When: the first Thursday each month, from 17:00 – 18:30.
Where: Online, Zoom
You can join us by registering here.
What is PAW?
Personal Assistance Watch – PAW is a new space run by the European Network on Independent Living to discuss access to Personal Assistance across Europe. PAW is a follow up to PAUC – Personal Assistance Users’ Club, which was active in 2022 and 2023, and was open to disabled people with Personal Assistance.
Who is PAW for?
PAW welcomes anyone interested in Personal Assistance – disabled people who have PA or would like to have it, Centers for Independent Living, Disabled People’s Organisations, academics, service providers and others.
How does PAW work?
PAW consists of monthly meetings, moderated by ENIL member Alessandra Grotta (Italy/Sweden), with the support of ENIL Secretariat. Each meeting will focus on a specific issue, with time set aside at the end for free discussion about anything the participants would like to ask or discuss.
Topics include, though will not be limited to:
- Key components of Personal Assistance legislation
- Recruiting PAs – how to make it easier?
- Assessment – how to make sure every person gets the right amount of PA
- Training – who should be trained and by whom?
- Moving to another country as a PA user
- The role of families
- Working conditions of PAs
- Centers for Independent Living and user cooperatives
- Other topics, depending on what the participants would like to know about
You can also submit your topics here.
How often will PAW meet?
PAW meetings will take place throughout 2024, during the first Thursday each month, from 17:00 – 18:30.
The next meetings will take place on:
| Dates | Topics |
|---|---|
| Thursday 6 February, 2025 | Personal Assistance for Persons with Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities |
| Thursday 6 March, 2025 | Personal Assistance through a Gender and Intersectional Perspective |
| Thursday 3 April, 2025 | The Role of Research on Personal Assistance in Supporting the Independent Living Movement |
| Thursday 8 May, 2025 | The Connection between Access to Personal Assistance and Physical and Mental Health |
| Thursday 5 June, 2025 | Disability and Personal Assistance Representations in Popular Culture |