Event “Enhancing the skills of youth with learning disabilities” on 22 June 2018 – Brussels, Belgium In the context of the “Intelligent Serious Games for Social and Cognitive Competence” project (ISG), we organised the event “Enhancing the skills of youth with learning disabilities” on 22 June 2018, in Brussels, Belgium. The event highlighted a whole range of initiatives that have as common goal to enhance skills of youth with (learning) disabilities. Target audience: People with disabilities, and their families and friends Teachers / Trainers / Tutors from inclusive and special education Youth and disability organisations Personal caregivers ICT and AT experts Program: 8.30-9.00: Registration and welcome OPENING (9.00-9.30) Opening + introduction to ISG – Karel Van Isacker (CEO, PhoenixKM) SESSION 1 (9.30-10.30) Increased independence for youth with learning disabilities Chair: Jean-Marie Vanhove (inclusion expert) 9.30 – 10.00: More independence for youth with learning disabilities – EU context: Helga Stevens (N-VA), Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair ECR, Co-chair Disability Intergroup 10.00 – 10.20: Witness accounts of pilot participants 10.20 – 10.30: Discussion – questions SESSION 2 (10.30 – 11.30) Need for skills enhancements: A European perspective Chair: Shervin Shirmohammadi, Sehir University, Turkey 10.30 – 10.50: EU Disability Policy: Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero (Deputy Head of Unit, for Rights of Persons with Disabilities within the Directorate General for Justice) 10.50 – 11.10: The need for skills training for people with disabilities: Mark Van Assche (TOLBO vzw) 11.10- 11.30: Discussion and questions Break + exhibition (11.30 – 12.00) SESSION 3: (12.00- 13.30) Examples of how skills training is applied in various initiatives towards vulnerable groups Chair: Petya Grudeva, MCA 12.00 – 12.20: Play2DO – MCA 12.20 – 12.40: Pathway+ and Speech pathology – Karel Van Isacker, PhoenixKM 12.40 – 13.00: Positive Leisure + Access Interact + ST4ALL – NARHU 13.00 – 13.30: Discussion and questions Closing words by Jan Buysse, Managing Director vleva Lunch (13.30 – 15.00) Break and exhibition of wide range of inclusion oriented projects (13.30 – 15.00) This project (2015-1-TR01-KA201-022247) has been funded with support from the European Commission (Erasmus+ Programme). This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. Event “Enhancing the skills of youth with learning disabilities”
22 June 2018 – Brussels, Belgium
Karel Van Isacker, PhoenixKM

2. At the heart...
provide needed personal
assistance
develop hard skills
develop soft skills
promote inclusion in
every domain (education,
employment)
network

3. ICT (AT)
skills
Special/Inclusive
Education
Social
Competences
Caregiving
(PA/CP/PC/babies)
Empowerment / Employment / Inclusion /
Mentoring