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London Organising Committee of the and Progress report International Paralympic Committee Session Seoul, South Korea, November 2007

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Contents Introduction 2

Vision 2

Progress overview 3

A Games for everyone 6

Planning principles and strategy 7

Sport 8

Paralympic venues 11

Budget 13

Paralympic promotion 14

Diverse – diverse Games 15

Partnerships and stakeholders 16

Security 17

Accommodation 18

Communications 19

Transport: Inclusive transport 20

Commercial 21

Technology 22

Environment and sustainable development 23

Culture, Ceremonies and Education 24

Conclusion 26

1 London’s ambition Introduction The United Kingdom looks forward to welcoming the Paralympic is to deliver the movement home for the 2012 Games. This provides a unique opportunity to celebrate the development and achievements of the same spectacular movement, which has its origins in an competition in the quality and service grounds of Stoke Mandeville Hospital for war-injured patients, just outside the capital. The historic occasion was timed to coincide with for the Olympic and the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in London in 1948, marking Paralympic Games. the genesis of a new global movement. London’s ambition is to deliver the same spectacular quality and service for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and set new standards of in Games venues, facilities, accommodation, transport and service delivery.

London 2012 is committed to a fully integrated planning model designed for minimal transition from Olympic to Paralympic mode, while also enabling distinct execution of the two Games. This heralds a new approach to staging the world’s two biggest multi- events.

Inclusion and diversity guide our plans for people from all backgrounds to be involved in the Games and to have the same level of service in venues and other facilities.

The social, economic and physical legacies for communities around London and the UK from the Games will set new benchmarks for accessibility to sporting facilities, homes, workplaces, schools and the local environment.

Vision The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games have been planned as a combined 60-day festival of sport, culture and community celebration.

The vision developed under the leadership of London Organising Committee of Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Chair Sebastian Coe and CEO Paul Deighton is for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be for everyone, especially young people, focusing on the inspirational power of sport and leaving lasting legacies that make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.

Alongside the elite athlete experience, integrated culture and education programmes will allow London 2012 to showcase Paralympic values and arts and culture. A major festival will be held in the period between the Olympic and Paralympic Games to maintain momentum and build anticipation for the Paralympic Games.

The more unified approach to staging the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London is designed to provide the best possible Games experience, while also strengthening competition, planning, administration, coaching and participation opportunities and structures for disability sport. This will help to further advance the Paralympic movement, building on the efforts of early Paralympic pioneers.

2 Final land acquisition Progress overview (2005-07) There have been many developments since the London Organising for the Park is now Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) last addressed the IPC General Assembly two years ago. Key legislation complete, with site enabled the appropriate governance and organisational structures clearing and venue to be quickly established, particularly the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). The ODA is our primary partner, responsible for building the new pre-construction Olympic Park and venues for the Games and long-term community use enabling works of the venues after the Games. well underway. Appointments of the Boards and senior executives of LOCOG and ODA also followed quickly, blending bid experience with delivery on the commitments made. Planning and design have progressed well on the precincts and venues, particularly at the Olympic Park, with the focus on maximising the legacy benefits as well as meeting the needs of the Games. Final land acquisition for the Park is now complete, with site clearing and venue pre-construction enabling works well underway.

The recent approval of outline planning permission for the Olympic Park and its venues was a highlight of the past two years, paving the way for Park and venue construction to begin on schedule next year.

The next quarter will be important for us as several key strands of functional and venue planning move to critical stages of development. Detailed design of venues, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velopark and Athletes’ Village is advancing based on LOCOG Venue Requirements (LVRs) analysis.

Similarly, our partner recruitment programme has real momentum, with three domestic partners already announced. Further companies are expected to be announced soon.

Close relationships have been formed with key stakeholders, including the Government, on vital transport and security services. We have also launched our new brand and preparations are underway for the Handover Ceremonies in Beijing next year.

3 2005-06 London 2012 achievements – LOCOG and ODA established – Executive Management team recruited – Head of Paralympic Planning and former British Paralympic Team Chef de Mission, Tony Sainsbury, appointed – Alliances with Government, business and community reviewed and strengthened – Early partner/sponsor recruitment strategy in place – Project management capability developed – Functional area concepts of operation developed – Observer team in Torino – London Venue Requirements developed for design, building and overlay of venues – Olympic Games Act 2006 implemented, establishing protection for the London 2012 brand against ambush and giving real protection to the Paralympic emblem and name, and a legacy for the British Paralympic Association

