This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Athena came to realize that 10% of the population is both invisible and excluded by the other 90%. Since 2008, she is focusing on the ways society will deconstruct stereotypes of prejudice, bias and indifference to overcome discrimination of people with disability.
On the occasion of the International Volunteers’ Day, and the International Day of People with Disability, for the 7th consecutive year, SKEP coordinated “FINGER PRINTS” an Experiential and Interactive Workshop of Awareness and Socialization. The workshop took place at the Vorres Museum, on Thursday, December 4th, 2014.
270 mainstream students and young people with disabilities, collaborated in the following activities:
- T-shirt painting
- Art Workshop
- Introduction to Bocce in Unified Teams
SKEP participated in «The perfect match», a European program conducted by the Italian Organization “Lunaria”. People from 25 countries participated. SKEP's delegation was composed of 3 members: Aimilia Vakoufari, Christina Zaloni, Christos Kaskarikas. The program included delegations from Italy, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, France, Bulgaria, and Hungary. Certain members of these delegations were visually impaired. The program took place in a picturesque estate at Poggio Mirteto Scalo, approximately one hour out of Rome.
Together....We rediscovered our surroundings in a different light!
To people with disability there are no big or small obstacles for accessibility. There are simply obstacles!
Some of the most formidable problems that people with mobility issues face, are lack of accessibility, difficulty of transportation, and society’s indifference towards them..
On Friday October 10th and Saturday the 11th, under the auspice of the City of Thessaloniki, SKEP coordinated an experiential simulation of mobility impairment named “We Wheel Move you”, in the streets of the city.
On Sunday, October 19, “We Wheel Move you” took place at the Athenian Historical Center, and more specifically, in Monastiraki.
SKEP demonstrated to GloVo volunteers, as well as passers-by, the difficulties of moving around the city using a wheelchair.
At the same time, volunteers visited shops and other public areas, recording their accessibility.
On Wednesday, July 16th, SKEP in collaboration with SOS Children’s Villages, the citizen’s group Our Kypseli, and the support of the City of Athens (6th Municipal Sector), conducted the 6th Experiential Simulation of Mobility and Vision Impairment. “We Wheel Move you” took place at Fokionos Negri Square.
On November 30th 2013, in collaboration with the Municipality of Vrilissia, SKEP organized the 1st “We Wheel Move you” event.
One of the most serious problems that people with physical disabilities face is the lack of access.
We want everyone to see their areas DIFFERENTLY, through the eyes of someone who can’t easily move among us!
Because our city is not “disability-friendly”!
On Wednesday, November 27th 2013, in a friendly atmosphere, an open discussion was held entitled:"How to transform adversity into something positive". The debate was an initiative of SKEP in collaboration with the General Secretariat for Gender Equality.
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, SKEP was at Doukas School. SKEP’s team organized a Bocce game where students of the school played together with challenged youth from Margarita Special Vocational Training Centre. Furthermore through the activity “We Wheel Move you”, students had the opportunity to sit on wheelchairs and realize the obstacles that people with disabilities face on a daily basis.
Amazing projects and ideas by all 10 teams that worked with SKEP at </ DECODE YOUR LIFE!> By hellas online.
We will share the ideas with you in the following days!
