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European Consumer lunchtime — Enhanced rights for people with disabilities
20/04/2021 09:47
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This European Consumer Midi is organised by the European Consumer Centre Luxembourg, the Office in Luxembourg of the European Parliament and the Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg, in cooperation with Info-Handicap. — How does the European Union protect the rights of people with disabilities in general and in their daily lives? What new initiatives are emerging on the horizon? What do you expect from a society in which people with disabilities are not discriminated against? We have the pleasure to invite you to listen to and discuss this with MEPs Marc Angel (LSAP/S & D) and Tilly Metz (Greens), as well as Lucie Davoine, Acting Head of the Handicap and Inclusion Unit of the European Commission, Patrick de Rond, President of Info-Handicap, and Madeleine Kayser, Head of Integration Service and Special Needs of the City of Luxembourg. The debate will take place in French and Luxembourgish. On the Zoom platform, you will be able to receive interpretation in French, Luxembourgish and German sign language. Your questions may be asked in German, French, Luxembourgish and English, as well as in German sign language.
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ENGLISH VERSION During this Midi du Consommateur européen, the advantages and disadvantages of digital services were discussed with a focus on children vulnerability to game addiction, especially in the context of the pandemic, which is creating a fertile to such disorder, but also strengthening inequalities to education due to restricted access to Internet as well as digital tools. European and Luxembourgish experts as well as experienced young online gamers pointed the need to foster digital skills education at a younger age to reduce such inequalities, but also to avoid addictive behaviors and increase resilience to these disorders. Several consequences of such disorder were mentioned, among which risks of depression and panick attacks, school, social, family and health problems, but also risks of cybermobbing and sexual harassment that may lead to sexual abuse online (child pornography, etc). The European Commission, the European Parliament and Luxembourgish experts are working to maximise the benefits of Internet while making it as safe as possible and should work hand-in-hand with a multidisciplinary approach to best reach these goals. VERSION FRANÇAISE Lors de ce Midi du Consommateur européen, les avantages et inconvénients des services numériques ont été examinés et l’accent a été mis sur la vulnérabilité des enfants face à la dépendance aux jeux, en particulier dans le contexte de la pandémie, qui crée un terrain fertile pour ce type d’addiction, mais renforce également les inégalités en matière d’éducation en raison d’un accès restreint à Internet et aux outils numériques. Les experts européens et luxembourgeois, ainsi que les jeunes joueurs expérimentés participants ont souligné la nécessité d’encourager l’éducation aux compétences numériques à un plus jeune âge afin de contribuer à réduire ces inégalités, mais aussi à anticiper et éviter les comportements addictifs et accroître la résilience à ces troubles. De nombreuses conséquences de ces troubles ont été citées, parmi lesquelles des risques de dépression et de crises de panique, des problèmes scolaires, sociaux, familiaux et de santé, mais aussi des risques de cyber-harcèlement et de harcèlement sexuel, pouvant conduire à des abus sexuels (pédopornographie, etc). La Commission européenne, le Parlement européen et les experts luxembourgeois s’appliquent à maximiser les avantages d’Internet tout en le rendant aussi sûr que possible, et devraient travailler main dans la main avec une approche pluridisciplinaire pour atteindre au mieux ces objectifs.Related Ideas
Online IT education
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April 2021
12:30 - 13:30
Reference: cofe-MEET-2021-04-123
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