2006-07 London 2012 achievements – Company name formally changed from ‘London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Ltd’ to ‘London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd’ – New 2012 Games emblems launched – emblems share same shape with distinctive version for Paralympic Games – Paralympic Communications Plan approved – Olympic Park land handed over on time to Olympic Delivery Authority to construct venues and Park on behalf of LOCOG – Three major domestic commercial partners: Lloyds TSB, EDF Energy and adidas announced – First major construction project in the new Olympic Park – tunnelling – finished on budget and on time; along with transport enhancements involving City Airport and Docklands Light Railway – London 2012 Transport Plan released for consultation – London 2012 Paralympic Games Masterplan completed – Second IOC Coordination Commission successfully hosted and attended by Patrick Jarvis and Xavier Gonzalez – Senior LOCOG staff visits to IPC Bonn headquarters (LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton is first organising committee CEO to make visit) – Second IPC Project Review held in September 2007 – Accessibility workshops held on Village and other venues

4 Next 12 months (to Beijing 2008 Games) – UK-wide Pre-Games Training Camps Guide prepared and ready for distribution to National Paralympic Committees at Beijing Games. – Games-time training venues also confirmed – Observer and secondee programme for Beijing Games – Olympic Park site cleared and prepared for venue construction in 2008 – All venue contracts let and construction to start on the Olympic Village – London 2012 Education Programme to launch after the Beijing Games – Four new Tier One domestic partners for both Games to be announced – Commercial partner activation programmes launched for both Games – Dedicated legacy plans for London and the nations and regions of the UK in place and continue to be delivered – St Pancras International Rail Station opens – hub for seven minute high speed rail services to and from Olympic Park – New Terminal Five opens at Heathrow – Workshop on the Paralympic Games technical manual scheduled in London February 2008

5 A Games for everyone Our new brand extends the vision we presented in Singapore to include everyone and inspire the next generation.

‘Everyone’s Games’ must be truly inclusive. The Paralympic Games is seen as an integral part of London 2012. We have created one brand that has the flexibility to recognise the distinctiveness of the Olympic and Paralympic Games while united by a single shape for the first time. The Paralympic Games has its own version of the emblem. A unique pattern has been created, especially for the Paralympic Games, where the Paralympic Agitos replace the Olympic Rings.

Use of the same shape enables promotion of both Games, stressing the same quality of planning and regard for athletic performance, while being distinctive in internal design and colour to highlight the fact that two extraordinary sports events make up the London 2012 Games.

The unique Paralympic pattern with the same shaped emblem will help raise awareness of the Paralympic Agitos by comparison with the Olympic Rings, as a visual reminder of the distinctiveness between the Olympic and Paralympic Games and leave a lasting legacy for the IPC long after the 2012 Games have left London.

The emblem is simple, distinct and bold and full of energy. The colours are contemporary and the design vibrant, reflecting the modernity of the Paralympic Games.

Our ambition is to create a Games for everyone – everyone’s 2012, where everyone is invited, everyone can take part, everyone gets involved in the most exciting sporting events in the world. London 2012 will call on everyone to challenge themselves, to try new things, to go further to discover and unlock their abilities.

6 The master schedules Planning principles and strategy for the Olympic Integrated and distinct games LOCOG has created a single organisational structure to stage the and Paralympic Olympic and Paralympic Games, consisting of close links to the IPC Games have been and the Paralympic governing organisations. IPC President, Sir Philip Craven and Mike Brace, President of the BPA, sit on LOCOG’s Board integrated for the of Directors. first time. In mid-2007 the name of the organisation was formally changed to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd to reflect our responsibility for both Games.

An overall operational structure of highly integrated programmes is in place. This will focus on aspects of common planning and delivery, along with Paralympic-specific activities.

LOCOG’s unique approach enables distinct delivery of Paralympic services, facilities and operations and preserves the unique spirit and identity of the Paralympic Games.

Staff based in functional areas share responsibilities for the planning and coordination of both Games, marking a shift from the use of separate Paralympic divisions and organising committees.

Venues and operational planning activities for the Paralympic Games are conducted simultaneously or in close conjunction with those of the Olympic Games. Paralympic champions or specific resources have been identified across functions forming a Paralympic Reference Group led by Tony Sainsbury. LOCOG’s General Counsel, Terry Miller, is Paralympic champion on the Management Committee.

General planning principles – moving forward The integrated planning process will be closely monitored so that nothing is overlooked especially as we approach the highly intense Olympic Games period, ensuring that everything is in place for seamless transition into the Paralympic Games.

The master schedules for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been integrated for the first time, setting out the key milestones for the successful delivery of the world’s two biggest multi-sport events.

LOCOG’s planning roadmap and supporting toolkit will be created to reflect both Olympic and Paralympic events.

Internal educational pre-planning sessions commence this year and will feature Paralympic considerations.

The Paralympic Games project will require significant focus in the coming months to maximise all the generic planning and to take account of those specific elements which are critical for Paralympic Games success.

