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Newsletter nº19
October, 2009

Here we are again with our Newsletter. We do hope you will find it both interesting and informative. As always, we are at your disposal for any proposal or criticism you may have. Our warmest greetings on behalf of the team at the Design for All Foundation.

Di-ca, the Association of Design Companies and Professionals of the Canary Islands, new collaborator of the Foundation

imatge The Foundation is pleased to welcome a new collaborator: the Association of Design Companies and Professionals of the Canary Islands (Di-Ca). Both organizations signed an agreement last 8th of October. Di-ca is a non-prof... read more

Design for All Foundation Dinner and Awards Ceremony

imatge Next February 26th 2010 the Foundation will hold its annual dinner in the Valderrobles Town Hall of the Poble Espanyol in Barcelona. It will welcome all the enterprises, administrations and entities in collaboration to attend. It is also open to all those organizations interested in the 'Desi... read more

International Conference on Mobility and Transport for the Elderly and People with Disabilities (TRANSED 2010)

imatge The 12th edition of this International Conference will take place June 2-4 in Hong Kong (China), with the theme “Sustainable Transport and Travelling for All”. The previous program will start on the 1st, and there will also be a post-conference program that will last until the 8th... read more

International Conference in Lousã (Portugal)

imatge Accessibility Needs and Design for All in the Field of Turism – Economic Impact

On November 19 and 20th, the city of Lousã (Portugal) will host this conference, organized by ProAsolutions.PT in collaboration with the Foundation, and the Lousã City Council Department of P... read more

The Design for All Foundation joins the United Nations Global Compact

imatge On September the Foundation joined the United Nations Global Compact. This initiative tries to get companies voluntarily committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Due to the nu... read more

"Design for All – Market Opportunities for the SME’s"

imatge This is the title of the first conference of the series of conferences organized by the RKW Kompetenz-zentrum (Competence Centre for the German Economy) about the 'Design for All' (DfA) concept. The conference wi... read more

Joint letter to the Ministers of Transport of the EU Estate Members

imatge Last June, several European organisations working for the rights of the consumers and people with disabilities addressed a joint open letter to the Ministers of Transport of the EU Estate Members ahead of a vote on the Regulation of passengers’ rights in bus and coach transport... read more

Tourist signalling for blind people

imatge The Initiative for Tourist Signalling for the blind people in the Mancomunidad Tierra de Caballeros, in Ciudad Real (Spain) was presented last September. The project has been done by Quodlibet, organization that coop... read more

Recognized companies

BDU Proa Solutions
Transports Ciutat Comptal Proa Solutions Portugal
Socytec Disseny Web Azalpen
Duatis Disseny Bizgorre
MOHN, S.L. OLIVERAS, S.A.
El Tibidabo Taller de tecnología y cultura
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya ROSANBUS, SL
SANTA & COLE, SA TAPES
Acsun ProaSolutions France PAUTA FORMACIÓ,SL
Neumann Consult
Adir Accesibilidad Directa Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Altro Design
Svenska Equality El Terrer
Studio Steffan Quodlibet
MICROARQUITECTURA,SL

Collaborative Organisations

BARCELONA CENTRE DE DISSENY Fundació Gimm
INSTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN GIMM (Grup d'Invàlids del Maresme i Mataró)
CONFEDERACIÓN DE ORGANIZACIONES EMPRESARIALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE BADAJOZ (COEBA) CENTRE DE FORMACIÓ D'ADULTS MANUEL SACRISTAN CCOO CONFEDERACIÓN REGIONAL EMPRESARIAL EXTREMEÑA (CREEX)
FEDERACIÓN EMPRESARIAL CACEREÑA (FEC) Universtitat de Barcelona
ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTS Info-Handicap
FUNDACIÓ MARIA ÀNGELS CATARINEU AYUNTAMIENTO DE CAMBRILS
Col·legi Professional de Disseny Gràfic de Catalunya FUNDACIÓ REIAL AUTOMÓVIL CLUB DE CATALUNYA
Crecer ASSOCIAÇÄO PORTUGUESA PARA O DESIGN EM REABILITAÇÄO
Askersunds Kommun ACCESIBLE.COM.AR
Centar Živeti uspravno - Center Living Upright Koine Aequalitas ENAT - European Network for Accessible Tourism
Fundació Abadia de Montserrat Fundación Cedat
Federació Acapps European Disability Forum Cat for All FEKOOR. Federación Coordinadora de Personas con Discapacidad Física de Bizkaia
Fundación Prodintec Fundació Privada Auria
EIDD - European Institute for Design and Disability Ajuntament de Palma
Design for All Institute of India Obra Social Caixa Terrassa
Cambra de Comerç de Manresa
Asociación de Profesionales y Empresas de Diseño de Canarias (Di-Ca)
AYDER (Alternative Life Association)

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