The Barcelona Declaration in Luxembourg 1997 - 2004 Towards equal participation of people with disabilities at local level Silvio Sagramola, Dublin 19/04/2004
The Declaration of Barcelona http: //www. bcn. es/ciutatdisminucio/angles/a_index. html (April 2004) Germany (11), Austria (1), Belgium (5), Spain (170), France (19), Greece (1), Ireland (3), Italy (20), Luxemburg (73), Portugal (13), United Kingdom (10), Sweden (2), Israel (2), Switzerland (1)
Getting started. . . n n April 1993 – creation of a National Disability Information and Meeting Centre in Luxembourg August 1997 – contact with the Municipal Institute for Disabled People in Barcelona Presentation of the Concept to the ministry responsible for disability questions in Luxembourg September 1997 - common action of the ministry for disability questions and the ministry of the interior towards all the municipalities in Luxembourg, asking them to adopt the Declaration
Source of the original map: http: //www. igd-leo. lu/igdleo/onomastics/villages/lux. html Luxembourg 62% 73 of 118 signed 34% Signed and no answer 66% Signed answered
Signature of the Declaration: Not an “isolated” action n n Raising general awareness Involvement of organisations Strengthening legislation Suggesting tools Supporting mainstream disability policy (U. N. Standard Rules, Agenda 22)
Survey in March 2004 Action on 73 Municipalities 48 Answers Waiting for initiatives from Barcelona 8 Awareness has been increased 36 Disability included in existing commission 7 Created specific commission 1 Specific improvement of accessibility 38 Political plan towards better inclusion 9 & 1 in project
School buildings 19 Cultural infrastructure 18 City Hall 16 Churches Sidewalks Improved accessibility 9 8 Sports infrastructure 6 Public transport (bus) 5 Tourist infrastructure 4 Parking spaces 4 Public Toilets 4 Attention to visual impairments 3 Camping sanitary 2 Post Office 1 Railway station 1 Financial advantages 1 Info documents 1 Info meetings for improving accessibility 1 Access bancomat 1
On the political agenda n n n School integration Employment of disabled people Accessibility plan Actions for inclusion (special day) Assistance to disability organisations
A European Observatory…? ! http: //www. bcn. es/europeforall
Conclusions… and new challenges n n From theory to practice policy to action training to implementation awareness raising to pressure
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