European Self-Advocacy summit
Hi Everyone!
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to the European Self-Advocacy Summit 2026.
It will take place on Thursday, 26 March, at 18:00 CET on Zoom.
You can find Instructions for Zoom with pictures below.
The event will be interpreted into English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Maltese, Hungarian, Czech, and Polish.
Program
18:00 Welcome & Ice Breaker
Elisabeth Gudenus, Project Manager EU for Trisomy 21
18:10 What is the European Self Advocacy Network?
Self Advocate Maria James from Malta
18:20 Why Self-Advocates Must Be Heard in European Decision-Making
Alex Agius Saliba, Member of the European Parliament
18:25 Interviews of our Self Advocates
- Self Advocate Anna Virág from Hungary, interviewed by Ágnes Demeczky
- Self Advocate Simone Bello from Italy, interviewed by Sara Faggiana
ZOOM Instructions
How to change language
If you want to change the language of our event, click the globe icon in your Zoom call and choose your language.
We will have interpretation in the following languages:
English
Español (Spanish)
Français (French)
Deutsch (German)
Italiano (Italian)
Română (Romanian)
Malti (Maltese)
Magyar (Hungarian)
Čeština (Czech) - this channel will be called Japanese! We apologise for the inconvenience.
Polski (Polish)
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for people with intellectual disabilities.
It is important so they can
- Learn new things.
- Take part in society.
- Know their rights and stand up for them.
- Make their own choices.
About Eufortrisomy21.eu
A platform for the collaboration of associations, citizens and politicians working together for the celebration of World Down syndrome Day, to make visible the intellectual disability in general and persons with trisomy 21 in particular (most common intellectual disability of genetic origin, also called Down syndrome).