International Episode 30: Dainora (Lithuania)

<p>In this episode I speak with Dainora, a social worker from Lithuania, working as a Supported Decision-Making Specialist at the Agency for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and as a Marketing Manager at the Psychosocial Activity Centre “Nauja pradžia”, while also pursuing a master’s degree. Her work in supported decision-making focuses on empowering people with disabilities to make their own decisions, strengthen their independence, and have their voices heard. </p><p><br></p><p>Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:</p><ul><li><p>Agency for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ANTA) - <a href="https://anta.lrv.lt/lt/"><u>https://anta.lrv.lt/lt/</u></a></p></li><li><p>Psychosocial Activity Center “Nauja Pradžia (New Start)” - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Nauja-prad%C5%BEia-psichosocialin%C4%97s-veiklos-centras-61560334597170/"><u>https://www.facebook.com/p/Nauja-prad%C5%BEia-psichosocialin%C4%97s-veiklos-centras-61560334597170/</u></a></p></li><li><p>United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 12 (Equal recognition before the law) - <a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/article-12-equal-recognition-before-the-law.html"><u>https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/article-12-equal-recognition-before-the-law.html</u></a></p></li><li><p>European Disability Forum - <a href="https://www.edf-feph.org/"><u>https://www.edf-feph.org/</u></a></p></li><li><p>“My Rights - My Voice” board game - <a href="https://pertvarka.lt/naujas-budas-kalbeti-apie-teises-ir-pasirinkimus-d-jurgaitytes-sukurtas-zaidimas-mano-teises-mano-balsas/"><u>https://pertvarka.lt/naujas-budas-kalbeti-apie-teises-ir-pasirinkimus-d-jurgaitytes-sukurtas-zaidimas-mano-teises-mano-balsas/</u></a></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode&#39;s transcript can be viewed here: </p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W-5dq8jG8fYiZ5I8U2CkmOoIvb7Odg-yhGLIQyP13t4/edit?usp=sharing"><u>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W-5dq8jG8fYiZ5I8U2CkmOoIvb7Odg-yhGLIQyP13t4/edit?usp=sharing</u></a></p>