The objective of this paper is to provide a range of resources, as well as recommendations, for staff working with people with disabilities and stakeholders across Europe to help them improve digital skills, use of digital tools to improve efficacy of services, with the final aim to contribute to improving the quality of life of […]
Read more >Our Annual Report for 2019 is now available online. In this publication we look back at our year, our Conferences, Workshops, Trainings and key publications our community worked in to learn mutually from each other and lead innovation in service provision for people with disabilities. Would you like to learn more about our activities in […]
Read more >This briefing paper presents a complete overview of the EU funding programs currently being negotiated for the period starting after 2020. The paper looks at novelties, challenges and opportunities those bring to EPR members and alike organisations. Read the Briefing Paper here.
Read more >This analytical paper looks into existing EU and international policy frameworks to tackle gender inequalities and provides recommendations for EU policy makers. EPR brings to light the main barriers confronted by women and girls with a disability; specifically those related to the fields of work the EPR network engages with. As such, this paper focuses […]
Read more >This study commissioned by EPR involves mapping systems and trends supporting quality social services for social inclusion. Its two main objectives involve having a better understanding of current and potential trends of the social service sector in the field of quality, and informing the European Commission about the developments and needs of this sector in […]
Read more >In follow-up to the 2018 research and public event on the ‘Study on employment models within the social economy and their role in including persons with disabilities into the labour market and society’, the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) continues to explore social enterprises as a mechanism for active inclusion of persons with disabilities in […]
Read more >EPR has created a briefing on how to access finance for social enterprises; focusing on pan-European programmes. The sources include the Employment and Social Innovation Instrument (EaSI), European Progress Microfinance Facility (EPMF), Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Social Impact Accelerator (SIA) and Triodos Bank. As […]
Read more >The study was co-commissioned with members of Social Services Europe. EPR develops analysis and advocacy on policy and initiatives at EU level that affect the social services sector. The social services sector as defined by the European Commission covers employment and training services, social housing, child care, long-term care and social assistance services. In this […]
Read more >The study aims to address a gap in research and understanding on the quality of inclusion of PWD in social economy enterprises, including so-called Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs). In December 2018, EPR and EASPD co-hosted a public affairs event about the employment models within the social economy, where the research from this study was […]
Read more >For over twenty-five years, EPR has been supporting its members in identifying the factors that will allow them to increase the quality of rehabilitation service to person with disabilities (PWD). This compendium of good practices in staff engagement, motivation and retention looks at success factors from the five organisations APPACDM de Coimbra (PT), The Cedar […]
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