LP Kurzeme planning region (KPR)

1. Project“My social responsibility”LLIV-322“My response”Subsidy Contract No. LV-LT/2.1./LLIV-322/2012/11Latvia-Lithuania cross-border cooperation programme 2007-2013 LP Kurzeme planning region(KPR) WG3 meeting 14.08.2012.

2. “My response”WP1 - Project management and coordination ACT1Management team and Work group • Management team consists of 3 persons: • Project manager, • Project assistant, • Financial manager. Management team (KPR) holdsmonthly meetings. Management team organises Work group and Steering group meetings • Work group consists of • Management team and • Partner’s coordinators. Work groupmeetings every 2nd month. Meetings will be face-to-face and video-conferences. Kuldiga, video, Kuldiga, video, Liepaja, video, Klaipeda, video, Klaipeda, video, Ventspils, Siauliai ACT2Steering Group • Steering Group would consist of • Project Management team and • Representatives of all partners. Meetings planned 4 times (Kuldiga16.04.2012, videoOct 2012, videoJune 2013, SiauliaiMarch 2014)

3. WP2 – Joint socialservices ACT1 Research on accessibility of social service provision and social integration of people with disabilities (accessibility providing at – institutions providing social services and public places) PP9 Latvia and Lithuania will carry-out research in each country – at institutions providing social services (for example, governmental and municipal social care institutions for adults and children, social service offices, day care centres, support and/or crisis centres, etc) and public places (bus station, shop, post office, house manager’s office, municipal premises, library, recreation centre, gym, theatre, cinema, swimming pool, public beach/swimming place, educational /medical care institutions, etc). Identify and analyze existing situation, evaluate pros and cons (+/-), and collect information about best practice examples in the country. Research will be made in 3 levels: in 1 nationally significant city, 1 regionally significant county, and 1 small county. Result – 1 combined research on accessibility (in English, Latvian, Lithuanian) “My response”

4. “My response” WP2 – Joint socialservices ACT2 Seminar „Needs and integration opportunities for people with disabilities” 32hTraining on work with (persons with physical, vision, hearing impairments, mental development disorders and mental illnesses, blind and/or deaf people, persons with dementia, persons suffering from incurable diseases (cancer, AIDS), persons suffering from addictions, etc.) LP, PP9, PP12 The seminar in two parts 2days+2days (including 2 overnight stays). Expert of partner country lectures on 1-2 topics (of 8). joint programmedeveloped in 2 days by2 experts from LV and 2 from LT materialsdeveloped in 2 days by2 experts from LV and 2 from LT Seminar organisation (23 seminars: 5 in Latvia and 13+5 in Lithuania) at several places in Kurzeme region (Kuldiga, Talsi, Ventspils, Liepaja) and Šiauliai and Klaipeda regions Target groups –employers of social care institutions for adults and children, social service offices, NGOs, other social service providers (like day centres, crisis centres, group flats), educational, health care and municipal institutions 550 participants

5. “My response” WP2 – Joint socialservices ACT3 Development of new social service – companion-assistantof person with functional impairments for social integration practicing 3.1.Evaluation of former experience, including from abroad, providing companion-assistant services and make summary 1Focus group (3h) and 2 study visits, 1 reviewPP10-finished August 3.2.2-days workshop (leaded by experts from Latvia, Lithuania, potentially Sweden and the UK) on experience providing companion-assistant services in their countries (presenting functional mechanisms, financing and salary system, staff requirements, documentations, limitations working with clients, achievements, difficulties, pros and cons providing this service, etc.) The event takes place in LV or LT, target audience - 20 persons from both countries. Day 1 - listening country’s experience providing the service and Day 2 - learning is organised in 2 task groups (LV/LT): analyzing heard information (what is or is not suitable for developing service in Latvia/Lithuania), and forming draft of service providing concept. LP - September 3.3.Develop practical service providing concept, concretizing companion-assistant functions and tasks, fixing potential working time, locations and ways, defining requirements for employees or volunteers: level of knowledge, experience, competence, skills. Also identifying potential cooperation partners (persons, organizations, etc), and developing documentation forms, planning payment principles for employees/volunteers and/or services costs, making piloting agreement with responsible organizations in each country (for example – Liepaja municipality in LV). (160h during 3-4 months) 1 conceptPP10 – October-March

