Franz Wolfmayr
Partner
Zentrum für Sozialwirtschaft GmbH
Austria
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About me
Franz Wolfmayr was special teacher involved in psychiatric reform projects for children with severe disabilities (1982 – 1989); founder of the social service provider Chance B - group in Eastern part of Styria – AT (1989 – 2015), today one of the most inclusive regions in Europe; cofounder and president of regional, national and international networks like EASPD - European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (2008-2016) representing more than 22.000 service providers in 41 European Countries
Since 2022 FW is partner of Zentrum für Sozialwirtschaft GmbH (ZfSW) - center for social economy in Graz (AT), expert in community based and personalized social service systems; employment of persons with support needs, author and coauthor of several studies and reports, partner in more than 30 innovative international projects in the field of education, employment, European Quality Framework, Social economy, public procurement, ...
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Speaker sessions (1)
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
12:00 - 13:00
Undoing the sheltered workshop system
- Transition models from Sheltered Workshops
- English captions | International Sign
Sheltered workshops remain a reality in most countries in the world. This forum examines the reasons behind this violation of the CRPD and highlights how global good practices are moving persons with disabilities out of sheltered workshops.