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Yannis VARDAKASTANIS
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Alberto Morales

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15 / 8 /1957, Zakynthos, Greece Salaminos 20, Agia Paraskevi 10453, Greece 00 301 5238961 (NCDP) 0977 448274 (mobile) Married with Nicha Gryroriadou and father of a daughter Completion of primary education in Zakynthos and secondary education in Athens. 1976 1982: Political Sciences at the University of California in Berkeley. Greek, English

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : 1982 84: Special

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Advisor for the Education of Students with Disabilities to the Minister of Education. 1985-1989: Special Advisor to the President of the Greek Manpower Employment Organization (O.A.E.D) for issues concerning the vocational training, employment, rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. - Delegate of O.A.E.D and the Ministry of Labour to Committees and to other relevant Bodies of the European Union for matters concerning persons with disabilities. 1986 1989: Managing Director of the National Institute for the Protection of Deaf and hard of hearing people (public institution). 1989 up to date : Consultant to private and public authorities (local municipalities, countries, universities institutions, e.t.c.) in issues concerning persons with disabilities, as well as social and economic development. SPECIALISATION AREAS : Planning and Implementation of Policies and European Projects for Persons with Disabilities. 1983-86: Vice President of the Panhellenic Association of the Blind. 1986-92: President of the Panhellenic Association of the Blind 1989-91: Organizational Secretary of the National Confederation of Disabled People of Greece
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(N.C.D.P.) 1991-93: Member of the General Council of N.C.D.P. POLITICAL and INSTITUTIONAL 1993- up to date: INVOLVEMENT: President of N.C.D.PCandidate in the European Parliament elections of 1999 Member of the National Committee for the Reform of Public Administration in Greece, including egovernance Member of the National Committee for the 2004 Olympic Games Vice President of the Greek National Board of Social Care and Welfare Member of the Greek National monitoring Committee of the Operational Programme on Information Society Member of the Monitoring Committee of the Greek National Action Plan on Employment

INTERNATIONAL WORK:

1987-90: Chairman of the E.B.U. Commission on Social Rights and Employment 1990-93: Secretary of the E.B.U. Commission on Vocational Training, Employment and Rehabilitation. 1990-October 96: Secretary of the E.B.U. Commission for the Liaison with the European Union. 1993-November 96: Chairman of the E.B.U.
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Commission on Social Rights and Elected member of the Board of the EBU.Elected member of the Executive Committee of the World Blind Union. 1993 October 1996: Representative of NCDP and Greece in the European Disability Forum and active participant in the establishment of an Independent Organization of and for Persons with Disabilities and their families, the so-called Independent Forum, which has already been founded. March 1997- April 1999: Elected as Vice-President of the Independent European Disability Forum April 1999 June 2001, June 2001- 2005 and 2009 2013: Elected as President of the European Disability Forum 1999- up to date : Vice President of the Platform of European Social NGOs

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