DECLARATION (1995)

THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT EUROPEAN URBAN OBSERVATORY CITIES FOR ALL (1997) The Social Welfare Committee of the Eurocities Network THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE promoted this transnational project BARCELONA DECLARATION EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY CITIES FOR ALL (1995-2004) (2002)

2003 EUROPEAN YEAR OF PEOPLE WITH Dublin, 19th April, 2004 DISABILITIES

1995 2004 DUE TO THE FACT……… ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN FOR ALL

That awareness about the needs of INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ARCHITECTURE people with disability has changed at a HOUSING TRANSPORT social level, several European cities WEB DESIGN are developing new management models that take into consideration the NETWORKS OF NETWORKS OF diversity of their citizens and visitors. PEOPLE WITH PROFESSIONALS DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATIONS COMPANIES

1995 2004 1995 2004 ISSUE OF PEOPLE WITH ALL CITIZENS ACCESIBILITY ACCESIBILITY DISABILITIES CONCERNED RELATED TO AND ELDER AS AN ISOLATED MOBILITY, GOOD WILL FROM ISSUE SUSTAINABILITY, ADMINISTRATIONS ANTIDISCRIMINATION AESTHETICS.... AND DIRECTIVE PROFESSIONALS DG V ALL DG ARE WHO WHO SOCIAL AFFAIRS CONCERNED MEDICAL SOCIAL MODEL MODEL

1 NEED FOR AN OBSERVATORY THEREFORE………

There exists a need to jointly steer the social policies of European cities Cities must take a leadership role in a social policies of European cities towards a framework in which each society that is changing to achieve a towards a framework in which each person becomes a full-rights citizen more accessible, sustainable and person becomes a full-rights citizen throughout their life, with full capacity of participatory, that is, designed for all. throughout their life, with full capacity of participation and with the certainty that the services offered are adapted to their needs, characteristics and desires.

CITIES

Aarhus (Denmark) Helsinki (Finland) Barcelona () Leeds (UK) WORKING GROUP Birmingham (UK) Lisbon () Bologna () Newcastle (UK) Copenhagen (Denmark) Rotterdam (Netherlands) Dublin City (Ireland) Stockholm (Sweden) Esch-sur-Alzette Vilnius (Lithuania) (Luxembourg)

ORGANISATIONS AIMS

National Disability Authority (NDA) (Ireland) To achieve that cities become continuously improved environments for its citizens and visitors where they Ministère de la Famille, de la Solidarité Sociale et can co-habit, learn, work and develop personally with a de la Jeunesse (Luxembourg) total respect for diversity. European Institute for Design and Disability (EIDD) To promote good practices, collection and analysis of European Concept for Accessibility Network data on the cities’ status – monitoring their evolution (EuCAN) both individually and in comparison with each other. European Disability Forum (EDF) To provide a Forum whereby citizens and politicians ONCE Foundation can share knowledge and good practices in order to Design for All Foundation continue creating strategies to achieve improved Design for All Foundation adaptation to human diversity.

2 THE WEB SITE 1.- Description of the cities

The web site of the Observatory is a This section would gather all the reference point on projects, regulations available information of the accessibility and good practices developed by cities. and Design for All in environments, products and municipal services through It is divided into five sections: a common system for all the cities.

POPULATION

Proposal of INDICATORS 1,600,000 1,505,325

1,400,000

1,200,000 1. General characteristics 7. Participation 1,000,000 2. Accessibility in the 8. Employment 754,948 thoroughfare 800,000 715,404 9. Social Services 564,657 600,000 555,474 3. Accessibility in buildings 499,725 495,101 10. Sports 400,000 255,050 259,600 210,979 4. Transport 187,670 11. Education 200,000 117,103 963 63,029 33,800 5. Citizenship information 27,000 32,70632,166 0 6. Public procurement

POPULATION DENSITY TRAFFIC LIGHT INSTALLATION

20.000,00 19.711

18.000,00 30000 1,508 Acoustic 15.613 Semàfors Acústics 16.000,00 14.904 25000 Traffic Lights 14.000,00 Semàfors 20000 Traffic Lights 12.000,00 10.952,51

10.000,00 15000 28,260 0 8.000,00 6.674 10000 7,862 5.889 306 6.000,00 3,948 4.305 4.225 5.090 4.031 5000 150 310 50 352 557 4.000,00 0 11 557 40 2.318 0 630 420 12 408 1.930 3.019 1.969 340 0 0 127 22 55 1.638 0 2.000,00 1.058

