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Newsletter nº4
May 2013

In this Newsletter we congratulate the winners of the inaugural ZVSHK Bathroom Design for All Product Award, as well as Isabel Roig, Managing Director of Barcelona Design Centre, on her appointment as President of the Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA). We also welcome new members of our international networks, such as “Towns and Cities for All”.

Once again we invite you to help co-create a Society for All, if you’ve not yet done so, with the aim of combining efforts and sharing knowledge of all those working to ensure a better quality of life for everyone.

EVENTS

"Une ville pour tous" (A city for all) Awareness Weeks

Image of front cover of the programme for Une Ville pour Tous Date: 2-19 May 2013

Location: various locations, Luxembourg City

Organiser: Ville de Luxembourg (Luxembourg City Council)

Website: "Une ville pour tous" (A city for all) Awareness Weeks ... read more

Fifth Universal Design Summit 2013 (UDS5)

Photo of a housing block with step-free entrances Date: 6-8 May 2013

Location: Saint Louis University, Busch Conference / Student Center, 20 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, United States

Organiser: R.L. Mace Universal Design Institute and Starkloff Disability Institute ... read more

AGE Platform Europe conference "Towards an age-friendly EU by 2020" and VERITAS Final User Forum

AGE Platform Europe logo Date: 16-17 May 2013

Organiser: AGE Platform Europe and the VERITAS project consortium

Website: Accessibility design at the service of age-friendly environments - The VERITAS approach to Design-for-all... read more

International Outdoor Symposium: Solutions for activities for all

Yteri for All International Outdoor Symposium logo Date: 15-18 August 2013

Location: Yyteri beach, Pori, Finland

Organisers: Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu, Suomen Vammaisurheilu ja-liikunta (VAU) and Malike ... read more

INTERACT workshop 2013 – Rethinking Universal Accessibility: Call for papers

INTERACT 2013 logo Deadline: 20 May 2013

Organiser: Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea and others

Website: INTERACT workshop 2013 - Rethinking Universal Accessibility: Call for papers... read more

NEWS

ZVSHK Bathroom Design for All Product Award winners announced

Photo of the ZVSHK Bathroom Product Design for All winners and jury On 14 March 2013, the Zentralverband Sanitär Heizung Klima (ZVSHK) (German Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning Association) awarded the ZVSHK "Bathroom Design for All" Product Award to five winners in a ceremony during the international ISH 2013 trade fair in Frankfurt am Main. The ceremony was attended by Günther Hoffmann ... read more

BCD Managing Director Isabel Roig becomes president of BEDA

Photo of Isabel Roig Isabel Roig, the Managing Director of Barcelona Centre de Disseny (BCD) (Barcelona Design Centre), has been named president of the Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA), the European platform which aims to promote the value of design at the European level. Prior to becoming president, Ms Roig served as vice-president for two years ... read more

PARTNERSHIPS

The Portuguese town of Penedono joins the Network for Excellence: “Towns and Cities for All”

Photo of Penedono during its annual medieval festival The municipality of Penedono, located in the Distrito de Viseu in Portugal, has become a member of the Network for Excellence: "Towns and Cities for All" to demonstrate its commitment to improving the quality of life of its residents and visitors through Design for All.

A medieval town, Penedono benefits from a wealth of architectural ... read more

The Swedish municipality Sollefteå joins the Network for Excellence: "Towns and Cities for All"

Photo of Sollefteå, taken from the air The municipality of Sollefteå, on the banks of the Ångerman River in the Västernorrland province of Sweden, has become the latest local authority to join the Network for Excellence: "Towns and Cities for All", adding to this growing international community of municipalities working to improve their local areas for all residents and visitors ... read more

The Institute of Technology and Development Foundation joins the Foundation's international networks

Institute of Technology and Development logo Based in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Institute of Technology and Development (ITD) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation which supports the development of innovative ideas and technology transfer. ITD aims to strengthen links between industry and academia, as well as to ... read more

International memberships and initiatives supported

Donem suport al Pacte Mundial AGE, European Older People’s Platform Eurocities
International Transport Forum 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 EIDD - Design for All Europe
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability International Association on Universal Design

Member companies

BDU Proa Solutions
Transports Ciutat Comptal Proa Solutions Portugal
El Tibidabo Taller de tecnología y cultura
Svenska Equality TAPES
Neumann Consult
Studio Steffan Quodlibet
MICROARQUITECTURA,SL
TAU Ceramica Franconi & González Architects
Arte con Tacto
EO Guidage
Crysalide
CSD
fadunito
domo
VRVis Kompan
SK Foodservice Consultants Ltd
Avanti-Avanti Studio
AccessGreece
Urbaccess

Not-for-profit member 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 Askersunds Kommun
Asociación Crecer ASSOCIAÇÄO PORTUGUESA PARA O DESIGN EM REABILITAÇÄO
FUNDACIÓ REIAL AUTOMÓVIL CLUB DE CATALUNYA ACCESIBLE.COM.AR
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 Unnim
Cambra de Comerç de Manresa
Asociación de Profesionales y Empresas de Diseño de Canarias (Di-Ca)
CEAPAT (Centro de Referencia Estatal de Autonomía Personal y Ayudas Técnicas)
AYDER (Alternative Life Association) Tuttimobi
CERMI (Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad) AIJU - Centro tecnológico del juguete
AMT Concept Ayuntamiento de Pamplona
Município de Seia Ajuntament de Barcelona
Design for all lab Universitat de Vic
Saint-Etienne
Koine Aequalitas Diego
Asociación Retina Navarra Universidade Oporto
Virginia Tech
Dreams Academy
Centar Živeti uspravno - Center Living Upright Associació AFANOC
Silicon Sentier
University of Oulu
GAIA
Akademie Gestaltung im Handwerk Münster
The Accessible Road Museu de Matematiques de Catalunya
Elisava
Toulouse
Institute of Technology and Development
Sollefteå

You can find more news and events by visiting our websites: Design for All Foundation and Towns and Cities for All.

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