“The congresses became the starting point for positive change in the lives of people with special needs in many countries. The first global congress marked a very important step along the way. It’s time to unite the forces of all people across the globe and remind the world of the values that really matter. It’s time to demonstrate the potential of cooperation in a friendly and creative environment where diversity is respected and individual issues are not a barrier to understanding.”- Thomas Kraus, initiator of Congresses of Person with Disabilities worldwide since 1998. (www.socialartist.events)