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The Zero Project 2014 on Accessibility - Results

The Zero Project 2014 on Accessibility - Results. Zero Project Indicators Maria Orejas & Carmen Arroyo de Sande, European Foundation Centre Innovative Practices Michael Fembek , Essl Foundation Innovative Policies Ingrid Heindorf , World Future Council.

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The Zero Project 2014 on Accessibility - Results

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  1. The Zero Project 2014 on Accessibility - Results Zero Project Indicators Maria Orejas & Carmen Arroyo de Sande, European Foundation Centre Innovative Practices Michael Fembek, Essl Foundation Innovative Policies Ingrid Heindorf, World Future Council

  2. Zero Project Indicators – an Overview • 32 Questions in 8 languages: CRPD + Accessibility • Traffic light system (Yes, Yes with Qualifications, No) • Comments and additional remarks • Respondents: 164 disability experts from 130 countries. • Coverage: more than 80% of all the states that have ratified the UN CRPD. • Data: quantitative and qualitative analysis

  3. Zero Project IndicatorsandGraphs Human Development Index (HDI 1-HDI 4): 13 Topics Biggest gap: Transport, Built Environment , Public Procurement

  4. Zero Project Indicators – Key Findings Personal and Political Rights: Mostencouraging positive answers Screenshot Q A9: Marriage, Parenthood and Relationships Emergency Issues: Worst results (89/130 red traffic light on state’s early warning system; 14/130 green lights on emergency phones lines) Data Availability: Best scores in HDI 1 countries and there is not a big difference between HDI 2, HDI 3 and HDI 4 Screenshot Q A14: Data on State Employment

  5. Zero Project Indicators – Key Findings Transport: Dramatic quantitative results, as not even one capital city in the world can be travelled without barriers Screenshot Q A3: Urban Transport System Built Environment: Newly constructed buildings - Central and Eastern Europe stand out. General trend: Mainly for physically disabled people and for governmental buildings. Legal time frame is still missing in many countries (red light for 88/130 countries) Screenshot Q A1: Newly Constructed Buildings

  6. Zero Project Indicators – Key Findings Employment: Trend reversed in HDI 1 countries with regard to unemployment rate. Asia less below average - huge presence of industry, globalization processes Screenshot A13 Accommodation in the Workplace ICT, Products and Services: High dependency on availability of Internet services. Digital divide. Some progress on mobile phones and web accessibility Education: Only 13 out of 130 countries surveyed gave a clear 'No’, including three EU countries Curriculum: Architecture students and engineers better trained than ICT students

  7. Zero Project Indicators – Key Findings UN CRPD: Although the question related to the presence of an umbrella organisation ranks fourth in positive answers, in general there are very few focal points Independent Living: Availability of state allowances depends on type of welfare system Screenshot Q A7 Public Procurement: Lots of unused potential and huge difference between the most developed and the least developed countries Screenshot Q B1

  8. InnovativePractices

  9. Howthe Expert Network Selected the Innovative Practices in a Three-Step-Process Nomination 243 Practices from 58 countries nominated by the Zero Project expert network 2. Shortlisting 134 Practices were shortlisted according to defined criteria 3. Voting 54 Innovative Practices were finally selected, based on votes from 208 experts worldwide Key Message Innovative Practices work in all different aspects of accessibility. There is no big solution, but hundreds of small ones.

  10. Clusters ofInnovative Practices Built Environment ICT Threemoreclusterswereaddedtothefieldsnamedby Art. 9 Cities & Tourism Global South Services Transport Culture Museums Theatres Cinema Events Assistance Emergency Financials Products

  11. Clusters ofInnovative Practices Built Environment ICT Cities & Tourism Global South Services Transport Size representsnumberofshortlisted Practices (Total: 134) Culture

  12. VotingfortheBest Quarterof all Practices, and also withinEvery Cluster Built Environment ... and also within expert groups (NGOs, academics, EU, CEE, businesses) anddisabilitygroups (all, blind, deaf, physical, learning/psychosocial) ICT Cities & Tourism Global South Services Transport Culture

