Laura Jones

Consultant - Analyst

Laura Jones (ClosertoEU Consulting)

Athens, Greece

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Within social and employment policy, ClosertoEU consulting specialises in the topics of employment of persons with a disability and quality of social services. Clients have included the European Commission, NGOs and International consultancies.
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About me

I am a freelance consultant and analyst, specialising in the employment of persons with disabilities, vocational rehabilitation and quality of social services. Most recently I was the lead author and coordinator of two publications within Employment Package, The Manual for the Management of Chronic Diseases and the Prevention of Disabilities, and the Guidelines for Effective Vocational Rehabilitation, and have presented the initiatives at European conferences.

I currently advise the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) on its EQUASS quality framework, and coordinate its revision, as well as developing and managing Dissemination & Communication strategies for EU-funded projects for Tech Hive Labs, a not-for-profit research organisation based in Greece.

During my tenure as Secretary General at EPR I was responsible for the development and implementation of the organisation's Framework Partnership Agreement, and advised on and oversaw the network's other EU projects. A key focus area was policy and practice supporting the employment of persons with disabilities, including employer engagement, and I played a leading role within the Inclusive Labour Market Alliance. Specifically relating to the Package, I gave written and oral input to the Catalogue of positive actions.

Get in touch if you would like to explore how I could support the development of your project; such as liaison with the organisations that developed the practices, aligning the project concept and activities with the call specifications, developing communication & dissemination activities and reviewing the final proposal.

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Employment

Supported EmploymentVocational TrainingTransition models from sheltered workshops

ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)

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Thursday, 6 March 2025

11:00 - 12:00

The Disability Employment Package of the EU and its effect – in cooperation with the European Commission

Location:M2
  • Supported Employment
  • English captions | International Sign

The objective of this session will be to highlight worthwhile policy advances and what allowed these models to succeed and create societal impact for persons with disabilities within Europe.

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