Event

GOLD Project Webinar: Ageing with a Disability: Challenges, Practices & Policy Perspectives

* This webinar is open to the public. 

What does it mean to age with a disability in today’s Europe? What challenges do individuals, families, professionals and systems face, and how can we better support inclusive and rights-based approaches across the life course?

These questions were at the heart of a recent webinar organised within the Erasmus+ project GOLD. The event attracted significant interest, bringing together almost 100 participants from across Europe, including practitioners, policymakers, civil society organisations and other stakeholders, for a highly interactive and engaging session.

Throughout the webinar, project partners shared insights on:

• What ageing with a disability means and the key challenges people face as they grow older.
• Inspiring practices and practical tools that support smooth transitions and inclusive support systems.
• The GOLD Learning Pathway and upcoming capacity‑building opportunities for professionals.
• Emerging EU‑level, rights‑based policy recommendations, enriched by feedback gathered directly from participants.

The session combined expert contributions, real‑life examples, and dynamic exchanges, highlighting the growing momentum around ensuring that people with disabilities can age with dignity, autonomy and full participation in society.

Webinar presentations

• Introducing the GOLD Project: Context and Objectives, by Laura Pridmore, Project coordinator, AGFE
• Ageing with a disability – What does it mean?, by Fina Kanam, UNESSA
• Inspiring Practices from the field:
  • Adapting environments for ageing people with disabilities, by Priska Schukoff, Project officer, Chance B (Austria)
  • Adapting activities for ageing people with disabilities, by Miriam Gavioli, Psychologist, ANS (Italy)
  • Support for informal carers, professionals and care structures, by Casandra Cristea, SCF – Italy
  • Time management and rituals, Ana Crisan, ASSOC (Romania)
• The GOLD Learning Pathway: Capacity-Building for Supporting Ageing with Disabilities, by Jéssica Carvalho, Senior Consultant, Aproximar
• Towards EU Rights-Based Policy Recommendations, by Marine Luc, AGE Platform Europe