The Training of National Advocates Defending and Representing the Rights of People Exposed to Disability Discrimination in Candidate Countries
Date:
Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 12:00am to Monday, May 29, 2006 - 12:00am
In the framework of its EU Disability Discrimination project, the Center for Policy Studies hosted a 3-day training session in Budapest, targeting mainly disability NGO activists and advocates, who were already engaged in working on disability rights issues. The EU Directive 2000/78/EC was used as the training framework, and participants became conversant with the disability discrimination aspects of the Directive and its practical effect on the laws of their States.
The workshop was held by legal experts in discrimination law from Ireland, the United Kingdom and Hungary. Sessions were conducted in English, with simultaneous translation available for Hungarian-speakers. Sign language interpreting was also be provided.