Håkan Thomsson

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Biography

Håkan Thomsson Biography

Håkan Thomsson was born in 1964 in Frändefors, Sweden. He is married has 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Håkan is totally blind since his childhood.

He studied journalisme at the University of Stockholm and he practiced it inseveral jobs.

Since 1996 he chaired on a local National and EU level different public institutions or Disability People organisations such as Iris InterMedia AB (producing books, newspapers and Braille material for blind and partially sighted people)., the Swedish Guide Dog School, Synskadades Riksforbund  – SRF(the Sweedish Association of Blind and Partially sighted), Nordic Committe of the Visually Impaired.

He is also active in shaping policies, for example in the period of 2016-2018: he was expert in the Swedish governments official investigation about personal assistants (LSS)

In 2012 he joined the EBU Commission for Liaising with the EU (European Institutions)as a member and since 2021 he is charing it