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What does it take to empower persons with disabilities, and why is educating ourselves on this topic the first step towards better inclusion? Why is developing assistive technologies for people with disabilities important in order to contribute to their integration in society? How do we implement the policies and actions required to enable everyone to live their lives fully?
ETH Zurich and the Global Shapers Zurich Hub invited to an online dialogue on the topic “For a World without Barriers - Removing Obstacles in Daily Life for People with Disabilities” with Maria Rosanna Fossati, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and CYBATHLON pilot; Christian Lohr, Member of the Swiss Parliament and Publicist; Robert Riener, Full Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich; and Daniel Vafi, Vice Curator at the Global Shapers Zurich Hub and Founding Member of Project Circleg.
What does it take to empower persons with disabilities, and why is educating ourselves on this topic the first step towards better inclusion? Why is developing assistive technologies for people with disabilities important in order to contribute to their integration in society? How do we implement the policies and actions required to enable everyone to live their lives fully?
ETH Zurich and the Global Shapers Zurich Hub invited to an online dialogue on the topic “For a World without Barriers - Removing Obstacles in Daily Life for People with Disabilities” with Maria Rosanna Fossati, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and CYBATHLON pilot; Christian Lohr, Member of the Swiss Parliament and Publicist; Robert Riener, Full Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich; and Daniel Vafi, Vice Curator at the Global Shapers Zurich Hub and Founding Member of Project Circleg.
