“Invite an Expert” – Kosovo 2019
As part of the “Invite an Expert” EDSA program, the Down Syndrome Association in Kosovo asked for support for a 3-day seminar Report by Cora Halder Down Syndrome Kosova (DSK) … 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.
Exhibition Deep Down Arts
A collective exhibition of artists with Down syndrome Deep Down Arts provides artists with Down Syndrome from around the globe the platform to show their vision of the world. The … Read more
ValueAble Network presented in New York at WDSD 2018 on March 21st
PRESS RELEASE – ValueAble, the network of the hospitality employers who promote job inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities, presented in New York on march, 21st. 21 March 2018 marks … Read more
Research Project: Family Factors
Research Project “Family Factors and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome” – Marcia Van Riper is nursing Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Read more
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
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