare Centre warmly welcome officials and experts to a seminar on smoke-free places, 19th September 2018 in Iceland. The semina [...]

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31

Aug

2018

Completed

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers' Assembly 2018 (NADRA)

We warmly welcome Nordic researchers and others working with social and health approaches as well as alcohol and drug issues to the Nordic [...]

28

Aug

2018

Completed

Drinking habits among young people and the elderly

The Nordic Welfare Centre welcomes you to a seminar on drinking habits among youth and the elderly in the Nordic countries, 28 August 2018. [...]

27

May

2018

Completed

Nordic Day 2018: Early intervention contributes to successful integration

Around 200 000 child and adolescent asylum seekers came to the Nordic region between 2011 and 2016. Although most came with their families, [...]

22

24

May

2018

Completed

Meaningful activities for people with congenital deafblindness

Are you interested in exploring meaningful activities for people who are congenitally deafblind? Read more about the content and join us for [...]

25

Apr

2018

Completed

What’s the Nordic way concerning cannabis? Recent developments in control, policy and treatment

Use of cannabis in the Nordic countries is either stable or increasing with some regional variation between the countries. Meanwhile some co [...]

9

Apr

2018

Completed

Careware Nordic Masterclass - Safety at home

The Nordic Welfare Centre and The City of Aarhus will host The Second Annual Careware Nordic Masterclass on the 9th of April in Aarhus. [...]

16

18

Oct

2017

Completed

Nordic Forum on Disability 2017 - Human Rights, Disability and Research

Welcome to this Nordic meeting place for researchers, policy makers and civil society. During three days we will discuss the implementation [...]

25

Jun

2017

Completed

Nordic Day 2017

At this year’s Nordic Day, the Nordic Welfare Centre will talk about working methods developed locally in order to enable newly arrived mi [...]

19

Apr

2017

Completed

The second Nordic expert seminar on employment and disability

Welcome to this seminar aimed to discuss examples of best practice and suggest areas and projects that should be prioritized in the The Nord [...]

10

Jan

2017

Completed

Use of video-analysis as a tool for the assessment of cognition in individuals with congenital deafblindness (CDB)

During the course an introduction is given on cognition, cognitive assessment in individuals with CDB and the use of video-analysis. [...]

10

Nov

2016

Completed

Do persons with a Sámi background and disability face other challenges than other persons with disability? Do the Sámi culture offer other opportunities for persons with disabilities? What conditions do the local, regional and national society have to offer in order allow Sámi persons with disability to live to their full potential?

Come and learn about the latest research in the field and what the United Nations are doing to handle issues in relation to indigenous peopl [...]