Address: KS Agenda, Haakon Viis Gate 9, 0161 Oslo

Paths towards the goal

Time: 7th November 2016 09:00 - 15:30 Address: KS Agenda, Haakon VIIs gate 9, 0161 Oslo

Conference for municipalities on experiences and inspiration relating to universal design

The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) and The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) invites you to take part in a conference on 7th November 2016 to sum up the year’s experiences from the national municipality network for universal design. Here we shall show a selection of the outstanding efforts made in the municipalities in building an equal society.

The target group for the event is municipalities, counties as well as other relevant authorities and professionals who want to keep up to date and learn about how municipalities can work with universal design.

Registration via KS’ website

Programme (subject to alteration) 09.00 Municipalities that develop the society of tomorrow - Opening remarks from Minister Solveig Horne

- Speech from Director for Advocacy Policy at KS Helge Eide

10.15 Coffee and fruit

10.30 Tasters from the municipality network’s work in 2016 - Mapping for universal design Knut Sunnanå, Karmøy municipality

- Functionalism Council as a relevant expert body in municipal planning Elisabeth Kokkin Koppe, Hamar municipality

- Innovation is often using what one has Stig Wathne, Stavanger municipality

- Work with universal design in Nes municipality Roar Martin Aarnes and Marit Holtung, Nes municipality

11.30 Break

11.45 What can we learn from other countries? - Alex Dobaño, Design for all, Barcelona, Spain

- Per Eriksson, Askersund municipality, Sweden

- Helen Olsson, Østersund municipality, Sweden

12.30 Evaluation as a learning arena within construction projects - Universal design AS/NAL

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Competence across sectors – inspirational solutions - Universal design in building permission processing Kristian Lian, NHF Nord-Trøndelag

- Universal design for people with dementia and cognitive impairment National Association for Public Health

- Outdoor areas for all,

14.45 National work on universal design, Bufdir - Universal Design status/living conditions status

- Council for the disabled

- Universal design in public procurement

- Grants for universal design

15.30 Concluding remarks

Master of Ceremonies, Åse Kari Haugeto, Head of the Delta Centre at Bufdir