{"id":12287,"date":"2025-10-09T15:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/?page_id=12287"},"modified":"2025-10-29T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:42:44","slug":"hajti-zvilupp-ta-qafas-nazzjonali-ghal-sapport-individwalizzat-matul-il-hajja-ghall-persuni-bdizabilita","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/mt\/hajti-zvilupp-ta-qafas-nazzjonali-ghal-sapport-individwalizzat-matul-il-hajja-ghall-persuni-bdizabilita\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0126AJTI: \u017bVILUPP TA\u2019 QAFAS NAZZJONALI G\u0126AL SAPPORT INDIVIDWALIZZAT MATUL IL-\u0126AJJA G\u0126ALL-PERSUNI B\u2019DI\u017bABILIT\u00c0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"banner align\">\n    <div id=\"banner-block_a3ace04a40d5cb7c35a215996f66dd06\" class=\"block-banner\">\n\n\t    <div class=\"blend-mode multiply\">\n\t\t\n                        <div class=\"img inline-bg-image lazyload\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Purple background\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mobile-cover-update.png)\"><\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"inner content\">\n\n                \n                <p class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/mt\/\">Pa\u0121na<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n                <h1 class=\"h1 white\">\u0126AJTI: \u017bVILUPP TA\u2019 QAFAS NAZZJONALI G\u0126AL SAPPORT INDIVIDWALIZZAT MATUL IL-\u0126AJJA G\u0126ALL-PERSUNI B\u2019DI\u017bABILIT\u00c0 <\/h1>\n                \n                                                    <div class=\"post-content white\"><p>Konferenza nazzjonali minn A\u0121enzija Sapport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                \n                                \n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"title-text align\">\n    <div id=\"title-text-block_96d5b4a1328699f429987e6883e4f85c\" class=\"block-title-text bg-grey\">\n    <div class=\"inner stbp\">\n\n                \n                            <div class=\"post-content\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data: 2 ta\u2019 Di\u010bembru 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post: Villa Arrigo, Naxxar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0126in: 08:00 \u2013 14:30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \n                \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"title-text-cols align\">\n    <div id=\"title-text-cols-block_31a84e5cb007e87dc2c2de012e020707\" class=\"block-title-text-cols\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner flex-columns stretch\">\n\n    \n\t    <div class=\"col-50 left-side\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 blue\">Konferenza nazzjonali <\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content custom-bullets\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\n    \n\t    <div class=\"col-50 right-side\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h6 red\"><\/h6>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content\"><p>A\u0121enzija Sapport g\u0127andha l-pja\u010bir t\u0127abbar il-konferenza nazzjonali <strong>\u0126ajti: \u017bvilupp ta\u2019 Qafas Nazzjonali g\u0127al Sapport Individwalizzat Matul il-\u0126ajja g\u0127all-Persuni b\u2019Di\u017cabilit\u00e0<\/strong>, li ser i\u0121\u0121ib flimkien esperti lokali u barranin g\u0127al diskussjoni dwar l-i\u017cvilupp u l-implimentazzjoni ta\u2019 pjanijiet ta\u2019 sapport individwalizzat (ISPs) g\u0127all-persuni b\u2019di\u017cabilit\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Din il-konferenza hi intenzjonata sabiex to\u0127loq pjattaforma g\u0127al djalogu li tispira tibdil kif pjanijiet ta\u2019 sapport individwalizzat ji\u0121u \u017cviluppati u applikati tul il-\u0127ajja ta\u2019 persuni b\u2019di\u017cabilit\u00e0. Il-konferenza ser titfa\u2019 dawl fuq l-importanza ta\u2019 kollaborazzjoni bejn il-professjonisti minn diversi setturi \u2013 is-so\u010bjal, l-edukazzjoni, u s-sa\u0127\u0127a \u2013 sabiex ikun assigurat li l-pjanijiet ta\u2019 sapport jibqg\u0127u dinami\u010bi, ibba\u017cati fuq evidenza, u li jindirizzaw il-b\u017connijiet tal-persuni b\u2019di\u017cabilit\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Il-parte\u010bipanti ser jibbenefikaw minn plenarji u panel ta\u2019 diskussjoni, kif ukoll testimonjanzi ta\u2019 persuni b\u2019di\u017cabilit\u00e0 kif ukoll familjari, li ser joffru kemm perspettiva professjonali kif ukoll esperjenzi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Il-konferenza ser tkun primarjament bil-Malti, b\u2019interventi bl-Ingli\u017c minn kelliema internazzjonali. Ser ikun provdut servizz ta\u2019 traduzzjoni.