  13. 16 TechniquesUsedby Innovative Practices Key message: 16 techniquesareusedbysuccessful Innovative Practices Dark colouredtechniquesareusedbyat least 4 Innovative Practices

  14. Online Maps

  15. Translation Tools

  16. Standards andCertificates

  17. Training Professionals andOne-Stop-Shops

  18. GuidebooksandMultimedia

  19. Universal Design/Design for All

  20. Innovative Devices

  21. Apps and Software

  22. Assistance

  23. All Stakeholders

  24. Innovative Policies – Key Findings, Part I Policies for all aspects of UN CRPD Article 9 Policies benefitting persons with all types of disabilities Policies engaging everyone in society Policies for low-income contexts Policies mainstreaming disability into development programming

  25. Policies for all Aspects of UN CRPD Article 9 Qatar’s comprehensiveeAccessibilitypolicyaddresses key issues on information and communication technologies

  26. Policies Benefitting Persons with all Types of Disabilities Ireland’s standard obliges energy suppliers to make all their communications accessible

  27. Policies Engaging Everyone in Society Japan’s housing mortgage scheme addresses the need for accessible private housing

  28. Policies for Low-Income Contexts Cape Town’s publicbussystem (BRT) isinclusivelydesignedandpaysattentiontotheentirejourneythanksitsuniversal accesspolicy

  29. Policies Mainstreaming DisabilityColombia’s Plan Vive Digital pays special attention to people with disabilities, to increase their capacities and opportunities through fostering their access to ICTs

  30. Policies Mainstreaming Disability into DevelopmentAustraliaisoneofthosefew countries whichhasensured that people with disabilities are included in, contribute to, and benefit equally from its development efforts, thankstoitsDevelopment for All strategy

  31. Innovative Policies – Key Findings, Part II Developingpolicies Implementingpolicies Enforcingpolicies Monitoring policies

  32. DevelopingPolicies - Who are the Drivers of Legislative Action?Thanks to Solo city’s lively disability movement, the Standard of Accessibility of Public Transportation, Information and Communication was introduced.

  33. DevelopingPolicies - Who to Consult with?In Berlin State a permanently established Accessible Construction Working Group, that includes DPOs and Disability Commissioners, has played a particularly prominent role in drafting the handbooks and the mechanism of a consistent and mandatory accessibility concept.

  34. ImplementingPolicies - Improving Accessibility Expertise Hong Kong’saccessco-ordinatorschemeestablished a focal point in each policy department and venue.

  35. ImplementingPolicies: Involving Persons with DisabilitiesWith its accessibility policy, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ Committee ensured that everyone could participate equally as spectators, athletes or workforce.

  36. ImplementingPolicies: Opportunities for CooperationIn Spain, the world’s biggest public-private partnership on universal accessibility has been established, which provides financial and technical support to manifold stakeholders, including public authorities, universities and non-profit entities.

  37. Enforcing Policies: Mandating Standards and ComplianceNorway’s Anti-Discrimination and Accessibility Act requires the application of universal design and establishes that inaccessibility is a matter of discrimination

  38. Enforcing Policies – Using Reviews and InspectionsKuala Lumpur has set up a comprehensive monitoring and enforcement system

  39. Monitoring Policies - Support fromCivilSocietyUganda’s disability movement, the main initiator of Uganda’s Accessibility Standards, recently created a National Accessibility Audit Team in order to monitor implementation

  40. Monitoring Policies – EstablishingOmbudsmenIn Norway, monitoring of policy has been assigned to the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman and Tribunal

  41. Jointhe Network! Websitewww.zeroproject.org Facebookwww.facebook.com/zeroproject.org Twitterhttps://twitter.com/zeroproject.org Youtubewww.youtube.com/user/Zeroprojectorg Email office@zeroproject.org Nominate projects, practices and policies! Fill in the UN CRPD questionnaire for your country! Any other idea for cooperation? Tell us!

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