1. ENSA General Assembly Report of activities 2011 Disability working group Chair : Val-de-Marne Martine CONIN, head of direction of services for elderly and disabled people (France)

2. Chair General Council of Val de Marne / Conseil g é n é ral du Val de Marne (FRANCE) Direction des services aux personnes âg é es et aux personnes handicap é es / Direction of services for elderly and disabled people

3. Composition (active and interested) partners SWEDEN : Eskilstuna, Varberg, Nacka, Solna, Uppsala, Orebro ITALY : Veneto Region, Valley d’Aosta SPAIN : IVADIS (Valencia), Junta de Andalusia FINLAND : Helsinki LATVIA : Riga GERMANY : Kreis Hoffenbach BELGIUM : CPAS Bruxelles

4. Aims Members plan and undertake : - study visits, - exchange programmes, - joint and shared projects, - special events.

5. Objectives To develop international co-operation, mutual learning, exchange of know-how, of cultural models and of experience in the public policies concerning disabled people To participate in innovative European projects

6. Fields of intervention General policies of disability Accessibility in urban space, in rights Employment : protected places and 1st Labour Market Citizenship and participation Culture, sport and leisure Ageing of disabled people

7. Main achievement from 2007 since today Mapping of our organisations  Through presentations  Through study visits  Through study of cases Projects  Design for all – accessibilty (2008 – 2010 / LEONARDO)  D-Active – citizenship (2010 – 2012 / GRUNDTVIG)  Friends beyond borders – youth (2010 – 2012 / Youth in Action) Organisation  Approx 2 meetings a year  One representant in EQUASS organisation

8. Meetings in 2011 3 meetings Mai, 25th, Cr é teil (Val-de-Marne - France)  Connected with a D-Active meeting June, 7-8th, Klagenfurt (Karinthia, Austria)  Connected with the General Assembly November, 21-22th, Eskilstuna (Sweden)  Connected with the elderly working group

9. Staff exchanges and study visits in the framework of our working group In 2010 : Staff exchanges between Varberg (SW) and Val-de-Marne (FR) Orebro (SW) to Veneto Region (IT) Castellon (SP) to Val-de-Marne (FR) In 2011 : G ö teborg (SW) to Val-de-Marne (FR) To be developped in 2012

11. Projects for 2012 - 2013 Fingers crossed for : ABOVE : Focusing on employment and support for people with psychic disability LEONARDO 2012 call And VET : Leonardo da Vinci Network project – 2012 call

12. Projects for 2012 - 2013 Wishes : - Developpement of connexions with the elderly working group (technical aid for example and support to carers) - New project on accessibility (following Design for all) - One meeting in Council of Europe in Strasbourg

13. Projects for 2012 - 2013 Bilateral cooperation and study visits : TRANSNET – Stockolm city / Val-de-Marne Synthesis : a partnership for social inclusion – Veneto Region / Spain / Val-de-Marne / Romania Accomodation services - Vasteras / Val-de-Marne

14. Thank you for your attention !