Accessibility - Handicap International

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Run multi-stakeholder working groups (state and civil society) in order to propose
public policy guidelines which incorporate these innovative practices (how can these
be reproduced and made sustainable?).
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Publish technical guides which set out these good practices.
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Organize feedback seminars.
Prize for the most inclusive architectural project
One Handicap International initiative has been to launch the idea of an annual award for the
most inclusive architectural project on a local or national level.
With several sponsors where possible, the objectives of this initiative are to:
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Create a public relations and awareness-raising event on accessibility, the winner of the
award is usually announced at an awards ceremony which is widely covered by the media.
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Organize the collection of local good practices files, and promote those which use the principles
of Universal Design, those which place people with disabilities at the heart of the architectural
design process, or which offer users multiple and flexible options for using the building so it can
be made accessible to the maximum number of people.
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Create a selection committee, responsible for drawing up selection criteria and selecting the
best projects. This selection committee provides an excellent opportunity for identifying local
expertise on the issue of accessibility.
A tool to exchange on these good practices is available on the website of the project
entitled “Making it work!”: http://www.makingitwork-crpd.org/; see in particular
the report “Free movement of persons with disabilities in Southeast Europe”
(http://www.makingitwork-crpd.org/miw-projects/south-east-europe/).
For consideration to confirm quality of
“good practices” on accessibility:
/ Involvement/awareness of key stakeholders
(decision-making actors and
influential local development actors) to
ensure the widespread diffusion of these
studies.
/ Efficiency and adaptation of good practices
to the local constraints: good practices
referring to lost-cost work solutions
using local materials.
/ Ensuring the possible replication of
good practices on a wider scale and/or
in other settings/communities.
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