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"why-volunteer align\">\n    <div id=\"why-volunteer-block_275d7e832724fd9b598963c3fd4b22a5\" class=\"block-why-volunteer\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner flex-columns stretch\">\n\n    \n\t    <div class=\"col-45 left-side\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 light-pink\">Min g\u0127andu jattendi:<\/h2>\n\n            \n\t\t\t            <ul class=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ico-checkmark lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/check-icon.svg\" alt=\"Checkmark\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"text\">Professjonisti li ja\u0127dmu fl-oqsma so\u010bjali, edukattivi u tas-sa\u0127\u0127a, fost l-o\u0127rajn<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ico-checkmark lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/check-icon.svg\" alt=\"Checkmark\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"text\">Persuni b\u2019di\u017cabilit\u00e0<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ico-checkmark lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/check-icon.svg\" alt=\"Checkmark\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"text\">Familjari u rappre\u017centanti ta\u2019 persuni b\u2019di\u017cabilit\u00e0<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\n    \n\t    <div class=\"col-55 right-side\">\n\t\t\n            <div class=\"content\">\n                <p class=\"para white\">KIF TIRRE\u0120ISTRA:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nParte\u010bipazzjoni f\u2019din il-konferenza hi ming\u0127ajr \u0127las i\u017cda re\u0121istrazzjoni hi ne\u010bessarja.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nImla l-Formola ta\u2019 Re\u0121istrazzjoni online a\u010b\u010bessibbli mill-\u0127olqa hawn ta\u0127t. <br \/>\r\nRe\u0121istrazzjoni hi miftu\u0127a sal-\u0120img\u0127a 7 ta\u2019 Novembru.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\n\n                                                    <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/iUNmV5UyBJ\" target=\"_blank\">Ag\u0127fas din il-\u0127olqa biex tirre\u0121istra<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"blend-mode luminosity\">\n                                <div class=\"img inline-bg-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image: url();\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"how-to-apply timeline align\">\n    <div id=\"how-to-apply-block_67de0a22d88a7cd951a5665d4a93b706\" class=\"block-how-to-apply timeline\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner flex-columns stretch\">\n\n    \n\t    <div class=\"col-45 left-side\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 blue\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content custom-bullets\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\n    \n\t    <div class=\"col-55 right-side\">\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content\">\n        \n            <h4 class=\"h4 nun red\">Programm preliminari <\/h4>\n            <div class=\"subtitle\"><\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"steps-process\">\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">08:00<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Re\u0121istrazzjoni<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">09:00<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Indirizz tal-ftu\u0127<\/p>\n<p><em>Onor. Julia Farrugia, Ministru tal-Inklu\u017cjoni u l-Volontarjat<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">09:15<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>It-triq \u2019il quddiem g\u0127al sapport individwalizzat tul il-\u0127ajja<\/p>\n<p><em>Oliver Scicluna \u2013 Kap E\u017cekuttiv, A\u0121enzija Sapport<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">09:45<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Diskors ewlieni<\/p>\n<p><em>Theresa Shearer \u2013 Chief Executive Office, <\/em><em>Enable Scotland<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">10:15<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Mistoqsijiet moderati<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">10:35<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Plenarju<\/p>\n<p><em>Profs. Alexei Dingli<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">11:05<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Waqfa g\u0127all-kaf\u00e8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">11:30<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Diskussjoni<\/p>\n<p>Nindirizzaw in-Nuqqasijiet: Lejn pjan individwalizzat li jiffoka fuq il-b\u017connijiet kollha tal-persuna tul il-\u0127ajja<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">12:30<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Mistoqsijiet moderati<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">13:00<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Indirizz<\/p>\n<p><em>Estelle Houtart – Policy Assistant, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">13:20<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Konklu\u017cjoni<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div class=\"step\">\n                    <div class=\"title\">13:45<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"text post-content\"><p>Bibita<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    \n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"team align\">\n    <div id=\"team-block_852a37eacd988e5ac7f13440d4ac23c1\" class=\"block-team\">\n\n\t    <div class=\"team-circles inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 blue\">KELLIEMA<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"teammates\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t                \n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"teammate teammate-has-popup\" data-open-popup=\"popup_1\">\n\n                                        <!