{"id":13039,"date":"2025-04-09T13:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pourlasolidarite.eu\/?post_type=project&p=13039"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:47:13","slug":"raavi-self-determination-and-disability","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/pourlasolidarite.eu\/en\/project\/raavi-self-determination-and-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"RAAVI \u2013 self\u2011determination and disability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The RAAVI project emerged in the context of the ratification by Belgium and France of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which has made the question of self\u2011determination a shared responsibility for all.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Establishing people\u2019s power to act and to speak<\/strong> out reshapes the relationship between those who provide support and those who receive it. The shift in roles and positions brought about by the renewed emphasis on respecting the universal right to self-determination, to act freely on one\u2019s own behalf, and to make one\u2019s own decisions, is changing professional points of reference and prompting a re-examination of both meaning and practice.<\/div>\n
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The environmental constraints faced by French and Belgian establishments and services, whether administrative, cultural, structural, or organisational, reflect shared challenges<\/strong> that should be addressed and improved for the benefit of the life paths of people with disabilities. It is therefore of major importance to develop a common, complementary, diverse, and inclusive cross-border response to people\u2019s life journeys.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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It is essential to involve the people concerned at every stage<\/strong> of this cross-border approach, both in identifying the barriers and enabling factors and in delivering the training activities. Their contribution is an indispensable condition for testing new forms of participation.<\/div>\n
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Objectives<\/h2>\n
The RAAVI project aims to promote the inclusion and self-determination of people with disabilities throughout their life course<\/strong> by identifying the barriers and enabling factors, whether related to training, organisation, or management, and by mapping and developing approaches and tools to improve managerial, organisational, collaborative, and educational practices. Its overall purpose is to improve support systems on the basis that self-determination is a fundamental principle of support.<\/div>\n
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RAAVI covers a cross-border area<\/strong> and seeks to address the shared environmental constraints<\/strong> affecting establishments and services in Belgium and France. It involves the active participation of people with disabilities, their carers, and professionals,<\/strong> and is structured around three areas of work<\/strong>:<\/div>\n