7 High impact Sport The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are centred presentation on providing the sporting experience of a lifetime, ensuring that athletes get the best possible facilities, conditions and services to of sports will fulfill their potential. highlight the skills High impact presentation of sports will highlight the skills and abilities and abilities of of Paralympic athletes like never before, educating and enhancing Paralympic athletes the sports experience. The presentations will showcase the distinct inspirational power of and athletes. like never before. Over the last two years, the London 2012 Sports department has been scoping the sport requirements and developing the structures required to deliver the sports competitions, the medical services and the National Paralympic Committee relationships.

Piers Jones has been appointed as Paralympic Sport Coordinator at an exceptionally early stage. During the past year Piers has met with various International Federations (IFs) and International Paralympic Sports Federations (IPSFs) and both he and various Management Committee members have visited major Paralympic sport events.

The department is working hard with ISPFs to develop and deliver the best possible sporting experience for athletes, spectators and broadcast audiences. Piers will continue to strengthen links between LOCOG and Paralympic sports.

A grants scheme has been announced enabling National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Committees to apply for credit of up to £26,000 each towards the cost of preparing their athletes at UK designated Pre-Games Training Camps.

The process for identifying Pre-Games Training Camps across the United Kingdom is well underway and will be available to NPCs at the Beijing 2008 Games. The first draft of the training venue locations has been completed and work continues on IF and IPSF engagement in the venue plans.

Medical services will be integrated for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A Medical Advisory Group is already in place providing expertise in Paralympic specific medical care.

Medical care for the Games will be managed by the Medical Services Manager, Dr Pam Venning and Doping Control Manager, Jonathan Harris, along with Chief Medical Officer, Dr Richard Budgett, who has worked with Paralympic athletes at Pre-Games Training Camps for previous Olympic and Paralympic Games. As with former Olympic and Paralympic organising committees, Medical Services sits within the Sports Department.

A Sports Advisory Group has been established and meets quarterly to advise on all aspects of sport and athlete welfare for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Paralympic champion Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson is Vice Chair of the group which also includes high profile Paralympian Ade Adepitan.

8 9 Venue location map

Olympic Park

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Regent’s Park 3 Cycling (Road) Media facilities 2 Athletes’ Village 5 5 5 Stratford International 6 8km to city centre 1

Trafalgar Square

9 London Tower The Dome Eye Bridge Start of Paralympic 7 10 8

Eton Dorney Paralympic River Zone Weymouth and Portland N Paralympic Sailing

1 Olympic Stadium 5 Olympic Park Arenas 8 Greenwich Park Paralympic Athletics Rugby, , Paralympic Equestrian Wheelchair , , 2 Hockey Centre 9 ExCeL Football Seven-a-side, , Paralympic Football Five-a-side Powerlifting, Wheelchair 6 Aquatics Centre Basketball, Table Paralympic 3 Velopark Paralympic Cycling (Track) 10 The Royal Artillery Barracks 7 Greenwich Arena Paralympic Shooting Volleyball (sitting) 4 Eton Manor Paralympic Archery,

10 All permanent new Paralympic venues Olympic venues and sites will host Paralympic sports. All permanent sports facilities will new sports facilities, including those for Aquatics, Athletics, Hockey, Handball and Cycling will be fully accessible during and after the be fully accessible Games. Olympic venues not used during the Paralympic Games during and after will be also be designed and built as accessible, barrier-free venues to accommodate the needs of all after the Games. Temporary the Games. venues will be completely accessible during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Olympic Park The majority of Paralympic competition venues are clustered into two zones – the Olympic Park and the River Zone. 4 The co-location of key Paralympic venues in the Olympic Park site, Regent’s Park 3 including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and Cycling (Road) Media facilities 2 Athletes’ Village 5 Athletes’ Village, provides important security, accommodation, 5 transportation, training and competition advantages for athletes, 5 Stratford International officials and spectators. 6 8km to city centre 1 Twelve sports – Archery, Athletics, , Football Five-a-side, Football Seven-a-side, Goalball, Judo, Swimming, , Wheelchair Fencing, and Wheelchair Tennis – will take place across Olympic Park. The Athletes’ Village is inside the Park, resulting in easy and short travel times to Park venues, while vibrant central London is just seven 9 minutes away on a high speed rail service. Almost 75 per cent of all London Tower The Dome Paralympians will live and compete in the Olympic Park complex. Eye Bridge 7 Start of Paralympic In the River Zone, the nearby ExCeL centre, the largest column free Marathon space in Europe, which hosts numerous major exhibitions and expos 10 every year, provides the hub for four sports – Boccia, Powerlifting, 8 Table Tennis and Wheelchair Basketball.

On the south side of the , the borough of Greenwich Eton Dorney hosts two venues – the temporary Greenwich arena hosts Volleyball Paralympic Rowing (sitting); Equestrian events will take place at Greenwich Park whilst the River Zone Shooting events will take place at the nearby Royal Artillery Barracks. Weymouth and Portland N Paralympic Sailing The concentration of the majority of Paralympic Games sports and venues in these locations means that 90 per cent of Paralympians will live, train and compete within 15 minutes of their venues in London.

