European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities
European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities | |
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Founded | October 20 1996 |
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Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
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Key people | James Crowe, President Luk Zelderloo, Secretary General |
The European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (abbreviated: EASPD), based in Brussels, Belgium, is an umbrella organization that represents approximately 17,000 support service providers for persons with disabilities from 33 European countries at a European level.
History[]
EASPD was founded in 1996 with 5 partners.[1] As the organisation began to grow, it held its first conference in 1999 in Dublin, Ireland, the topic being “Partnership— the key to quality services”.[1] By 2001, EASPD represented 5,000 services, and had become a member of European NGOs Social Platform and ECAS (), and had signed cooperation agreements with IASSID and Inclusion Europe.[1] Over the next 10 years, EASPD continued to grow, and until now has built a network that currently represents over 17.000 support services for persons with disabilities and their families all over Europe.[1] The services represented cover the entire life cycle of the individual and include early intervention, education, employment, housing, leisure, culture, day-care, elder and residential support services.
In 2011 EASPD, together with Eurodiaconia, Workability Europe, EPR, Solidar, FEANTSA, CEDAG, Caritas (joined later), and the Red Cross (joined later) launched Social Services Europe, a European platform for not for profit providers of health and social services.[2] In 2013 EASPD was accredited as NGO to the Conference of States Parties to the , and launched its first "Employment for All" Award. By 2015, EASPD represented over 12,000 service providers, became a member of EDF, and entered into a partnership with the Zero Project.
In 2016 EASPD moved its headquarters to Rue du Commerce, Handelsstraat in Brussels and elected its current president, James Crowe.[3] In 2017, EASPD launched their second website, socialinvetment.eu, to help social service providers get better loans through the EU Investment Plan and the European Investment Bank.[4] In January 2018, EASPD launched its new multiannual Strategy "Commit!" to support its work.
Logos[]
1996-2020
EASPD Presidents[]
- 1996 - 1997 Marie-Claire Rens of F.I.S.S.A.A.J Belgium
- 1997 - 1999 Roger Acton Director of Disability Federation Ireland
- 1999 - 2005 Luk Zelderloo of Tau-groep Belgium
- 2005 - 2008 Brian O'Donnell CEO of the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Ireland
- 2008 - 2016 Franz Wolfmayr President of Steierische Behindertenhilfe Dachverband Austria
- 2016- Present James Crowe, UK
References[]
- ^ a b c d "EASPD Timeline" (PDF). EASPD. 2018-08-21.
- ^ "Social Services Europe | SSE | Brussels | WHAT WE DO". Social Services Europe | SSE | Brussels. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "EASPD new office | EASPD". www.easpd.eu. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "EASPD launches new website". 05/06/2017.
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External links[]
- EASPD Website
- EASPD: Zehn bewährte Verfahren zur Beschäftigungsförderung von Menschen mit Behinderung (englischsprachige Version: [1])
- Ilja Seifert: Die Europäische Strategie zugunsten von Menschen mit Behinderungen als Instrument zur Umsetzung des UNCRPD: Auswirkungen auf die Politik der EU und der nationalen Ebene. Sprachendienst des Deutschen Bundestags. 3. Mai 2012
- Organisations based in Belgium
- Organizations established in 1996