Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED) – VT/2007/005

School of somethingFACULTY OF OTHERCentre for Disability Studies

Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED)

Professor Mark Priestley

School of somethingFACULTY OF OTHERCentre for Disability Studies

• to establish and maintain a new pan-European academic network in the disability field

• research - policy - practice

• social model of disability

• build on the expertise of existing research centres and networks

• link to other research networks and monitoring projects

• develop the capacity of European scientific expertise in disability

• widening impact and public information

Aims and focus

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Human European Consultancy (Netherlands)

University of Leeds (UK)

Research Leaders (Germany, France, Netherlands, UK)

Country experts (EU and EFTA)

Thematic rapporteurs and peer review

External advisors (including EDF)

Links to other networks

Network structure and management 2008

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Task 1 - Network management

Task 2 - collaborative work environment and website

Task 3 - European disability law and policy

Task 4 - comparative statistical data

Task 5 - UN Convention monitoring indicators

Task 6 - OMC EU Employment Strategy

Task 7 - OMC social inclusion and social protection

Task 8 - additional information requests

Task 9 - annual academic meeting

Focus for nine Key Tasks in 2008

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Task Leader: Prof Lisa Waddington (Maastricht)

Rapporteur: Prof Rikki Holtmaat (Leiden)

• Relevance to the UN Convention and DAP

• Evidence of disability mainstreaming

• Public access to information

Task 3 – mapping European disability law and policy

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Task Leader: Professor Jean-Francois Ravaud (CERMES)

Rapporteur: Professor Wim van Oorschot (Tilburg)

• bottom-up approach

• existing sources of comparative data (statistical focus)

• opportunities and limitations

Task 4 – comparative statistical data

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Task Leader: Anna Lawson (Leeds)

• top-down approach

• framework of the UN Convention

• working methods and indicators used in monitoring

Task 5 – UN Convention and monitoring methods

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Task Leader: Professor Anne Waldschmidt (Koln)

Rapporteur: Professor Bent Greve (Roskilde)

• Review National Reform Programmes (2007)

• Evidence and examples of practical implementation

• Country reports and calls for additional evidence

• Thematic synthesis

• Update on 2008 plans

Task 6 – OMC EU employment strategy

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Task Leader: Professor Anne Waldschmidt (Koln)

Rapporteur: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (Vienna)

• Review National Strategic Plans (2007)

• Evidence and examples of practical implementation

• Country reports and calls for additional evidence

• Thematic synthesis

• Update on 2008 plans

Task 7 – OMC social inclusion and social protection

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• network Members

• EU Commission

• other stakeholders

Questions for today:

• how can researchers contribute to evidence based disability policy in Europe?

• how can European policy actors make best use of existing research?

Task 9 – annual academic meeting

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