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. Accessible peerinteraction
withdisabled youth
Enhancing the skills of youth with learning
disabilities
22 June 2018
Brussels, Belgium
Leisure time as a positivist
youth peer pedagogy
Sports Training For All

2. • Period of the project
1 September 2017 - 31 August 2019
• Project partners:
University of Plovdiv “P. Hilendarski”(Bulgaria);
National association of professionals working with PwDs –
NARHU(Bulgaria);
Voluntary unit 112 (Bulgaria)
Vienna Association of Education Volunteers (Austria)
Belgrade Open School (Serbia)
• Funding
The project is funded under the Erasmus + programme of the
EC, Key Action "Strategic partnership for development of
innovation in Youth".

3. Project’s target groups
Direct Users:
Youth workers and leaders
Student leaders
Student bodies
Youth organizations
Disability youth organizations

4. Project’s results
Intellectual output 1: Guide for youth workers, leaders and
teachers on "How to build-up an Inclusive youth community
towards leisure time activities?“
Intellectual output 2: Handbook with inclusive youth
leisure and recreation activities for the youth community
Intellectual output 3: Mobile application on inclusive
leisure and recreation for youth

5. Website
http://www.leisure4youth.eu

6. • Period of the project
1 January 2018 - 30 June 2020
• Project partners:
 University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
 National association of professionals working with people with
disabilities (Bulgaria)
 Rijeka sports association for persons with disabilities (Croatia)
 Inonu University - School of Physical Education and Sports, Turkey
 Vienna Association of Educational Volunteers (Austria)
 “St. Paisii Hilendarski” Secondary School (Bulgaria)
• Funding
The project is funded under the Erasmus + programme of the EC, Key
Action “Sport, Collaborative partnerships - Group of priorities 4
(Social inclusion & Combat violence, racism and discrimination)”
Sports Training For All

7. Project’s target groups
Direct Target Groups:
Sport youth leaders and workers that are organising sports
activities as part of leisure and recreational activities within
(inclusive) youth and sports organizations.
Current active sports / physical education trainers in
special education/inclusive/mainstream schools
Family members that want to also undertake sport activities
outside school with their children with disabilities, and that
embrace the abilities of their children, instead of focusing on
the disability (based on positive psychology)

8. Project’s results
Intellectual output 1: IO1: Database of inclusive sports
practices in schools/youth organisations
Intellectual output 2: Development of ST4ALL curriculum
Intellectual output 3: Mobile and online self-assessment
tool to support the grassroots' sports trainer in assessing the
studied material
Intellectual output 4: Mobile learning application integrated
via online learning portal and community platform

9. Website
https://www.st4all.eu

10. • Period of the project
1 September 2017 - 31 August 2019
• Project partners:
National association of professionals working with PwDs –
NARHU(Bulgaria);
Phoenix BVBA(Belgium)
Vienna Association of Education Volunteers (Austria)
David Banes Access and Inclusion Services (United Kingdom)
• Funding
The project is funded under the Erasmus + programme of the
EC, Key Action "Strategic partnership for development of
innovation in Youth".
Accessible peer interaction with
disabled youth

11. Project’s target groups
Direct Users:
Youth workers and leaders
Student leaders
Student bodies
Youth organisation
Disability youth organisations

12. Project’s results
Intellectual output 1: IO1: Guide for youth workers on
inclusive communication awareness campaign
Intellectual output 2: Handbook “ABC to inclusive
communication with my peers with disabilities”
Intellectual output 3: “Inclusive communication peer
support hub”

13. Website
http://www.accessinteract.eu

14. Thank you!