Outside London, Rowing and Sailing take place at Eton Dorney and Weymouth respectively in the relevant Olympic venues. Accessible satellite villages will serve these venues.

11 Athletes’ Village The main Athletes’ Village is located within the Olympic Park, making this Village one of the best situated in Games history. The apartments will be used by the athletes in legacy form, including quality furnishings and fittings, with each apartment or set of apartments having their own TV set and internet connections.

The developer has been instructed to deliver the Village for Games- time use to standards which lay down very strict dimensions concerning door widths and bathroom design. However we are not satisfied with this alone, we have also insisted on a large percentage of the units, between 10 and 15, being delivered to the higher ‘wheelchair residents’ standard. This standard regulates the minimum space permitted to enable comfortable and easy movement internally within the apartments.

The Athletes’ Village will be compact and with its water features and central park, will provide a vibrant and secure environment.

Regular Village Review Group meetings and consultation with athlete’s, IOC, IPC, BOA and BPA on Village design has progressed development on the residential zone, transport mall and the international zone and has confirmed the basic viability of the Village.

Venue planning – moving forward LOCOG is currently creating the roadmap to the Games, outlining the phases and work-streams which will be undertaken to deliver Park progress the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a dual state of readiness. Top facts (October 2007) Detailed plans are being developed that will highlight how the – Olympic Park planning transition from Olympic venues to Paralympic will be managed. applications approved Special attention will be given to pre-cabling and the overlay – Demolition has started on installation in order to facilitate the change as smoothly as possible. the sites of all permanent Park venues, including the Most Paralympic venues will have previously hosted , Village enabling many Paralympic operational and overlay installation requirements to be included in the construction of the venues for – Almost a third of the full accessibility from the outset. Olympic Park has been cleared The venues for Paralympic Archery and Wheelchair Tennis – – Over four fifths (84 per located at Eton Manor – will still be planned within the overall cent) of the site has planning in order to ensure they are tested and ready alongside been investigated, with the Olympic venues. contamination found to be in line with expectations The use of Eton Manor after the Games is part of an ongoing legacy discussion between LOCOG and the Host Boroughs. They will be – Over 40 buildings facilities constructed with full consideration of both Games and legacy demolished use and will be permanently barrier-free and available for use by all groups.

12 Budget The budget for the Paralympic Games is prepared with the same high attention to detail as that of the Olympic Games. In accordance with our integrated approach, each functional area lead is responsible for the delivery of their component of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games and is accountable for delivering to budget both elements.

Detailed Paralympic budgets have been prepared and published for each financial area – both at bid time and again in May 2007, when LOCOG published its first post-bid budget review, setting out 250 pages of detailed budget analysis for both Games.

The budget for the Paralympic Games currently totals £140 million, or approximately seven per cent of LOCOG’s total budget of £2 billion. 50 per cent of the Paralympic costs will be funded by the UK Government.

13 Paralympic promotion The London 2012 Paralympic Games will build on the UK’s position as a pioneer and modern-day provider of elite disability sporting events. This includes the 2002 Manchester , at which elite disabled sporting events were fully integrated for the first time into the competition schedule of a major international multi-sport event. Further examples include the , The IPC World Athletics Championships and the inaugural in Manchester in 2005, which has become an annual event.

Paralympic athletes have attended and promoted the Games and the Paralympic movement at all major London 2012 events and activities. These have included the recent highly popular UK Roadshow which celebrated the five year countdown to the Paralympic Games with a visit to Stoke Mandeville. The celebrations featured a series of sporting taster sessions for disabled and able-bodied guests and involved leading Paralympic athletes.

A new brochure designed to promote the Games will be launched at the end of the year, along with a style guide which will explain the history of the Paralympic movement and the different sporting categories of Paralympic competition to help the public better understand the demands of Paralympic sport and appreciate the skills of Paralympic athletes.

Market research has also been commissioned to monitor attitudes towards disabled people, disabled sport and the Paralympic Games in general. This will help us to track the issues surrounding and shaping perceptions of Paralympic sport and enhance understanding of disability sport, and deliver a better Games.

London is very interested in hosting International Paralympic Day celebrations in 2011, following on from the very successful event held in Berlin in August this year.

The London 2012 Paralympic Games have been scheduled to start on a Wednesday (29 August) to enable two full weekends of action. The day after the Opening Ceremony, 30 August, has been scheduled as ‘Paralympic Day’, where spectators will be encouraged to try out Paralympic sports and watch athletes compete and train. There will also be cultural performing arts events taking place and the day will be a celebration of Paralympism.

