Funksjonshinder
24 sep 2024
Accessible crisis preparedness on the rise in the Nordic and Baltic region – but a lot remains to be done
Accessible crisis preparedness means that no one is left behind in an emergency. Representatives from the Nordic and Baltic states and disab [...]
Funksjonshinder
6 sep 2024
Nordic-Baltic camps, meetings and seminars – funding for disability organisations making it possible
What does an activity-packed summer camp for hearing impaired children and youth have in common with a networking meeting for persons with b [...]
Funksjonshinder
28 aug 2024
Olika sätt men samma princip – så sköts övervakningen av funktionsrättskonventionen i Norden
FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning, CRPD, slår fast att personer med funktionsnedsättning har rätt t [...]
Funksjonshinder
19 jun 2024
Crises affect persons with disabilities harder – more accessible crisis preparedness is needed
When society faces an emergency, everyone is affected. Everyone has the right to be safe and to know what is going on. However, persons with [...]
Døvblindhet
10 jun 2024
How persons with deafblindness experience art and music through touch – new honorary doctor
How do you experience art and music when one or two senses are lost? For individuals with deafblindness, their experience relies on the rema [...]
Døvblindhet
4 jun 2024
Holistic video analysis gives deeper insights into the communication of persons with deafblindness
New holistic approach helps create better understanding of communicative abilities and potentials in persons with deafblindness. “Everyon [...]
Funksjonshinder
27 mai 2024
Accessible crisis preparedness will be highlighted at the UN COSP17
Accessible crisis preparedness and crisis communication are important factors when we build and strengthen society’s ability to prevent an [...]
Funksjonshinder
7 mai 2024
Webinar: Knowledge sharing and networking in the social sector across the Nordic countries
The Nordic societies are built on a strong welfare model. Several structures in the social systems are similar, and so are the challenges. A [...]
Funksjonshinder
25 apr 2024
Personer med funktionsnedsättning drabbas hårt av ekonomiska nedskärningar
När ekonomin stramas åt får det stora effekter för personer med funktionsnedsättning. Hur illa är läget i Norden just nu? Och hur kan [...]
Døvblindhet
10 apr 2024
New publication about living with CHARGE syndrome
Our new publication Re-CHARGE – Voices about living with CHARGE syndrome, presents a series of case studies and interviews. One of the fea [...]
Funksjonshinder
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 [...]
Funksjonshinder
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 [...]