video lectures

ENGLISH

Japan Council on Independent Living Center – Adolf Ratzka

Video message for the 30th Anniversary of JIL, December 2021
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It’s time to move the battle from the street into the courtroom – Adolf Ratzka

Adolf Ratzka Intervention at the conference organized by Lotos, October 2021, Tuzla
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Human Rights in Older Age: Towards the Elimination of Ageism and Age Discrimination

Side event Human Rights Council 48- 21 September 2021, ONLINE
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Side event Human Rights Council 48- 21 September 2021, ONLINE
Adolf Ratzka intevention

Keynote speech: Celebration of the tenth anniversary of personal assistance. – Adolf Ratzka

Video message for the 10th Anniversary Sapporo Center for Independent Living, September 2021
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Independent living festival, Oslo, June 2021 – Adolf Ratzka

Independent living festival, Oslo, June 2021, Video presentation by Adolf Ratzka
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Independent living festival, Oslo, June 2021, Video presentation by Adolf Ratzka
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National Personal Assistance Policies: what we require and how to work for it – Adolf Ratzka

DECIDE Closing Conference, Lisbon, November 18, 2020, Video presentation by Adolf Ratzka
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 Introduction to Independent Living – Adolf Ratzka

ENIL Italia Webinar, September 2020
Video presentation by Adolf Ratzka
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Personal Assistance as Prerequisite for De-institutionalization – Adolf Ratzka

Workshop on De-institutionalization: From Theory to Practice Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Athens February 2020
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Real personal assistance, not fake substitutes! – Adolf Ratzka

Second Independent Living Congress – Valencia, October 25 and 26, 2018. https://congresovidaindependiente.es

Most of the personal assistance schemes we see today do not deserve to be called that way, because they do not enable us to have the quality of life we deserve, that is the quality of life that all non-disabled people take for granted. So what is real personal assistance, what are the services that can compensate for our impairments and can enable us to live ”equal to others”? What differentiates real personal assistance from cheap fake substitutes?
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Breathing and talking with CPAP mask and ventilator – Adolf Ratzka

Adolf Ratzka shows how to adapte a CPAP mask and configure the ventilator to your needs so you can talk with the mask. 
To be more specific for your needs, please get in contact with IVUN, the International Ventilator Users Network at http://www.ventusers.org/ There you can get addresses of clinics and experts close to you as well as info and advice on equipment.
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Mechanical ventilation : my journey from Iron Lung to CPAP mask – Adolf Ratzka

For over half a century I have used various machines that help me breathe. 
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ESPAÑOL

Políticas nacionales de asistencia personal: qué requerimos y cómo trabajar por ellas – Adolf Ratzka

 Comentarios para la Asociación Azul, La Plata, Argentina, Septiembre 2021
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¡Asistencia personal real, no sustitutos falsos! – Adolf Ratzka

 Segundo Congreso Europeo sobre Vida Independiente – Valencia, 25 y 26 de octubre de 2018. https://congresovidaindependiente.es

PORTUGUÊS

FALSA vs VERDADEIRA Assistência Pessoal – Adolf Ratzka

Assistência Pessoal como Pré-requisito para a Desinstitucionalização , Adolf Ratzka, Atenas, 2020.
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SLOVENČINA

Osobná asistencia znamená rozdiel medzi prežívaním a skutočným životom – Adolf Ratzka

Osobná asistencia – overený spôsob začlenenia ľudí s ťažkým telesným postihnutím, Košice, Novembra 2017.
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