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Access for All – Formation of Access Coordination Cell

Access for All”

Formation of Access Co-ordination Cell

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Accessibility is a human right issue and requires deep understanding and strong specific action. Every human being including persons with disabilities and reduced mobility have right to equal access to sites, services and facilities including information and communication. Accessibility is extremely important, as it plays a crucial and critical role in day to day life, activities of daily living (ADL) development of one’s personality, educational and employment opportunities of their own choice, leisure (tourism) and fun activities.

In our communities, Accessibility and Universal Design is relatively a topic which is not well heard of and understood. There are no proactive initiatives at the policy level also to implement Universal Design. Course curriculum in Schools of Planning and Architecture and Institutes of Design do not have the concept of Universal Design as a fundamental part. This would mean that if we do nothing, our policy makers and planners in architecture and institutes of design would not be able to understand the needs of persons with disabilities (PwDs) and those at risk of disabilities. Promoting accessibility and implementing universal design, is an important step to achieve an inclusive society and PwDs would be able to exercise their freedom to the fullest.

Samarthyam, National centre for Accessible Environments and Mitra Jyoti in association with CBM SARO (S) will organise 6 such workshops in Southern states of India. In the state of Tamil Nadu, universal accessibility issues have not received due attention by policy makers, service providers, stakeholders, engineers, architects, planners and designers. Hence, the second workshop is proposed in Chennai.

Date: 11th-12th August 2011

Venue: YWCA International Guest House, 1086 Poonamallee High Road, (EVR Periyar Salai), Chennai-600 084

Objectives of the workshop:

  • Promote “Access for All” in built and transport environment by forming Access Co-ordination Cell
  • Capacity building, information sharing and knowledge generation of 30 key persons: a mixed group of Government officials, Architecture & engineering institutes, DPO & NGO members including PwDs; key stakeholders and professionals such as architects, engineers, urban planners, etc. By co-training together, linkages will be formed between PwDs and policy makers, implementing agencies and professionals.
  • To develop and enhance the advocacy capacity of Access Coordination Cells and develop an implementation mechanism in Tamil Nadu.

The training sesions will cover:

Legislation and access needs of PwDs; principles of UD; advocacy and representational skills; and strategies for developing of partnerships between PwDs and technical experts; Disability Awareness & Sensitization through Experiential Exercise; mock ups and power point presentations on internal & external design considerations and hands on training on access audit & report making

Access for All- Access Co-ordination Cell”

2 –day Workshop on Accessibility

Session Details

11th August 2011

Registration

9.00am

Inauguration with opening remarks

Brief orientation to Project on formation of Access Co-ordination Cell- including aims and objectives

9.30-9.50am

Ice breaking- Introduction of participants

Access perceptions and terminology- Group discussion

9.50-10.10am

Universal Accessibility: Prevailing Legislations, Guidelines and building codes

10.10-10.30am

Tea Break

10.30-10.45am

Technical Sessions

Simulation (Experiential) Exercise

10.45-11.45 am

Simulation feedback

11-45-12.00noon

Understanding barriers –attitudinal & physical environment

12.00-12.20pm

External & Internal Environment Design Considerations

12.20-1.00pm

Lunch break

1.00-2.00pm

Functions of Access Features: Why certain access features are needed? (Mock ups of toilets, corridors, etc.)

2.00-3.00pm

Design innovations in rural India

3.00-3.15pm

Tourism for All– a case study of Dilli Haat, New Delhi

3.15-3.30pm

Group discussion

3.30-3.45pm

Tea Break

3.45-4.00pm

Presentation of guidelines on how to conduct an access audit

4.00-4.15pm

Understanding Access Audit Checklist

4.15-4.40pm

Group activity- Identification of groups, debriefing and task marking for access audit

4.40-5.30pm

12th August 2011

Access Audit of workshop venue

9.00am- 12.00pm

Group activity- Report making by participants

12.00 – 1.00pm

Lunch break

1.00- 2.00pm

Group activity- Report making by participants

2.00 – 4.00pm

Tea break

3.45-4.00pm

Setting up the venue for report presentation

4.00-4.20pm

Group activity- Report presentation by two groups

Comprehensive solution with illustrations 20 min. each group

4.20- 5.00pm

Tips on Model report compilation and presentation

5.00-5.10pm

Action plan – Formation of Access Co-ordination Cell

Building relationships and way forward

5.10-5.45pm

For more information regarding the workshop, pl contact:

Ms. Anjlee Agarwal: 09810558321, 09711190806, email: samarthyaindia@yahoo.com

Ms. Madhu Singhal (M) 09741224889 email: madhu.singhal59@gmail.com

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