Webinar on disability, work and poverty

Ongoing economic crises are making financial hardship worse, while job opportunities are becoming increasingly limited. People with disabilities are in a particularly vulnerable position as challenges in the labour market continue to grow.

The Nordic Council of Disability Organizations invites you to:

Webinar on disability, work and poverty

Speakers:
• Nora Groce, professor at University College London, is a global health expert and Director of the Disability Research Centre.
• Katarina Ivankovic-Knezevic, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion.
• Johannes Kananen, Associate Professor of Social Policy at University of Turku.

Registration is open until 15 September. The webinar is on Zoom and will be held in English. There is an option to get automatically translated captions in Nordic languages. Information about how to choose captions for the webinar will be sent out via email. For more information do not hesitate to contact us on: [email protected]

The Nordic Council of Disability Organizations consists of disability organizations from the Nordic countries and the autonomous regions. During the years 2025–2026, Åland holds the chairmanship through Funktionsrätt Åland (Åland Island’s Disability Rights Federation).

Link to the Zoom-meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87911466532?pwd=O0jP0sJcydHsP8liMH41A5VFbrGJpu.1

Meeting ID: 879 1146 6532
Passcode: 300658