14 Young people Diverse London – diverse Games The London 2012 Games will reflect the diversity of the Host City, from every faith, home to 200 different nationalities who speak a total of 300 religion, country languages and represent all faiths and regions of the world. and background Staging the Games in London, a creative and sports passionate capital and international media centre that appeals to young people and live in London. excites the world, will help to maximise the profile and impact of the Paralympic Games.

Young people from every faith, religion, country and background live in London. This diversity provides the opportunity to celebrate and to bring the Olympic and Paralympic values of cultural tolerance and understanding to a new generation of young people worldwide through the London 2012 Games.

The diversity of the Games workforce, including volunteer and paid staff and supplier base is seen as a core part of delivering a memorable experience in 2012, and understanding the needs of all our client groups and providing for their .

LOCOG’s senior management team combines members of the bid team with new appointments, supported currently by approximately 200 staff across all functional areas.

A new HR system has been developed, which will allow LOCOG to monitor workforce composition and to support a clear Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

LOCOG takes positive action to raise awareness of available opportunities and encourages applications from candidates diverse in gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith and disability. Part of this positive action will be to sign up to commitments as agreed with the ‘Positive about Disabled People’ organisation.

LOCOG will also work closely with leading disability rights organisations in the UK to establish a structured work placement programme for disabled people in London. This initiative is due to be launched in the final quarter of 2007.

The volunteering strategy will make similar provision for diversity and inclusion in the selection of all candidates. It is envisaged that the majority of volunteers will be fully integrated across both Games. LOCOG will discuss with representative groups across the UK community initiatives to encourage participation from all sectors. LOCOG will work with these groups to ensure disabled volunteers are matched with suitable roles which allow them to maximise their contribution to the Games.

15 We are working Partnerships and stakeholders We are working closely with stakeholders, especially the UK and closely with London governments to maximise opportunities to help unlock the potential of disabled people, through participation in new sporting, stakeholders, social and economic initiatives created from investment generated by especially UK the Games. and London The Mayor of London’s new action plan for disability sport, ‘Inclusive government. and Active’ aims to increase participation in sport and sports development. This includes recruiting and training more disabled people as sports coaches, with £500,000 funding already committed to the area and increasing the number of existing sport and leisure facilities, that are fully accessible and inclusive to disabled people.

The plan, the first of its kind, also includes funding for the training of disabled people to become sports coaches and to increase the diversity of sports technical officials and enable more disabled people to become referees, line judges and technical officials, vital for providing more sports competition for disabled athletes.

Disabled-specific events have been included as part of the Assembly’s ‘Summer of Sport’ programme which was launched in 2006 and will be held each summer until 2012.

At the elite level, an extra £6.5 million in funding was awarded by UK Sport last year to Paralympic sport, bringing the total funding in the current Beijing Games cycle to £29 million. The funding includes first- time investment in a number of sports, along with a strengthening of The new funding existing programmes. package includes: Further increases in funding are expected in the London 2012 Games – Continued investment in cycle of investment into Paralympic sport, training and performance. the 16 Paralympic sports The UK School Games, also funded by the Government, was set up already funded by UK after London was selected to host the 2012 Games, to give young Sport athletes, including disabled students, the opportunity to compete in a 2012-style event. – Funding specifically for 2012 preparations for As part of a recent Prime Ministerial announcement on future funding three new team sports for school sport, a multi-skills is to be established for disabled (Goal Ball, Football children, along with a network of community-based sports club, for and Volleyball) and an young disabled people. additional discipline (Women’s Wheelchair Another initiative, led by the London Development Agency with private Basketball) and public sector partners, involves the delivery of a sustainable employment and skills legacy from the hosting of the 2012 Games – The opportunity to define through the London Employment and Skills Taskforce (LEST) as part of and fund a complete a London 2012 action plan. Equality targets have been established world class pathway for for all activity within these programmes to ensure that disabled every Paralympic sport people, women, black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities and entrepreneurs are able to benefit from the initiative.

16 Paralympic- Security Security planning and operations are being integrated for both the specific security Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Paralympic-specific security considerations considerations included in the integrated security plan. are included in Security screening systems for the Olympic and Paralympic Games are designed to be user-friendly for disabled participants and spectators the integrated coming into the venues for both Games. security plan The Olympic Security Directorate (OSD) has been established and security scenario planning has started to test security response and planning contingencies, with specific involvement of the Head of Paralympic planning.

The OSD is a 24-agency security group that plays a primary role in coordinating the national security plan with specific reference to Games-related security planning and operations. The OSD is headed by the Olympic Security Co-ordinator, Tarique Ghaffur, Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police, who reports directly to the Home Office. The Home Office is ultimately responsible for security at the Games, as outlined in our Candidate File.

LOCOG has security staff for in-venues security planning and to help ensure the overall security plan is fully integrated across the Olympic and Paralympic project.

