Funktionshinder
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 [...]
Barn & unga
18 sep 2024
Ensuring good living conditions for children in low-income families
Families with a persistently low income suffer from economic, social and health challenges. Children growing up in these families risk exper [...]
Funktionshinder
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 [...]
Folkhälsa
2 sep 2024
“The message is clear: Invest in prevention of dementia”
Currently an estimated 500,000 people in the Nordic countries have dementia, and the numbers are on the rise. The corresponding figure for t [...]
Äldre
30 aug 2024
Inclusive approaches in age-friendly cities in focus at the Nordic Day
How do we create social services together with older people with a migrant background? This was the theme of the Nordic Day this year. The e [...]
Funktionshinder
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 [...]
Barn & unga
8 jul 2024
Nordic cooperation supports screening for domestic violence in the first 1000 days
Pregnancy and the first years of life are an important window of opportunity for screening for domestic and honour-related violence. In Swed [...]
Funktionshinder
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 [...]
Barn & unga
17 jun 2024
Unga har annan syn på psykisk hälsa än myndigheter
Psykisk hälsa är inte bara depression eller vårdens fokus på enskilda diagnoser. När ungdomsrepresentanter möttes och diskuterade psyk [...]
Dövblindhet
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 [...]
Dövblindhet
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 [...]
Funktionshinder
27 maj 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 [...]
