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Newsletter nº48
December 2013

In this issue of the Design for All Foundation newsletter we invite you to join us on 16 January in Barcelona for an interactive day of knowledge sharing on user-centred design and innovation. We also congratulate Saint-Étienne, the first French municipality to have been awarded the Flag of Towns and Cities for All, and Askersund, which has won the Flag for the sixth year in a row.

On behalf of the Design for All Foundation team, we wish you a very happy festive period and a joyful new year packed with interesting projects.

EVENTS

IDeALL Innovation Exchange Day

Disseny Hub Barcelona Date: 16 January 2014

Location: Disseny Hub, Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, 37-38, 08018 Barcelona

Organiser: IDeALL project consortium

Website: IDeALL Innovation Exchange Day
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International Conference on Universal Design Lund 2014: Call for papers

Universal Design Lund 2014 logo Deadline: 15 January 2014

Organiser: Lunds Tekniska Högskola (Lund University)

Website: International Conference on Universal Design Lund 2014: Call for papers ... read more

Zero Project Conference 2014: Accessibility

Zero Project logo Date: 27-28 February 2014

Location: United Nations Vienna International Centre

Organiser: Zero Project team
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NEWS

Saint-Étienne becomes the first French municipality to receive the Flag of Towns and Cities for All

Participants on stage holding Flag at ceremony in Saint-Étienne During the "Health and design for all" symposium hosted by the Cité du design on 25 November 2013, Saint-Étienne City Council was presented with its first Flag of Towns and Cities for All, thereby becoming the first municipality in France to achieve this recognition of excellence in design for all ... read more

Askersund is awarded its sixth Flag of Towns and Cities for All

Per Eriksson and Lilian Müller holding the Flag during the presentation ceremony in Askersund On 28 October 2013, the municipality of Askersund in Sweden was awarded the Flag of Towns and Cities for All for the sixth year in a row, beating its own record as the municipality which has received the Flag more times than any other.
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Presentation of ECA 2013: Design for All in progress - from theory to practice

Silvio Sagramolo, Thomas Golka and Peter Neumann presenting ECA 2013 in Berlin The European Concept for Accessibility (ECA) 2013 publication Design for All in progress - from theory to practice was presented at the Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt Berlin (Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment) on ... read more

EO Guidage wayfinding system recognised at the Sign Design Awards 2013

SIXPOINTS multisensory wayfinding system The Sign Design Awards 2013, which recognise the best work in the area of signage over the preceding three years, were presented in London on 21 November. Seventy entries from nineteen countries were submitted across eight categories, with projects spanning a range of settings including city wayfinding schemes, offices, leisure venues ... read more

Mobility, Mood and Place, a project exploring user-centred approaches to mobility for older people

Man wearing portable neural imaging headset in Edinburgh Launched in September 2013, Mobility, Mood and Place is a three-year research project led by OPENspace at the University of Edinburgh and involving academics from the University of Edinburgh, King's College London, Heriot-Watt University and ... read more

Singapore Building and Construction Authority expands accessibility code

User descending stairs in site visit as part of accessibility code revision IIn August 2013, the Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA) introduced its new Code on Accessibility for the Built Environment , providing a set of requirements for building owners and professionals so that buildings and public spaces in the city state meet a minimum standard of accessibility
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International memberships and initiatives supported

Donem suport al Pacte Mundial AGE, Platform Europe 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
Zicla
ConceptionUniverselle.com
gauzak
Calícrates
Calícrates

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 Ziveti 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
Solleftea
Junglinster
Penedono
Open Doors Organization
Groupement pour l'Insertion des personnes Handicapées Physiques

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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