6. “My response” WP2 – Joint socialservices ACT4 Development of new alternative social service– short-time stay service (up to 30 days per year) for persons with mental impairments Like special group house-guest house.Clients from other or partner country could receive such service when visiting the country – something like hotel. The premises must be adapted for overnight stays, food preparation, laundry and washing works, with bathing and toilet facilities and rest area. The premises should be in accordance with UD principles, as people with mental impairments could also have other functional impairments (physical, hearing, visual, etc). 4.1. Evaluation of former experience, including from abroad, providing such or similar services and summarize materials 1Focus group (3h) and 2 study visits, 1 reviewPP10 October-December

7. “My response” WP3 – Universal design ACT1 Training (seminars un consultations) onproviding social integration of people with disabilities by usingprinciples of universal design (UD)(concept of UD, marks of usage, changing environment (premises and territory) in compliance with UD principles, required time and material contributions) LP, PP9, PP12 3 day seminar days 1 and 2 would be educating on the UD, then learning in practice would follow - assessing situation at working place-institution (detailed evaluation of accessibility of premises and territory on current day). Day 3 - practical part(built on evaluation) participants would prepare action plans(for 1-5 years) - list of needed changes for implementing UD principles (indicating works to be done, required financial and other investments, terms and responsible person. joint programmedeveloped in 2 days by2 experts from LV and 2 from LT materialsdeveloped in 2 days by2 experts from LV and 2 from LT Seminar organisation (23 seminars: 5 in Latvia and 13+5 in Lithuania) at several places in Kurzeme region (Kuldiga, Talsi, Ventspils, Liepaja) and Šiauliai and Klaipeda regions Target groups – managers, employers and where applicable clients of social care institutions for adults and children, social service offices, NGO’s, other social service providers (like day centres, crisis centres, group flats), educational, health care and municipal (like spatial planers) institutions.530 participants

8. “My response” WP3 – Universal design ACT1 Training (seminars un consultations) onproviding social integration of people with disabilities by usingprinciples of universal design (UD)(concept of UD, marks of usage, changing environment (premises and territory) in compliance with UD principles, required time and material contributions) LP June-November 80Consultationsfor organizations or instituionsin UD adaptions provided by expert during assessment of environmental accessibility at working place (average 3h in each place)

9. “My response” WP3 – Universal design ACT2 Adaptions in municipalitiesForming attractive living environment– providing accessibility and promoting social integration using UD principles in premises and/or agreeable territory of municipality INVESTMENTS IN MUNICIPALITIES PP2, PP3, PP4, PP5, PP6, PP7, PP11, PP13 April 2012-November 2013 8 municipalities: 5 reconstructions for companion – assistant service 3-for short-time stay service adapted places will be used publicly more than 5 years after project end

10. “My response” WP4 - Information and publicity ACT1 Information in partners web pages(~1x3month) • 13 web sites, information at least once in 3 month and when event/activity organised • including 12 press releases • PR Specialist ACT2 Universal Design sections in partners webpages, • section on 2 partners web sites (LP and PP9), links to these ACT3 Forum „Common view providing accessibility for all people – UD as social integration promoting factor” • 1 day, 40 participantsPP9 July ACT4 Articles in mass media • 15 LV+15LT articles, Article's competitions for different audiences will be organized LP, PP9

11. WP4 - Information and publicity ACT8 Publicity events (posters) and Mobile exhibition 50 posters, 5000 participants, PP12 with other PPMay-June “My response”

12. Thanks! Project manager: Inga Kalniņa E-mail: inga.kalnina@kurzemesregions.lv Phone: +371 67338738 Mobile phone: +371 27008743 Kurzeme planning region administration Pulkveža Brieža street 4, floor 3 , Riga www.kurzemesregions.lv E-mail: info@kurzemesregions.lv Phone: +371 67331492