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Conference on the Independent Living of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities

Helsinki, Marina Congress Center
6-7 October 1999

The conference will pay attention to promoting the functional capacity of older persons and persons with disabilities.

Background information:
Background note of the conference (fr, de)

The workshops of the Conference

Conclusions of the Workshop Towards an inclusive society: removing barriers (A)

Conclusions of the Workshop on equal opportunities and non-discrimination (B)

Conclusions of the Workshop on the UN International Year for Older Persons (C)

Press releases:

Conference on the Independent Living of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Helsinki (1 October)

Other press releases

Photos about the conference

Further information:
Information officer (journalists), Ms. Tarja Summa, tel. +358 9 160 4486, fax +358 9 160 4328, tarja.summa@stm.vn.fi

Participants: Project manager Ms. Mari Korhonen, tel. +358 9 160 4142, fax +358 9 160 3296, mari.korhonen@stm.vn.fi

Substance questions: Ms. Anna Keto-Tokoi, tel. +358 9 160 3227, anna.ketotokoi@stm.vn.fi
Ms. Viveca Arrhenius, tel. +358 9 3967 2680, fax +358 9 3967 3816, viveca.arrhenius@nuh.fi

Practical information: Ms Merja-Ann Lindell, Secretariat for the Finnish Presidency of the EU, tel. +358 9 1341 6115, fax +358 9 1341 6110

Publications
Orders from the International Affairs Unit, tel.+358 9 160 3927, or the Information and Communication Unit, tiedotus.stm@stm.vn.fi

Policy on Ageing (Brochures of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 1999:4 eng)

Independent living - Challenges for Disability Policy (Brochures of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 1999:5 eng)

Presidency Service of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health during the Finnish Presidency of the EU

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

The European Union's server EUROPA

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