A European Platform for Rehabilitation (Plataforma Europeia para a Reabilitação) (EPR) é uma rede de entidades prestadoras de serviços a pessoas com deficiências e incapacidades. A rede dá aopio aos seus membros para que consigam alcançar um desenvolvimento pessoal contínuo, boas práticas e competitividade em todos os aspectos relacionados com a prestação de serviços.
Através deste apoio a cada organização envolvida, a EPR está direccionada para a promoção da igualdade, da igualdade de oportunidades e dos direitos humanos.
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The network of leading service providers to people with disabilities
The European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) is a network of leading European providers of rehabilitation services to people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups. EPR's member organisations are influential in their countries and stand for high quality service delivery in the fields of vocational education and training, reintegration, medical rehabilitation and social care. The thousands of professionals active in the EPR membership throughout Europe represent a wide range of expertise in the sector.
EPR assists its member organisations to achieve continuous professional improvement, best practice and competitiveness in every aspect of service delivery. Through its Public Affairs activities, EPR enables service providers to contribute to the formulation of European social policy, and facilitates access to EU funding.
Recognised as an important player on the European scene, the network receives structural funding under EU's Lifelong Learning Programme. EPR has a seat on EU's High Level Group on Disability and has participatory status with the Council of Europe. EPR cooperates actively with all key sectoral stakeholders.
Our Mission - Drawing strength from global diversity, EPR is an innovative force and generator of expertise increasing the quality of rehabilitation services. Recognised as the outstanding and influential forum of service providers in Europe and in cooperation with people with disabilities, the EPR realises continuous improvement and lasting change.
Our Vision - EPR contributes to a society where every person with a disability or other disadvantage accesses the highest quality services that create equal opportunities and independent participation in society.
Our Values - All EPR members are committed to the values of equality, equal opportunities and human rights for their clients. They strive to achieve full inclusion of people with disabilities to the best of their abilities through access to high-quality personal services.
