Training for self-advocates and decision makers
Type:
Training
Date:
April 14, 2026
Venue:
Brussels, Belgium
Registration link:
Taking part in disability rights advocacy and decision-making at EU Level
Training for self-advocates and decision makers
14 – 15 April 2026, Brussels
Join the training and:
- Learn about how different organisations do participation of people with disabilities
- Talk about disability rights with self-advocates from different countries
- Learn about EU money and how it can support inclusion
- Build ideas and plans to use in your own organisation
Training agenda
Day 1 – Participation
Morning:
- Welcome and introductions
- Explanation of the training and its goals
- What is participation?
- Why is participation important?
- Sharing examples of participation
Lunch
Afternoon – Learning visits:
- Participants split into smaller groups to visit European oanisations or institutions
- Learning abou how they support participation
Day 2 – Working together on advocacy, EU money and action
- Sharing what you learned during the visits on day 1
- EU money: How EU budget can support advocacy and participation
- What messages and demands you take back home
- How to turn ideas about participation into action
This training is part of the Unity project, co-funded by the European Union.
- You can also attend this online event in April to exchange with self-advocates and others working to improve participation of people with intellectual disabilities.
This training is done together with members of the Steering Group of the European Platform of Self-Advocates.
- Steering Group members take part in the training and share their experience with self-advocacy and participation.
- Steering Group members meet in the days following the training to talk about their next work, for example self-advocates' sessions at Europe in Action conference, or how to promote self determination for people with intellectual disabilities. This meeting is not part of the training and is for Steering Group members only.