8th Institutional Conference on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Event details
- Start: 03 Dec 2025 12:30
- End: 03 Dec 2025 14:00
- Rectorat building (conference hall)
The UAB will be celebrating the Eighth Institutional Conference on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday 3 December. The initiative, organised by the Equality and Diversity Service, will include several activities and is part of the institutional commitment to promoting an inclusive academic community, sensitive to the multiple realities linked to disability.
This year's edition will focus on the advocacy and promotion of rights linked to the mental health of people with disabilities, with the aim of generating a space for critical reflection and dissemination of healthcare models that promote real progress in this area.
The event will take place at the conference hall of the Rectorat building. A conference entitled "Universities that care: the Quality Rights model in the academic community" will given by Magda Casamitjana i Aguilà, former student of the UAB and coordinator of Quality Rights in mental health at Sant Joan de Déu and Fundació Hospitalàries. Immediately afterwards, Vice-Rector for Students and Employability Anabel Galán will present the Impuls grants award ceremony.
The event will end at 2:00 p.m. with a speech by UAB Secretary General Esther Zapater and a performance of the Community Choir in the UAB Theatre Hall.
The event is infoaccessible and will be streamed live on the UAB YouTube channel. You must confirm your attendance using the following form: Attendance to the institutional event for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Fifth Inclusive Art Week
In addition to the institutional event, the UAB celebrates its 5th Inclusive Art Week from 20 November to 3 December, with activities that reinforce the university's commitment to building a diverse and inclusive academic community aware of the multiple realities linked to disability.