1. 15-17th September 2005 Common Voice Workshop, Budapest 1 Common Problems 1. Implementation and enforcement of governance principles 2. Coordination between stakeholders - networking and lobbying 3. Agreed quality principles and quality assurance - Personal budget system 4. Need assessment - Comparable research/data 5. Training of staff and professionals 6. De-institutionalisation

2. 15-17th September 2005Common Voice Workshop, Budapest2 Recommendations (theme 1) 1. Implementation and enforcement of governance principles and laws To provide a special fund for national monitoring systems run by NGOs taking over the task of charity organisations To provide a special fund for national monitoring systems run by NGOs taking over the task of charity organisations Encourage the EC to continue of funding, networking programs at national and regional level Encourage the EC to continue of funding, networking programs at national and regional level To provide fund for service providers in order to increase their capacities and introducing quality systems To provide fund for service providers in order to increase their capacities and introducing quality systems To increase proportion going into the field of disability from existing sources To increase proportion going into the field of disability from existing sources Monitoring and development institute founded by EU – to become resource centre for authorities and NGOs Monitoring and development institute founded by EU – to become resource centre for authorities and NGOs Concrete actions: Check out the Norwegian Fund in your country Check out the Norwegian Fund in your country Implement principles within our own organisations Implement principles within our own organisations To influence national governments to include M&D on the aganda for the meeting with NGOs (3. December 2005) To influence national governments to include M&D on the aganda for the meeting with NGOs (3. December 2005)

3. 15-17th September 2005Common Voice Workshop, Budapest3 Recommendations (theme 2) 2. Coordination between stakeholders - networking and lobbying To involve service provider organisations from new member states and accession countries into the High Level Group on Disability (drafting legislation and decision making process) To involve service provider organisations from new member states and accession countries into the High Level Group on Disability (drafting legislation and decision making process) Creating effective national level forums – including all stakeholder groups (authorities, organisations representing disabled persons, researchers, providers) Creating effective national level forums – including all stakeholder groups (authorities, organisations representing disabled persons, researchers, providers) Concrete actions: Visit the High Level Group (HLG) representative of your country and tell about project Visit the High Level Group (HLG) representative of your country and tell about project Assisting HLG with position papers, etc. – Involving or talking to Disability Councils Assisting HLG with position papers, etc. – Involving or talking to Disability Councils Research on what mechanisms already exists Research on what mechanisms already exists

4. 15-17th September 2005Common Voice Workshop, Budapest4 Recommendations (theme 3) 3. Agreed quality principles and quality assurance – Personal budget system The quality system should serve the users’ satisfaction The quality system should serve the users’ satisfaction Possibility of choice (non obligatory services) Possibility of choice (non obligatory services) Human rights for all Human rights for all Noboby should be excluded from services Noboby should be excluded from services „Modernization” discussion will have to apply the same quality principles „Modernization” discussion will have to apply the same quality principles Quality - price Quality - price Concrete actions: Support or initiate discussion leading to equal chances for state institutions/NGOs/forprofit org.s Support or initiate discussion leading to equal chances for state institutions/NGOs/forprofit org.s EC Forum to modernize dialogue on modernization EC Forum to modernize dialogue on modernization Initiate transnational cooperation on different quality principles, systems Initiate transnational cooperation on different quality principles, systems

5. 15-17th September 2005Common Voice Workshop, Budapest5 Recommendations (theme 4) 4. Need assessment - Comparable research/data Assessment should be person centred and should contain short term and long term goals Assessment should be person centred and should contain short term and long term goals Following up modification Following up modification Need assessment to be implemented by the community/institution/experts Need assessment to be implemented by the community/institution/experts Concrete actions: To initiate a DG research To initiate a DG research To lobby to include new indicators (on the availability of services) to submit in counrty reports To lobby to include new indicators (on the availability of services) to submit in counrty reports To collect information on what data are already available To collect information on what data are already available Conferences, forums to create common language in research Conferences, forums to create common language in research

6. 15-17th September 2005Common Voice Workshop, Budapest6 Recommendations (theme 5) 5. Training of staff and professionals Coherent continuous life-long training for all staff members Coherent continuous life-long training for all staff members Accredited curricula available on different levels (national level) – practice based Accredited curricula available on different levels (national level) – practice based European Care Licences available European Care Licences available Legal expectations for certain positions to match minimum training/educational background – practice based Legal expectations for certain positions to match minimum training/educational background – practice based Every service provider should have development plan (organizational and personal) Every service provider should have development plan (organizational and personal) Comment gender segregation Comment gender segregation Transparent systems of benefits Transparent systems of benefits Special funds for new member countries to cope with the brain-drain Special funds for new member countries to cope with the brain-drain

7. 15-17th September 2005Common Voice Workshop, Budapest7 Recommendations (theme 6) 6. De-institutionalisation To implement the principle of de-institutionalisation and to monitor it in all EU countries To implement the principle of de-institutionalisation and to monitor it in all EU countries To stimulate community initiatives to support families and to cut the supply line To stimulate community initiatives to support families and to cut the supply line Legislation imposing de-institutionalisation and to support real choice for users Legislation imposing de-institutionalisation and to support real choice for users Concrete actions: To enforce the creation of a set of principles on d e-institutionalisation on the European level (special attention to CEE conditions) To enforce the creation of a set of principles on d e-institutionalisation on the European level (special attention to CEE conditions) Community-based settings, person centred services Community-based settings, person centred services To include the above mentioned principles – pressure on the European Social Fund To include the above mentioned principles – pressure on the European Social Fund Clarify the language Clarify the language