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Working Document<br />
Theme Draft Proposed Solution Lead<br />
Partner<br />
Outdoor Spaces<br />
& Buidlings<br />
<strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> Towns<br />
Linked to the process of reviewing the County<br />
Development Plan, Leitrim County Council will<br />
carry out pilot <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> planning exercises<br />
in selected towns in the county. These exercises<br />
will use information already gathered from<br />
Disability Audits and will involve Active <strong>Age</strong>d<br />
groups, disability groups and a range of<br />
community players in carrying out “Walkability<br />
Audits” and Council Planning staff in carrying<br />
out public consultation to inform “Accessibility<br />
Development Plans” to underpin the <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong><br />
Towns initiative. Other agencies will be invited<br />
to participate in this exercise as appropriate. A<br />
Steering Group, with representation drawn from<br />
Alliance members and partners, will be developed<br />
to oversee the project, which will aim to attain<br />
<strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> Town Charters (as benchmarked<br />
within the <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> Towns and Counties<br />
programme) for the selected towns. It will also<br />
include a recognition of best age friendly practice<br />
through age friendly Principles – Longer term roll<br />
out to other selected towns in the county.<br />
Leitrim County<br />
Council<br />
Suggested<br />
Partners<br />
Older People’s<br />
Council and<br />
Active <strong>Age</strong>d<br />
groups<br />
HSE – OTs,<br />
PHNs and<br />
Primary Care<br />
Teams<br />
Local business<br />
community<br />
Other agencies<br />
as appropriate<br />
The HSE will aim to make their current and<br />
new public buildings, such as Day Care<br />
Centres & Local Health offices, age friendly by<br />
adopting universal design guidelines for new<br />
developments. This will encompass the wider<br />
access including transportation, information<br />
as well as the physical environment. Best<br />
practice can be shared with other agencies<br />
in a bid to ensure age friendliness across all<br />
buildings for older people<br />
HSE<br />
<strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong><br />
National<br />
Programme<br />
Older Peoples<br />
Council<br />
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