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Newsletter nº25
April, 2010

In this number of our Newsletter we present the monographic "The Design for All in the City", which we hope you will find interesting. As always, we would appreciate your comments and suggestions to keep improving it. Kind Regards from DfA Foundation team.

Agenda

May 27-29, 2010: Competitiveness for European Tourism for All - CETA International Conference, Sweden

imatge Falsterbo, Sweden
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April 18-20, 2011: Include 2011

imatge Organizer: The Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Centre
London, UK
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What's new

All newly built buildings will have to be accessible

The cabinet has approved early this year a royal decree by which the Town Building Technical Code is going to be modified, which implies a regulation, in Spain, of the basic conditions of building accessibility and usage that prevents the discrimination of citizens with any type of functional lim... read more

Workshop in Istanbul for sensitizing people on Design for All

imatge Last 18th of April, the Dream’s Academy, in collaboration with the Design for All Foundation, held the workshop Urban Design for All at the Asmali Mosque, in the Beyoglu District, Istanbul.

The event was introduced by Ercan Tutal, president of the... read more

Monographic: "The Design for All in the City"

Interview with Silvio Sagramola about the accessibility in European cities


Silvio Sagramola is Director of the National Disability Information and Meeting Centre of Luxembourg (Info-Handicap) and Co-ordinator of the European Co... read more

Askersund, first Swedish city to renew the ‘Flag of Towns and Cities for All’

imatge Last December 13th, Sunday, the renewal ceremony of the ‘Flag for the Towns and Cities for All’ 2009 was held in Askersund. This event manifests the constancy in their commitment to improve the accessibi... read more

Palma City Hall receives for the third consecutive year the ‘Flag of Towns and Cities for All’

imatge In 2007 the municipal team committed itself to make of Palma a pioneering city as regards accessibility, assigning a minimum of 2% of the total budget for municipal investments in aspects directly related with accessibility.

During 2008, a total of 3.2 million Euros were invested, whi... read more

New working group in Eurocities: ‘Barrier-free City for All’

imatge Last 10th to 12th of May, Berlin hosted the launching meeting of the working group 'Barrier-free City for All' within the framework of their Forum of Mobility of Eurocities. This group is promot... read more

Memberships and Initiatives supported

Donem suport al Pacte Mundial AGE, European Older People’s Platform Eurocities
EIDD - Design for All Europe European Design for All e-Accessibility Network (EDeAN)
European Concept for Accessibility European Disability Forum
ELA - European Lift Association ENAT - European Network for Accessible Tourism
International Federation on Ageing International Transport Forum
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability International Association on Universal Design

Recognized companies

BDU Proa Solutions
Transports Ciutat Comptal Proa Solutions Portugal
Socytec Disseny Web Azalpen
Duatis Disseny
El Tibidabo Taller de tecnología y cultura
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Adir Accesibilidad Directa
SANTA & COLE, SA TAPES
Neumann Consult
Baixbus Altro Design
Svenska Equality El Terrer
Studio Steffan Quodlibet
MICROARQUITECTURA,SL
PAUTA FORMACIÓ,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 Asociación Retina Navarra
Fundació Abadia de Montserrat Fundación Cedat
Federació Acapps Cat for All FEKOOR. Federación Coordinadora de Personas con Discapacidad Física de Bizkaia
Fundación Prodintec Fundació Privada Auria
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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