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Delivering the Barcelona Declaration Closing Conference April 2004

Delivering the Barcelona Declaration Closing Conference April 2004. Celebrating the Adoption ! Michal Ozmin & Cearbhall O’Meadhra Project Team. The Barcelona Declaration Project 2001-2004 Facilitating local authorities in creating a more inclusive society

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Delivering the Barcelona Declaration Closing Conference April 2004

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  1. Delivering the Barcelona Declaration Closing Conference April 2004

  2. Celebrating the Adoption ! Michal Ozmin & Cearbhall O’Meadhra Project Team.

  3. The Barcelona Declaration Project 2001-2004 Facilitating local authorities in creating a more inclusive society This project is being delivered by the Institute for Design andDisability on behalf of the National Disability Authority.

  4. Background to the Barcelona Declaration Project In June 2001, the National Disability Authority (NDA) was asked by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to issue a public call to tender for the Barcelona Declaration Project. The Institute for Design and Disability (IDD) successfully tendered for the contract.

  5. Budget: € 387,000.00

  6. Barcelona Declaration Project terms of reference

  7. Raising awareness and promoting the Barcelona Declaration among all local authorities in Ireland with a view to the adoption of the Declaration and its implementation by local authorities...

  8. Securing adoption of the Declaration by at least 75% of local authorities by the end of 2003.

  9. Developing and delivering a programme to local authorities which will enable them to disability-proof their decision making processes and activities in accordance with the principles of the Barcelona Declaration...

  10. Issuing guidelines which facilitate local authorities in developing implementation plans for specific pilot actions and projects to give practical application to the Barcelona Declaration principles within the work of the local authority

  11. Members of the Project Team Project Leader Michal J. Ozmin and Disability proofing template Adoption of the Declaration Cearbhall O’Meadhra Patsy Treanor Seminars and Training Programme Ken Ewart Ken Tiernan Pilot Projects/ Actions Caitriona Shaffrey Administrative Assistant Judy Kelly Closing Conference coordinator Evelyn Kavanagh

  12. The Project team’s mission is: to design a situation in which all members of the community, including people with disabilities, can actively participate in a process that will produce tangible evidence of a barrier free society achieved by the application of the principles of Design for All

  13. The Initial calendar of the Project

  14. National Launch Dublin 14.02.02. The Project was launched by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, TD

  15. Regional launch programme

  16. Galway, 01.03.02,openedbyBob Molloy, TD,Minister for Housing Tralee, 11.03.02,opened by John O’Donoghue,TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Athlone, 15.03.02,openedby Michael Smith, TD, Minister for Defence Dungarvan, 22.03.02,opened by Martin Cullen,TD, Minister of State, Dept of Finance Dundalk, 25.03.02,opened byDermot Ahern, TD, Minister of Health and Social Welfare Nenagh, 05.04.02,opened bySenator Donie Cassidy Castlebar, 12.04.02,opened byBeverly Cooper Flynn, TD, Cork City, 15.04.02,opened byMichael Martin, TD, Minister for Education

  17. Plenary Conference Dublin Castle, 14.06.02 opened by the Mayor of Dublin with a key note by Michael McDowell,TD, Minister of Justice Equality and Law Reform.

  18. Project Evaluation and Conclusions November 2002

  19. There is a positive change in the culture and attitudes among decision makers at local authority level leading towards creating an inclusive society. Local authorities have the power and the capability to remove physical and attitudinal barriers that cause intimidation and exclusion. Do they have the will to do so?

  20. There is a communication gap between local authority representatives and people with disabilities and their advocates. The disability proof decision-making process must be developed. It will only work if the consultative process is in place in which the disabled people and their advocates would participate meaningfully and effectively.

  21. The adoption of the Declaration without implementation is meaningless and has no impact on people with disabilities. The Declaration and its implementation are peripheral to the main stream issues of local authority managers and directors of services.

  22. The position of the Barcelona Declaration must be analysed in relation to Equality legislation in Ireland. The 17 Agreements of the Declaration need to be condensed into essential objectives. The cost of implementation is not an issue.

  23. Formulation of a new approach November 2002

  24. Carry out the adoption campaign. Identify the Declaration with the framework of Equality legislation. Define the essence of the 17 Agreements. Produce a Disability Proof Decision- Making Template. Assist selected local authorities to develop models of good practice for the implementation of the Declaration (Pilot Actions). Provide Awareness and Communication Training for personnel and disabled people and their advocates from the selected authorities.

  25. The Revised calendar of the Project November 2003-May2004

  26. The Adoption of the Declaration

  27. In Europe the Declaration has been adopted by 432 local authorities, including Ireland (April 2004). In Ireland the Declaration has been adopted by 93 local authorities (out of 114) and there is still more to come. At 82% this is the highest rate of adoption of the Declaration in Europe.

  28. The pattern of adoption of the Declaration by Irish local authorities was as follows: 1995 to December 2001 10 In November 200245 In January 2003 57 In November200385 In April 200493

  29. The full list of local authorities,which adopted the Barcelona Declaration is in the folder

  30. Is the adoption of the Declaration the right gateway for local authorities to address disability issues as part of Equality Agenda? Yes

  31. The framework The Project’s first breakthrough

  32. Disability is one of nine grounds of the Equality Agenda. The Barcelona Declaration therefore must be seen within the Equality framework of Irish (and European) legislation. Local authorities can fulfill their statutory obligation by implementing Agreements II, III, VI, VII and X of the Barcelona Declaration.

  33. The initial assumption that the Barcelona Declaration stands in its own right as an inspirational manifesto was incorrect. Equally, the initial assumption that the adoption of the Declaration does not obligate local authorities to take actions was also incorrect.

  34. Key legislation in Ireland Employment Equality Act 1998 Equal Status Act 2000 Local Government Act 2000 Part M of Building Regulations 2000 Equality Bill 2004 Disability Bill (in the process) 2004

  35. Key national plans National Action Plan against Poverty and Social Exclusion 2001/2003 Employment Action Plan 2002 Sustaining Progress 2003

  36. What is the Barcelona Declaration(1995)? The Barcelona Declaration is a gateway that facilitates local authorities in tackling one of the grounds of the Equality Agenda- Disability

  37. The fundamental principle of the Declaration: “Every person has a value and the right to be treated with dignity” This is an Equality issue

  38. The essence of the 17 Agreements in the 6 Objectives The project’s second break through Adopting the Declaration obliges local authorities to:

  39. 1. Promotion Promote disability awareness and ensure the right of people with disabilities to be different and their right to receive personal attention

  40. 2. Adopt Policies and Measures Develop the disability proof decision-making process including impact assessment and monitoring procedures for policies, actions and projects

  41. 3. Develop the Consultative Process Incorporate participative and consultative procedures into the disability proofing process

  42. 4. Achieve Inclusion and Accessibility Provide disable people with access to social and physical environments as well as services

  43. 5. Make adjustment Develop policies for adapting the environment to the needs of people with disabilities

  44. 6. Training Provide training programmes dealing with disability proof decisin-making process

  45. So? For the local authority, what’s the difference before and after the adoption ? The Consultative Process makes all the difference – this is the first and most important step towards inclusion

  46. The Implementation Structure

  47. There are clear procedures for adopting the Declaration however There is no clear structure to implement the Declaration

  48. In most of the cases it has been the Community and Enterprise Service which provided structure and plans for implementation of the Declaration thus So far two structural models are being developed for implementation of the Barcelona Declaration Action Plan (Kerry Local Authorities and Waterford City Council)

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