Petra Plicka

Easy Language Expert, Graphic Facilitator

Austria

22 profile visitsSpeaker

About me

Petra C. Plicka, B.A. | Bakk.phil.

Organisationsentwicklerin // Soziologin // Coach // Trainerin // Moderatorin

Ausbildung und Berufstätigkeit

selbständige Unternehmerin seit dem Jahr 2000

Gewerbeberechtigung: Unternehmensberatung

Studium Hotel- und Restaurant Management (Washington State University) // F&B Bereich Hilton Wien // Restaurantmanagement T.G.I.Fridays Wien // Managementberatung Merten Qualitätsmanagement GmbH // Ausbildung Qualitätsmanagement (ÖVQ) // Gesellschafterin der ÖAR-Regionalberatung GmbH // Beratung und Management auf Zeit  // Gestaltung von Beteiligungsprozessen (z.B. Pakt für Vielfalt in Oberösterreich) // Moderatorin (Gruppen von 3 bis 300 Personen) // Systemische Ausbildung als Trainerin und Coach (Trinergy) // Soziologiestudium – Schwerpunkt Organisations- und Arbeitsmarktsoziologie // Systemische Organisationsentwicklerin // Mitbegründerin der TEAM|Manufaktur // Mitglied der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schritte // Mitbegründerin von eventutto

Additional questions

Title (Academic/Diplomatic/Aristocratic/Political)

BA

Pronouns

she/her

I speak the following languages:

EnglishGerman

Areas of Activity

Employment

Supported Employment

Other Areas of Activity

EducationIndependent Living and Political ParticipationAccessibility

At #ZeroCon25, I am looking for...

Networking

At #ZeroCon25, I am offering...

Increase expertise in accessibility and inclusionNetworkingConsulting

Speaker sessions (7)

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

10:00 - 11:00

Opening Ceremony

Format:In-personLocation:M1Track:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign
  • Graphic facilitation

Join us for energy and emotion as we open the Zero Project Conference 2025!

16:00 - 17:00

Microfinance models by and for persons with disabilities

Format:In-personLocation:M3
  • English captions | International Sign
  • Graphic facilitation

This forum highlights successful models and strategies from the African and Asia-Pacific regions, created by and for persons with disabilities.

Thursday, 6 March 2025

15:00 - 16:00

Tech solutions for deaf and hard of hearing individuals

Format:In-personLocation:M2Track:Zero Project Awardees
  • Focus: Hearing impairment or Deaf
  • English captions | International Sign
  • Graphic facilitation

This session highlights Zero Project Awardees that leverage sign language and AI-driven solutions to improve accessibility and inclusion for the deaf community.

16:00 - 17:00

Global Disability Conferences in 2025: Call to Action

Format:In-personLocation:M2
  • English captions | International Sign
  • Graphic facilitation

Join this session featuring more than ten organizers of international disability-related conferences in 2025. Explore their meeting spaces and discuss opportunities to collaborate and engage with all of these global disability conferences.

16:00 - 17:00

Job creation for persons with intellectual disabilities

Format:In-personLocation:M1Track:Zero Project Awardees
  • Focus: Learning disabilities
  • Supported Employment
  • English captions | International Sign

Zero Project Awardees from Europe highlight their innovative solutions regarding job creation for persons with intellectual disabilities in this session.

Friday, 7 March 2025

10:00 - 11:00

Job creation for persons on the autism spectrum

Format:In-personLocation:M2Track:Zero Project Awardees
  • Focus: Learning disabilities
  • English captions | International Sign
  • Graphic facilitation

Research by the NIH among others continues to underline that many persons on the autism spectrum exhibit talents in memory, visuo‐spatial abilities, and calculation.

13:15 - 14:45

Forum der Selbstvertreter von Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten (with English translation)

Format:In-personLocation:M3
  • Focus: Learning disabilities
  • In German Language with English translation
  • German captions | ÖGS
  • Graphic facilitation

Forum of Self-Representatives of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Selbstvertreter tauschen ihre Erfahrungen mit integrativen Beschäftigungsmodellen aus und erörtern Möglichkeiten des Übergangs von geschützten Werkstätten in die Arbeitswelt.