D-WISE Network. Work inclusive, work wise

On 17 October 2019, the network took part in an international conference hosted by member organisation ZIPS in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The high-level event focused on the disability movement in Slovenia and the progress made in the country towards inclusive employment of persons with disabilities. It was opened by a keynote speech by Dejan Židan, speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia and leader of the Slovenian Social Democratic Party.

In December 2019, the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) hosted its annual Public Affairs Event “A tool for Active Inclusion of People with Disabilities - Social Economy Employment Models”.

The D-WISE Network project will participate at the European Social Economy Summit on 26-27 May 2021 in Mannheim, Germany. We will present the results of our project so far and policy recommendations during a joint stakeholder session with other European projects and organizations from the Social Economy sector.

On 16 and 17 June 2020, Fundación ONCE hosted an online seminar to present to the other partners some experiences of a Spanish company employing persons with disabilities (with specific examples from employment facilities of ILUNION), to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the European Social Economy sector and compare best practices and lessons learned, as well as to communicate on the results of the project research and work so far and to prepare the upcoming policy recommendation