Rights of persons with disabilities and Advancing Independent living through Services of Excellence

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Over the FPA EPR will harness its members’ expertise to increase the network's influence on EU policy with a focus on persons with disabilities and increase the network’s reputation as a key partner for the EU institutions. EPR’s working groups will exchange good practices, develop resources and recommendations to feed into policy design. EPR will develop new partnerships and deepen existing ones, including the CERV funded NGOs EDF, ENIL, Inclusion Europe, and also those in Social Services Europe, for a stronger voice in policy development. National Awareness Raising Events will engage a wide range of stakeholders in discussing policy and practice. The flagship Annual Conference will feature policy, good practice, external and internal experts, training and networking. EPR Task Forces will develop resources and policy analysis to support service provision and better quality policy development and implementation. Study visits facilitate in-depth mutual learning and recommendations. An environmental strategy for EPR and members is implemented and a Gender Equality Plan. EPR's communications activities will grow, particularly on multiple formats shared via social media, for a greater reach. EPR's newsbulletins will be more engaging and its searchable knowledge hub deepened, supported by a communications network. EPR will mainstream policy issues in all activities for dissemination, understanding and effective implementation of the EPSR and ESRPD and related initiatives. EPR's financial sustainability will be improved through diversification and innovation supported through capacity building on EU funding through training, mutual learning and information. EPR will engage its members more in the network’s activities and governance structures, improving its functioning and responsiveness. Members’ needs and interests will be better considered and they’ll grow in understanding of EU initiatives and EU funding.