15,6 1,297 RUBI L EEDS

0,00 DUBLIN LISBOA HELSINKI IGUA LA DA VIC NEWCA STLE STOCKHOLM BA RCELONA RUBI COPENHA GEN LEEDS DUBLIN LISBOA HELSINKI SABADELL ESCH-SUR-A LZETTE BADALONA NEWCASTLE STOCKHOLM BARCELONA COPENHAGEN GUA RDIOLA BERGUEDÀ DE V ILA FRA NCA DEL PENEDES HOSPITA LETLLOBREGA DE T ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE SA NTA COLOMA GRA DE MENET GUARDIOLA DE BERGUEDÀ VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDES DEL VILAFRANCA HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT

3 LOW-FLOOR BUSES

AutobusosLow-Floor de pis Baix 1800 Is there a citizen participation council to reach agreement Buses on and prioritise municipal decisions linked to disability 1600 Autobusos 591 Buses groups in the design of municipal projects? 1400 351

1200 635 1000 NO: DUBLÍN, ESCH-SUR- 800 ALZETTE, GUARDIOLA DE 22% 335 140 BERGUEDÀ, VIC. 334 600 1,209 1,026 400 750 550 2 0 2 500 38 55 473 200 9 63 3 SI: BADALONA, 0 177 6 10 55 69 25 3 BARCELONA, 0 COPENHAGUEN, HELSINKI,

VIC L'HOSPITALET, IGUALADA, RUBI

LEEDS LEEDS, LISBOA, DUBLIN LISBOA 78% HELSINKI NEWCASTLE, RUBI, IGUA LA DA SABADELL BADALONA NEWCA STLE STOCKHOLM BARCELONA SABADELL, STA. COLOMA COPENHA GEN GRAMENET, STOCKHOLM, VILAFRANCA DE ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE PENEDÈS GUA RDIOLA BERGUEDÀ DE VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDES DEL VILAFRANCA

HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT DE HOSPITALET 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% SA NTA COLOMA GRA DE MENET

Is transport information accessible for people with Are telephone information helplines equipped with an alternative communication difficulties? form of communication other than acoustic?

NC: BADALONA 6% NO: BADALONA, COPENHAGEN, DUBLÍN, ESCH SUR ALZETTE, GUARDIOLA DE 56% BERGUEDA, L'HOSPITALET, IGUALADA, RUBI, SABADELL, VILAFRANCA PENEDÈS,

NO: DUBLÍN, ESCH SUR ALZETTE, GUARDIOLA BERGUEDA, IGUALADA, LISBOA , RUBI, SABADELL, 50% VIC, VILAFRANCA PENEDÈS NC: STOCKHOLM, VIC 11%

SI: BARCELONA, COPENHAGUEN, HELSINKI, L'HOSPITALET, LEEDS, NEWCASTLE, STA. 44% SI: BARCELONA, HELSINKI, LEEDS, LISBOA, 33% COLOMA GRAMENET, STOCKHOLM NEWCASTLE, STA. COLOMA GRAMENET

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Does the municipal website abide to the Web Access Iniciative When employing personnel, is there a clause included (WAI)? which favours employment of groups at risk of being excluded socially?

NC: STOCKHOLM 6% NO: ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, NEWCASTLE, RUBI 17%

NO: BADALONA, BARCELONA, ESCH-SUR- ALZETTE, GUARDIOLA DE BERGUEDÀ, 61% HELSINKI, L'HOSPITALET, IGUALADA, LISBOA, NC: BADALONA, STOCKHOLM, VIC 17% RUBI, VIC, VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÈS

SI: COPENHAGUEN, DUBLÍN, LEEDS, SI: BARCELONA, COPENHAGEN, DUBLÍN, NEWCASTLE, SABADELL, STA. COLOMA 33% GUARDIOLA BERGUEDÀ, HELSINKI, L'HOSPITALET, 66% GRAMENET IGUALADA, LEEDS, LISBOA, SABADELL, STA. COLOMA GRAMENET, VILAFRANCA PENEDÈS.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

4 Are low-floor buses equipped with a ramp for wheel chairs or 2.- New projects prams?

NO: ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, GUARDIOLA DE BERGUEDÀ, 22% LISBOA , STA. COLOMA GRAMENET This section allows cities to present the projects in graphic and text format in the City Description section.

SI: BADALONA, BARCELONA, COPENHAGUEN, DUBLÍN, HELSINKI, L'HOSPITALET, IGUALADA, LEEDS, 78% NEWCASTLE, RUBI, SABADELL, STOCKHOLM, VIC, VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÈS

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

3.- Exportable Ideas 4.- Forum

This section includes all those projects, Any member of the Observatory can experiences and management forms propose subjects of common interest developed by each of the cities which to be discussed among all the cities. can serve as a reference for other cities.

5.- User guide and tools THANK YOU VERY MUCH This section includes the guide to update the projects’ description and also the necessary tools to update and to modify the information about Francesc Aragall the city. [email protected] www.designforall.org

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