LOCOG recently hosted an IOC security workshop in London that studied lessons from past Games, involving senior security police officers and security experts from VANOC, Torino, and Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. British Paralympic Association CEO, Phil Lane, addressed the conference.

17 We are working Accommodation Most of the rooms needed for the Paralympic Games have already with the Government been contracted. tourism organisations Based on accommodation and visitor demands from past Games and Visit Britain and anticipated demand for the London Games, we are currently holding approximately 10 per cent of rooms with all major chains, ranging Visit London on an from university campuses to deluxe hotels. accessibility audit The rates agreed by the hotels are at a fixed formula which is the of London’s hotel average rate for the period 27 July – 9 September plus a small adjustment for inflation. This means that the rate will be virtually fixed rooms and services. by 2010 – two years prior to the Games.

Disabled access rooms are included in this at the same rate formula.

Our bid commitment to a ‘no minimum stay’ policy remains a key feature of 2012 Games accommodation plans designed to make the Games a more affordable experience for everyone.

We are working with the Government tourism organisations Visit Britain and Visit London on an accessibility audit of London’s hotel rooms and services.

Room availability will increase on a sliding scale that peaks during the Games competition periods.

We will hold discussions with the IPC as to the best location for the Paralympic Family hotel, including those close to the Olympic Park in the Lower Lea Valley in east London.

We are working with Visit London to monitor the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliancy levels of hotels and these will be audited regularly. We will also conduct ongoing accessibility checks throughout the next five years to ensure hotels maintain standards as contracted. We also have access to extra DDA compliant rooms as they become available.

18 Communications Building on London and the UK unique Paralympic heritage and overall public and media support for Paralympic sport, London 2012 will use a combination of new digital media platforms along with traditional media and community engagement activities and devices to convey the inspirational power of Paralympic athletes and values of the movement, to the largest possible audience.

Fran Edwards, a senior member of the LOCOG media relations team, has specialist Paralympic Games media responsibilities, together with other external Paralympic communications experts. A LOCOG Paralympic communications plan has been prepared and integrated with Olympic communications plans following LOCOG Board approval.

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are for everyone, everywhere, regardless of ability, age, language or background and our is one of the main ways that people will find out about and share the excitement of the Games. We want to ensure that everyone can access it.

Our web accessibility strategy has a broader reach than the groups traditionally covered in the area of ‘accessibility’. We want to be as inclusive as we can. We therefore consider the needs of, among others:

– People with visual, hearing or motor impairments; – People with cognitive impairments; and – People with reading difficulties such as .

London 2012 will comply with accessibility standards in commissioning, editorial, design and coding. These standards include the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA, part three). However, we aim to set new standards in accessibility.

We are also working with Abilitynet to improve the accessibility of all our new media publications through testing, and future plans include accessible rich media, EasyRead pages, accessible mobile products and services and accessible user-generated content.

19 Transport Transport infrastructure, Inclusive transport Transport planning has been fully integrated for the 2012 Games, vehicles and based on a ‘two Games – one Transport System’ approach. Transport services are all infrastructure, vehicles and services are all being designed to be inclusive and accessible. being designed to be inclusive A Paralympic Officer and an Accessibility and Inclusion officer are key members of the Transport design team, ensuring all activities and accessible. reflect the requirements of all clients groups for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Significant transport infrastructure improvements are proceeding in order to provide an accessible combination of rail and road services to get people where they need to be on time. Work is on schedule for a quarter of London’s underground stations to be step-free by Games-time in 2012, with priority given to stations that facilitate travel to Games venues. While all of London’s 8,000 buses are already fully accessible, audio-visual aides will be added to bus fleets by 2009. All of London’s 21,000 cabs are accessible, as is the Docklands Light Railway, a key link in the Games transport system, taking spectators to and between the Olympic Park and river cluster venues at ExCeL, Greenwich and .

The Government is also spending £350 million on upgrading accessibility on mainline rail networks. Ultimately, we aim to use a combination of hard infrastructure upgrades, temporary transport overlay such as a Games mobility service to meet the transport needs of spectators with a disability and training staff to support customers with a disability.

Every Olympic and Paralympic venue will be served by at least one rail line and station and 90 per cent of venues will be served by three or more public transport options.

All transport infrastructure projects are on track to be completed on time or well before 2012. These include the recently completed rail line that will ferry spectators in high speed carriages from central London into the Olympic Park in just seven minutes.

The proposed Games Transport Plan was released for consultation last year and is soon expected to be approved as a statutory document.

The Olympic Route Network consisting of dedicated road lanes to transport athletes, teams, officials and other Games personnel will be used for the Paralympic Games, although on a reduced scale as fewer buses and coaches will be required.

All disabled spectators and those with at the Games, will be offered a Games-wide, free Games mobility service. Disabled spectators will also be able to book a ticket for a guaranteed accessible location in the venue.

