Nordic Disability Forum 75th Anniversary

On November 11 2021 the Danish Association of the Physically Disabled hosted the 75th Anniversary conference of the Nordic Disability Forum. The conference covered a range of important themes concerning poeple with disability inviting experts to share their insights regarding the labour market, discrimination, accessability and more.

On November 11 2021 the Nordic Disability Forum (NHF) celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a conference in Denmark.

The Danish Association of the Physically Disabled hosted the members of the NHF, disability organisations of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Throughout the day eksternal eksperts from the member countries came in to give their insights into the themes of history of civil society minority groups, daily life challenges when you live with a disability, universal design and accesability, employment and barriers and hate speech and other forms of discrimination.

We have collected the experts' talks indiviudually below. Please find the talk of your interest or watch them all cronologically.

Welcome by Susanne Olsen

Welcome

Chairman of the Danish Associasion of the Physically Disabled Susanne Olsen bids welcome.

Kjeld Høgsbro, Professor Emeritus, University of Aalborg, Denmark

Looking back

How and to what extent do claims from and actions by civil society minority groups have an effect on European Welfare Policy and which political or organizational strategies should be chosen by civil society organizations in order to achieve their political objectives - seen from the perspective of organizations of and persons with disabilities in particular?

Anna Amilon, Project Manager, VIVE, Denmark

Daily Life Challenges

Within the last decades, Danish questionnaires have systematically been questioning persons with disabilities their perception of the possibility of living a life on equal terms, compared to other people. Through knowledge of social barriers, one can choose strategies and actions to eliminate societal barriers.

Theme: Universal Design and Accessibility

Inger Marie Lid, Professor, PhD, Health Studies, VID Specialized University, Norway

Universal Design and Accessibility

Accessibility has always been the major societal barrier which prevents living a life on “ordinary terms”. Accessibility has always been at the center of the Nordic Disability Policy. The questions are, what strategies and actions can societal organizations choose to eliminate accessibility barriers? Is it through Universal Design? Is it through “traditional” accessibility claims? Is it a combination? Which actions looks most promising?

Haraldur Thorleifsson, Ramping up Reykjavik, Iceland

Universal Design and Accessibility

Accessibility has always been the major societal barrier which prevents living a life on “ordinary terms”. Accessibility has always been at the center of the Nordic Disability Policy. The questions are, what strategies and actions can societal organizations choose to eliminate accessibility barriers? Is it through Universal Design? Is it through “traditional” accessibility claims? Is it a combination? Which actions looks most promising?

Pauli Rautiainen, Associate Professor, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Universal Design and Accessibility:

Accessibility has always been the major societal barrier which prevents living a life on “ordinary terms”. Accessibility has always been at the center of the Nordic Disability Policy. The questions are, what strategies and actions can societal organizations choose to eliminate accessibility barriers? Is it through Universal Design? Is it through “traditional” accessibility claims? Is it a combination? Which actions looks most promising?

Q&A on Universal Design and Accessibility

Q&A on Universal Design and Accessibility

Accessibility has always been the major societal barrier which prevents living a life on “ordinary terms”. Accessibility has always been at the center of the Nordic Disability Policy. The questions are, what strategies and actions can societal organizations choose to eliminate accessibility barriers? Is it through Universal Design? Is it through “traditional” accessibility claims? Is it a combination? Which actions looks most promising?

Theme: Employment and Barriers

Mona Larsen, Project Manager, VIVE, Denmark

Employment and Barriers

Persons with disabilities experience a higher unemployment rate relating to the ordinary labour market compared to others. How is it possible for persons with disabilities to become included on the open labour market? Through implementation of which strategies and removal of which societal barriers is it then possible to increase the employment rate of persons with disabilities on the ordinary labour market in particular?

Inger Steen Møller, chairperson, social and labour market politics, Dansk Handicap Forbund, Denmark

Employment and Barriers

Persons with disabilities experience a higher unemployment rate relating to the ordinary labour market compared to others. How is it possible for persons with disabilities to become included on the open labour market? Through implementation of which strategies and removal of which societal barriers is it then possible to increase the employment rate of persons with disabilities on the ordinary labour market in particular?

Anni Kyröläinen, Office of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, Finland

Employment and Barriers

Persons with disabilities experience a higher unemployment rate relating to the ordinary labour market compared to others. How is it possible for persons with disabilities to become included on the open labour market? Through implementation of which strategies and removal of which societal barriers is it then possible to increase the employment rate of persons with disabilities on the ordinary labour market in particular?

Q&A on Employment and Barriers

Q&A on Employment and Barriers

Persons with disabilities experience a higher unemployment rate relating to the ordinary labour market compared to others. How is it possible for persons with disabilities to become included on the open labour market? Through implementation of which strategies and removal of which societal barriers is it then possible to increase the employment rate of persons with disabilities on the ordinary labour market?

Theme: Hate Speech and Other Forms of Discrimination

Nikolaj Nielsen, Department Director, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark

Hate Speech and Other Forms of Discrimination

“Hate Speech” on the ground of disability is usually not recognized as a form of discrimination. How do persons with disabilities experience “Hate Speech”, and can occurrences of “Hate Speech” be eliminated? How is it possible to eliminate “Hate Speech?”

Kristian Hegaard, former MEP, Denmark

Hate Speech and Other Forms of Discrimination

“Hate Speech” on the ground of disability is usually not recognized as a form of discrimination. How do persons with disabilities experience “Hate Speech”, and can occurrences of “Hate Speech” be eliminated? How is it possible to eliminate “Hate Speech?”

Henrik Gustafsson, Lawyer, Invalidiliitto, Finland

Hate Speech and Other Forms of Discrimination

“Hate Speech” on the ground of disability is usually not recognized as a form of discrimination. How do persons with disabilities experience “Hate Speech”, and can occurrences of “Hate Speech” be eliminated? How is it possible to eliminate “Hate Speech?”

Q&A on Hate Speech and Other Forms of Discrimination

Q&A on Hate Speech and Other Forms of Discrimination

“Hate Speech” on the ground of disability is usually not recognized as a form of discrimination. How do persons with disabilities experience “Hate Speech”, and can occurrences of “Hate Speech” be eliminated? How is it possible to eliminate “Hate Speech?”

Closing remarks by Riitta Jolanki

Closing remarks by Riitta Jolanki

Chairperson of the NHF Riitta Jolanki's closing remarks on the conference in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the NHF.

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