Secondo il vento faremo le vele.
“Secondo il vento faremo le vele“ – a course and an experience designed to get people with DS prepared for living as adults. An old maritime proverb underlines the need … Read more
Projects
Members of EDSA can benefit from competences and experiences of each other. Among other things, they can invite experts, on good terms. These “invite an expert”-projects run with financial support of the association. The EDSA family project build bridges between families in the various countries.
Member organizations of EDSA are also working together in various projects funded by the European Commission, like the Grundtvig’s Lifelong Learning Programme or Erasmus. The POSEIDON, the HEALTHY DS and the OMO projects are still running. Some previous projects were SMART TOURISM and NOT BY CHANCE TOURIST.
Valueable – website has been launched
Valueable – the European network of intellectual diasability-friendly hospitality employers. What is Valueable? Valueable is an international certification attesting that companies that have been awarded it belong to the European … Read more
POSEIDON App
POSEIDON app Apps developed in the POSEIDON project – an EU FP7 research project – are now available on Google play. The Poseidon project aimed at developing technological infrastructure and … Read more
The INV-Project
“What is essential is invisible to the eye“ (INV). What is INV all about? A pedagogical model, a conceptual framework for the relationship established between the professional and the person … Read more
My Opinion My Vote
ALL CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ACTIVE IN SOCIETY. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, TOO. M.O.T.E. – My Opinion, My Vote’s website is a product of a European Project on the … Read more
Valueable – The European Network of Intellectual Disability-Friendly Hospitality Employers
A new European network of socially responsible hotels and restaurants Valueable – a new European network of socially responsible hotels and restaurants has just been launched. This means: More working … Read more
Let’s Try ICT
The Turkish Down Syndrome Association and EDSA member is partner of an Erasmus+ Project called “Let’s Try ICT”. Let’s Try I©T is a European project within the frame of Erasmus+ … Read more
The OMO Project
“On my own … at work (OMO) has first been a dream. The dream of a Europe which belongs to everybody. The dream of a free circulation of workers or … Read more
Invite an expert
Invite an expert It is one of EDSAs goals to share experiences as well as good practices and support each other with information and expertise. Within the program “Invite an … Read more
Family Exchange Programme (FEP)
As EDSA, one of our aims is to build bridges between families who have a child or a relative with Down syndrome and are living in different countries. We believe … Read more