Rights-reporting

This Rights-Reporting podcast discusses how blind and partially sighted citizens across Europe can improve their situation with certain tools, such as the UN CRPD, Disability Strategy and European Pillar of Social Rights, in cases where their rights have been violated. The podcast is part of the PARVIS project led by visual impairment organisations EBU, SRF and Oogvereniging, and supported by the European Union. For more information, please contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu

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Episodes

Right to inclusive education

Wednesday Oct 26, 2022

Wednesday Oct 26, 2022

This episode focuses on the important right to education, stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), article 24.
We share experiences, and discuss barriers and challenges as well as possibilities, tools and solutions.
For more information, contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu.
The project is supported by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme of the European Union.

Right to personal mobility

Thursday Sep 29, 2022

Thursday Sep 29, 2022

This episode focuses on the important right of access to personal mobility, UNCRPD art 20.
We will hear about barriers and challenges, but also about possibilities, tools and solutions to improve the rights-related situation. 
For more information, contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu.
This podcast is supported by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Program of the European Union.

Monday Aug 29, 2022

This episode focuses on the important right of access to habilitation and rehabilitation, stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), article 26.
We share experiences, and discuss barriers and challenges as well as possibilities, tools and solutions.
For more information, contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu.

Right to political participation

Wednesday May 25, 2022

Wednesday May 25, 2022

This podcast episode focuses on the important right of being able to participate in political and public life as well as to vote independently, which is stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), article 29.
We share experiences, and discuss barriers and challenges as well as possibilities, tools and solutions to improve political participation. 
For more information, contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu

Right to digital inclusion

Thursday Mar 24, 2022

Thursday Mar 24, 2022

This episode focuses on the right to digital inclusion, stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), article 9. We discuss about barriers and challenges, but also possibilities, tools and solutions to realise digital inclusion. 
Fore more information, please contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu.
The project is supported by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme of the European Union.

Monday Jan 31, 2022

This episode focuses on the importance of equal access to culture for blind and partially sighted people - both as cultural workers and consumers. We will hear about existing barriers and discuss solutions, involving the inclusion of blind and partially sighted people in all processes from the beginning.
Fore more information, please contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu.
The project is supported by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme of the European Union.

Monday Nov 29, 2021

Unemployment rates of blind and partially sighted citizens in Europe remain huge. In this podcast episode, we discuss the prerequisites for an accessible work place, the importance of employers' attitudes and the significance of European and international legal and political frameworks to improve the situation.
Fore more information, please contact cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu.
The project is supported by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme of the European Union.

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