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ICA Gender Equality Committe and ICA Housing Seminar:
Housing for Special Needs

8 October 2002, Lisbon (Portugal)
Opening the Door to Equal Opportunity
 

Agenda and Presentations

Welcome of Participants
Jens Heiser, Chairperson, ICA Housing
Vanda Giuliano, Chairperson, ICA Gender Equality Committee
Introduction to the theme "Housing and Service for Special Needs"
Prof. Hans Münkner
Services for the Disabled: The Norwegian Experience
Terje Halvrsen, NBBL, Norway

Inclusiveness in Action: Integrating Special Needs in Canadian Housing Co-operatives (pdf)
Nicholas Gazzard, Co-operative Housing Federation, Canada

Caring Communities: The US Experience
Speaker to be confirmed

Services for Special Needs: The Portuguese Experience
Speaker to be confirmed
Discussion
Coffee Break
Introduction: Gender Issues in Housing Co-operatives (pdf)
Vanda Giuliano, Chairperson, ICA Gender Equality Committee

Women's Participation in the Swedish Housing Co-operative Movement (pdf)
Gun-Britt Märtensson, HSB, Sweden

Gender Issues in Polish Housing Co-operatives
Hanna Wroblewska, National Co-operative Council, Poland

Women and Housing Co-operatives in Canada: Role and contribution to improving the status of women
Alexandra Wilson, Co-operative Housing Federation, Canada

Women's Participation in Portuguese Housing Co-operatives
Speaker to be confirmed
Discussion
Summary and Conclusions
Maria Elena Chavez, Secretary, ICA Gender Equality Committee & ICA Deputy Director-General
Closing Remarks followed by a Reception for all participants

Last Updated: 10 August 2005