20 London 2012 has Commercial An integrated commercial programme has been established to already recruited raise £2 billion in private revenue to stage the 2012 Olympic and three Tier One Paralympic Games. domestic partners Partner companies will enjoy privileged access to London 2012 for both Games. Olympic and Paralympic brands, assets and properties. The commercial programme, which also includes ticket and merchandise programmes, will enable partner companies to showcase and associate themselves with the unique values and qualities of the Paralympic movement, including courage, inspiration, equality and determination.

All presentations to prospective commercial partners involve full exposure to the Paralympic Games as a unique commercial opportunity.

Activation opportunities will either jointly promote the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games through programmes and events such as the Live Sites and UK School Games, or be Paralympic Games specific.

Coordination between the Commercial team and all other 2012 departments, for example Communications, Sports, Culture and Education, will ensure a cohesive approach that maximises Paralympic Games opportunities.

Additional Paralympic-specific expertise and responsibilities have been brought into the LOCOG Commercial team to coordinate Paralympic aspects of commercial activities. Jane Young, from the British Paralympic Association, is working with the team to develop a strategy that ensures all commercial opportunities from the Paralympic Games are maximised.

London 2012 has already recruited three Tier One domestic partners for both Games: Lloyds TSB, a leading British bank; EDF Energy, a top international energy supplier; and adidas, an internationally known sportwear brand.

Several additional domestic partners at the same level are expected to be announced by the time of the Beijing 2008 Games, providing a huge opportunity to take the Olympic and Paralympic values and brands to new audiences such as partner and sponsor employees, customers and suppliers.

21 New digital Technology Technology as a provider and enabler underpins much of the formats including organisation and Games delivery. Progress to date has been on building a strong technology team, engaging with key stakeholders mobile devices will such as Atos Origin, Omega, VISA, GE, UK Government agencies make the Games and regulatory bodies. experience in 2012 A Technology Advisory Board has been established as a ‘think tank’ more accessible to deliver our strategy ‘Games for a Connected World™’ which aims to use new media platforms and opportunities to connect people from for everyone. all backgrounds with the excitement and action of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

New digital formats including mobile devices will make the Games experience in 2012 more accessible for everyone.

The Games are not specifically about technology; they are mostly about experiencing the drama and inspiration of the spectacle. London 2012 will use the new technologies to connect audiences with these experiences like never before.

22 The London 2012 Environment and sustainable development Sustainability underpins the entire London 2012 project in order Sustainability to maximise social, environmental and economic benefits from the Plan has been Games for people and communities from all backgrounds. completed and The London 2012 Games will be open to all, promoting inclusion and attitude change, especially towards disability and celebrating includes a carbon the diversity of the people of London and the UK. mapping project The approach to social inclusion is designed to break down the on the Games. barriers to participation that individuals and communities can face, while also making the most of opportunities that the Games offer.

New benchmarks will be set and legacies created for accessible and sustainable design of sporting venues and facilities, residential development and accommodation, transport, service delivery and environment management.

The London 2012 Sustainability Policy has been designed around five key themes: climate change; waste; biodiversity; social inclusion; and healthy living.

The Olympic Park for the 2012 Games heralds a new approach to community development linked to sport, culture, education and the environment. The Park’s new facilities and services will be available to the whole community, creating new opportunities and programme for jobs, education, skills and cultural development as well as more sporting and recreational activities. This will create a new east London hub bringing together people and communities from all backgrounds, acting as the catalyst for significant social and economic change.

An independent monitoring commission has been established for the first time to act as a dedicated assurance body on sustainability for the Games.

Other new initiatives include a London 2012 sponsor designation of ‘sustainability partner’ for a small group of companies who will activate their partnership of the Olympic and Paralympic Games around sustainability for the first time.

The London 2012 Sustainability Plan has been completed and includes a carbon footprint mapping project on the Games designed to identify priority areas for emissions reductions.

In relation to Games impact analysis, further research was carried out during 2006/7. We are now assessing the metrics for all Games impact indicators, including a large number of disability measures such as levels of access to transport and public places and employment levels of disabled people in sport and other sectors. The study continues through to Games-time and beyond.

23 The London Culture, Ceremonies and Education 2012 Education Culture The Culture programme for the London 2012 Games is an integral Programme will part of the London 2012 vision, allowing people from all backgrounds be integrated and to take part in cultural events and celebrations in every London community and all around the UK. The four-year Cultural Olympiad promote both begins in autumn next year, after the Beijing Games. Olympic and The Cultural Olympiad will reflect several key themes, honouring and Paralympic values sharing the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. to children and London 2012 will integrate the cultural aspects of the Olympic and young people. Paralympic Games into a single cultural programme, while also taking the opportunity to showcase the UK’s vibrant disability arts movement.

