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The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education is an independent and self-governing organisation, established by our member countries to act as their platform for collaboration in the field of special needs education.

We are maintained by the Ministries of Education in our member countries:

Austria, Belgium (Flemish and French speaking communities), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (England, Scotland and Wales).

Bulgaria and Slovenia participate as observers of our work.

We are also supported by the European Institutions (Commission and Parliament).

Please use the navigation links above to explore our website.

Our working language is English and the main information on this site is in English only. However, we try to present as much information as possible in the languages of our member countries. All our publications, as well as other key national documents are presented as file downloads in as many languages as possible.
“YOUNG VOICES: Meeting Diversity in Education”

Young people with special educational needs from 29 European countries met in Lisbon on 16th-17th September 2007 for a European Hearing.

The European Hearing was organised by the Portuguese Ministry of Education and the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education within the framework of Portugal 2007 – Presidency of the European Union. The first important outcome of the Hearing is the LISBON DECLARATION - Young People’s Views on Inclusive Education. This Declaration covers what the young people presented in Lisbon in the plenary session at the Assembleia da República concerning their rights, needs, challenges and recommendations in order to achieve successful inclusive education.

The Declaration is now available in 22 languages and downloadable as pdf files from here.

For all the information about the Hearing, please go to the dedicated European Hearing website: http://www.european-hearing-2007.org/

 
 
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