Mirror, mirror on the wall, are there opportunities to participate for us all?

About the facilitators

The Sounding Board Group (Spiegelgroep) advocates for people with disabilities in the Netherlands. They provide solicited and unsolicited advice to the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport (VWS).

The mirror group comprises:

• Aziz Koca represents individuals with both physical and mental disabilities.
• Eva Eijkhout participates in the mirror group to provide practical insights into policymaking.
• Marieke van Gastel is committed to overall inclusion.
• Amany Shalha represents individuals with disabilities from migrant backgrounds and those with visual impairments.
• Ellen van de Lande represents people with hearing impairments and supervises sports classes for people with disabilities.
• Hafida Achaoui has a mild intellectual disability (LVB) and works with Team Sam, providing educational sessions on LVB.
   

Kirsten Waaijer and Bente van den Akker of Pluut & Partners supervise the Mirror Group within VWS. They do this together with Frank Norbruis and Alice Hammink of the programme Unlimited Participation! (VWS).

Lotte de Haan from the social design agency Afdeling Buitengewone Zaken hosts the session together with the mirror group and, with a design-oriented perspective, transforms the discussions into social actions.