While incorporating both Paralympic and Olympic cultural activity, the integrated programme also recognises the special opportunity to showcase Paralympic culture and disability arts, and a special work strand has been established within the team specifically to develop Paralympic culture plans.

We are committed to the principle that disability arts and culture should feature throughout all the projects and programmes of the Cultural Olympiad.

Wide-ranging stakeholder consultation involving more than 4,000 representatives of the UK’s cultural sector, including UK disability arts networks and other advisory bodies, has taken place as part of ongoing work to ensure an inclusive culture programme celebrating the diverse and creative communities and cultures of London and the United Kingdom.

Ceremonies Arrangements for the Handover Ceremony at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games continue. LOCOG Head of Ceremonies, Martin Green, has joined the organisation and a production timetable for both Paralympic and Olympic Handover Ceremonies has been put in place, with a single integrated team working up plans for both ceremonies. Creative briefs have been issued.

The Culture, Ceremonies and Education team has also begun to explore UK opportunities to celebrate handover moments, with a particular focus on schools for the 17 September Paralympic Handover.

24 Education The London 2012 Education Programme will also be integrated and promote Olympic and Paralympic values to children and young people in schools, colleges and universities across the UK and internationally. Good relations have been formed with the UK Government, the BPA and British Olympic Foundation (the charitable arm of the BOA, responsible for Olympic education in the UK). They are all supporting and involved with the design of our programme. The Culture, Ceremonies and Education team will also engage headteachers, teachers, young people and other representatives from the education sector across the UK to help shape our programmes.

LOCOG has launched the ‘On your Marks!’ programme, its first education resource for the Games, produced in response to schools’ demands for information about the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The online resource provides schools and young people with news articles, fact sheets, teaching ideas and an image bank aimed at helping to support their learning inside and outside the classroom. These resources include information on the Paralympic values, the history of the Paralympic Movement, British performance at previous Paralympic Games and information on our plans for the 2012 Games.

This resource is an interim measure before the launch of the official London 2012 Education Programme after the Beijing Games in 2008. More details about our comprehensive programme to involve young people in schools, colleges and universities will be made available later this year.

25 We will help to Conclusion Integration of Olympic and Paralympic Games planning will be ensure on-going a hallmark of the London 2012 Games preparations, minimising functional and operational differences between the Games while opportunities for ensuring the distinctiveness of the two globally important events. the next generation The Paralympic Games will be unique and as equally planned, of athletes with managed and executed as the Olympic Games. This integrated and a disability. inclusive approach will enable London to provide the highest standards and conditions for Paralympic athletes, including new venues, highly accessible transport services and Village facilities for athletes and team officials.

Games preparations remain on track more than two years after London’s selection as Host City for the 2012 Games. We have continued to make solid progress over the past year across all key functional areas in line with the integrated master schedule which combines IOC and IPC milestones.

While the UK Government has increased the funding and scale of regeneration in disadvantaged areas of east London located around the Olympic Park, LOCOG’s budget to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Games remains unchanged at £2 billion and our sponsor recruitment programme remains ahead of schedule.

Our vision from Singapore to put sport at the heart of the 2012 Games, inspire young people from all backgrounds and leave a lasting legacy continues to drive all planning.

The ODA’s important infrastructure work remains on schedule, and detailed Park and venue design and pre-construction work is well advanced. This is vital for the delivery of the new Olympic Park venues and facilities, catalysts for important social, economic and environmental legacies that will benefit people from all backgrounds.

26 Next year will see the beginning of above-ground construction work on the Park’s major Games venues, a landmark for the 2012 project and vital for early completion of the venues for test events.

While Paralympic planning is on track, LOCOG will not be complacent, recognising that the integrated model we have chosen must preserve the respective distinctiveness of both Games.

Through high impact presentation of Paralympic sport in Games venues and media, along with integration of Paralympic planning in the organising committee, the 2012 Games will showcase the achievements of Paralympic athletes like never before.

This will contribute to more positive and informed views of disability sport and enhance the power of the Games to inspire further shifts in perceptions about the capabilities of disabled people.

Planning for the 2012 Paralympic Games has already helped to generate more opportunities, programmes and investment for elite and community Paralympic sport in London and around the UK.

The design of the Olympic Park for maximum accessibility, along with a commitment to improved sports participation, will provide marvellous sporting, social and community benefits for people from all backgrounds.

The London 2012 Games project will provide much needed new and accessible sporting venues, equipment and facilities as well as extra coaching, competition and training opportunities for diverse communities, including disabled groups.

This will help to ensure on-going opportunities for the next generation of athletes with a disability to develop their skills and expertise from grass roots to elite levels and help to enhance the Paralympic movement.

27 London 2012 would like to thank our partners for their support

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympics Games Ltd

Worldwide partners

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