Hundreds of new ramps are making shops, offices, and other establishments in Iceland more accessible. An innovative partnership for increasing accessibility was one of the examples the Council of Nordic Cooperation on Disability got to hear more about when meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland in May. The effect of the initiative Ramp Up Iceland is clearly visible for every Reykjavik visitor who looks down to street level.
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Successful co-creation of new digital services for persons with disabilities is possible, but including the users from the start of the process is necessary for success. Both strategies and practical issues concerning co-creation were highlighted at the Nordic side event at the United Nations conference of State Parties to the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in New York.
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Han beslutade sig för att acceptera sin alzheimerdiagnos och inte gråta över det han inte kunde påverka. På den isländska öppna dagverksamheten Seiglan, för personer som nyligen fått sin alzheimerdiagnos, mötte Bjarni Bjarnason nya vänner och lärde sig konsten att acceptera.
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Mangel på arbejdskraft er allerede et problem, og det vokser. Kan en mere åben tilgang fra arbejdsgiverne til at ansætte ledige indvandrere dæmme op for problemet? Det var spørgsmålet under et velbesøgt debatarrangement i Nordens Telt under årets Almedalsvecka.
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