-- <div class=\"img inline-bg-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image: url()\" ><\/div> -->\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MAX_7544.png\" alt=\"Oliver Scicluna\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 349px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 349\/349;\">\n\n                    <h2 class=\"name\">Oliver Scicluna<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"title\">Chief Executive Officer – A\u0121enzija Sapport<\/div>\n\n                <\/button>\n\n                \n                <div id=\"popup_1\" class=\"hidden\">\n                <div class=\"flex-columns\">\n                    <div class=\"teammate-popup\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <button class=\"close-team-popup\"><\/button>\n\n                        <div class=\"flex-columns stretch\">\n\n                                                        <div class=\"portrait-img inline-bg-image col-30 lazyload\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u200b-Oliver-Scicluna-portrait-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"content col-70\">\n\n                                <h2 class=\"h2 light-blue\">Oliver Scicluna<\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"title\">Chief Executive Officer – A\u0121enzija Sapport<\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"bio para white\"><p>Born in 1986 with Spina Bifida, Oliver Scicluna is a lifelong advocate for disability inclusion and social reform. He is the current Chief Executive Officer of A\u0121enzija Sapport, Malta\u2019s State disability service provider.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver holds degrees in Informatics, Youth Studies, and Public Administration from the University of Malta and the University of Chester. He co-founded Breaking Limits, Malta\u2019s first cross-disability self-advocacy NGO, and has led several voluntary organisations promoting equal opportunities and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>He served as Chairperson and later as the first Commissioner of the reformed Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD), where he was instrumental in strengthening legislative frameworks and launching innovative initiatives such as the Malta Business Disability Forum, a platform bringing together the business community, disability organisations, local councils, and mental health representatives for constructive dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Oliver was appointed Member of Parliament, where he continued championing the rights of persons with disability and broader social inclusion. As current CEO of A\u0121enzija Sapport, he is implementing a national deinstitutionalisation policy, introducing personal assistance and personal budget reforms, and expanding community inclusion programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                \n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"teammate teammate-has-popup\" data-open-popup=\"popup_2\">\n\n                                        <!-- <div class=\"img inline-bg-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image: url()\" ><\/div> -->\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Theresa-round.png\" alt=\"Theresa Shearer \" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\">\n\n                    <h2 class=\"name\">Theresa Shearer <\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"title\">Chief Executive Office, Enable Scotland<\/div>\n\n                <\/button>\n\n                \n                <div id=\"popup_2\" class=\"hidden\">\n                <div class=\"flex-columns\">\n                    <div class=\"teammate-popup\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <button class=\"close-team-popup\"><\/button>\n\n                        <div class=\"flex-columns stretch\">\n\n                                                        <div class=\"portrait-img inline-bg-image col-30 lazyload\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Theresa Shearer\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Theresa-Shearer-zoomed-in.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"content col-70\">\n\n                                <h2 class=\"h2 light-blue\">Theresa Shearer <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"title\">Chief Executive Office, Enable Scotland<\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"bio para white\"><p>Theresa Shearer FRSE is an internationally recognised CEO, Chair, non-executive director and influential leader in public policy, transformational service delivery, board governance and strategy.<\/p>\n<p>As CEO of Enable, one of Scotland\u2019s leading NGO providers of social care and employability support, she leads a 3,500-strong team supporting 15,000 people to live independently as citizens in their communities. Under her tenure, Enable has more than trebled income from \u20ac35m to \u20ac115m whilst growing its impact across social care, employability and self-advocate led campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Her non-executive leadership roles include the Vice Presidency of the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), the governing Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Board of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Organising Company, and the Advisory Boards of both the University of Glasgow\u2019s Centre for Public Policy and the Adam Smith Business School.<\/p>\n<p>An award-winning leader, recognised with the University of Strathclyde\u2019s Executive Leadership (STELAR) Award in 2020, the Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland Chair\u2019s Award in 2023, and an Honorary Doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University in 2024, Theresa is committed to driving impact with partners from the private, public, social and academic sectors to address societal challenges at national and international levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                \n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"teammate teammate-has-popup\" data-open-popup=\"popup_3\">\n\n                                        <!-- <div class=\"img inline-bg-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image: url()\" ><\/div> -->\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexei-Dingli.png\" alt=\"Profs. Alexei Dingli\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\">\n\n                    <h2 class=\"name\">Profs. Alexei Dingli<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"title\">AI Expert and Professor, University of Malta<\/div>\n\n                <\/button>\n\n                \n                <div id=\"popup_3\" class=\"hidden\">\n                <div class=\"flex-columns\">\n                    <div class=\"teammate-popup\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <button class=\"close-team-popup\"><\/button>\n\n                        <div class=\"flex-columns stretch\">\n\n                                                        <div class=\"portrait-img inline-bg-image col-30 lazyload\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Alexei Dingli\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexei-Dingli.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"content col-70\">\n\n                                <h2 class=\"h2 light-blue\">Profs. Alexei Dingli<\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"title\">AI Expert and Professor, University of Malta<\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"bio para white\"><p>Prof Alexiei Dingli is an AI expert and Professor at the University of Malta. With over 20 years of experience in the field, he has helped numerous companies successfully implement AI solutions. His work has been recognised as world-class by international experts, and he has received numerous awards from organisations such as the European Space Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, and the United Nations. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to his considerable peer-reviewed publications, he is also a member of the Malta.ai task force, working to position Malta as a global leader in AI. He is also the founder of Digital Brain, an AI company specialising in training, consultancy, and developing innovative AI-driven solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                \n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"teammate teammate-has-popup\" data-open-popup=\"popup_4\">\n\n                                        <!-- <div class=\"img inline-bg-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image: url()\" ><\/div> -->\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Estelle-round.png\" alt=\"Estelle Houtart \" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\">\n\n                    <h2 class=\"name\">Estelle Houtart <\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"title\">Policy Assistant, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities<\/div>\n\n                <\/button>\n\n                \n                <div id=\"popup_4\" class=\"hidden\">\n                <div class=\"flex-columns\">\n                    <div class=\"teammate-popup\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <button class=\"close-team-popup\"><\/button>\n\n                        <div class=\"flex-columns stretch\">\n\n                                                        <div class=\"portrait-img inline-bg-image col-30 lazyload\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Estelle Houtart\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Estelle-Houtart.png)\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"content col-70\">\n\n                                <h2 class=\"h2 light-blue\">Estelle Houtart <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"title\">Policy Assistant, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities<\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"bio para white\"><p>Estelle Houtart is a Junior Policy Officer at the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), where she leads EASPD work on inclusive housing and contributes to other policy areas such as independent living, early childhood intervention, inclusive education, employment, supported decision-making and legal capacity. <\/p>\n<p>Estelle Houtart holds a Master\u2019s degree in Law with a professional focus on State and Europe from UCLouvain, Belgium. 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