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Accessibility - - why we need it

Accessibility - - why we need it. Within the next 45 minutes…. Accessibility – a pre-condition for social inclusion Success factors for improving accessibility Barriers and how to overcome them ISEMOA – a method for evaluating and improving accessibility work.

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Accessibility - - why we need it

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  1. Accessibility - - why we need it Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  2. Within the next 45 minutes… • Accessibility – a pre-condition for social inclusion • Success factors for improving accessibility • Barriers and how to overcome them • ISEMOA – a method for evaluating and improving accessibility work Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  3. Current state → Lack of accessibility (1):More than a third of the European population encounters many barriers in public spaces and on public transport. Because of the barriers that exist a lot of people have to depend on a car or mobility service for much of their regular travel. Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  4. Current state → Lack of accessibility (2):Many day-to-day services are not easily accessible for pedestrians, cyclists or public transport users. Thus people have to depend on a car or mobility service to reach these destinations. Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  5. Lack of Accessibility = Car DependencyCar Dependency = Social Exclusion For all people • who cannot drive a car • who cannot afford a car • who do not have access to a car Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  6. Successfully improving accessibility =taking into account the whole(!) mobility-chain Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  7. Successfully improving accessibility (1) =taking into account all(!) aspects of accessibility • accessibility of day-to-day services without car • level of service for pedestrians, cyclists, public transport users • barriers in public spaces and public transport Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  8. Barriers related to Physical conditions Organisational & regulatory aspects Information aspects Attitude and behaviour of people Safety and security concerns People with reduced mobility (PRM) People with disabilities People with temporal impairments Older people Children / people accompanying children People with heavy/bulky luggage People with communication difficulties … Successfully improving accessibility (2) =taking into account all kinds of barriers and all groups of PRM Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  9. Successfully improving accessibility (3) =involving all relevant actors right from the beginning • „providers“ of public spaces and public transport (local government, public transport operator, real estate owners, tourism sector…) • „users“ of public spaces and public transport(especially representatives of PRM…) Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  10. www.isemoa.eu

  11. www.isemoa.eu ISEMOA develops a quality-management system (QMS) to support cities and regions in their accessibility work

  12. ISEMOA QMS is based on the principles of Total Quality Management: Excellent quality is result of a continuous improvement achieved by applying the repetitive cycle of planning – implementation – evaluation with a view to fulfil the users’ needs Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  13. Quality in Accessibility Workdepicted by the ISEMOA quality cycle: Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  14. ISEMOA provides a structured framework to assess and improve the accessibility work in a city / region: • All relevant local stakeholders are involved in the ISEMOA process • Together with the ISEMOA auditor/mentor the local stakeholders identifystrengths and weaknesses in accessibility work, and develop strategy / action-plan for improving accessibility Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  15. ISEMOA is suitable for all cities and regions willing to improve accessibility in their area → No restrictions regarding the city‘s / region‘s framework conditions → No matter whether the city / region is already advanced or just about to begin improving accessibility Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  16. ISEMOA auditors / mentors • In autumn/winter 2012:training workshops for ISEMOA auditors/mentors will be offered in 15 European countries: AT, BE, BG, CZ, DE, ES, FR, IE, IT, PL, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK • Interested organisations / persons are invited to participate at these training events free of charge • More detailed information will be available on www.isemoa.eu Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  17. More information about ISEMOA (in 13 languages): www.isemoa.eu Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

  18. Thank you for your kind attention! Fred DOTTER Austrian Mobility Research, FGM-AMOR Graz / Austria Tel: 0043 316 810 451 49 dotter@fgm.at / www.fgm.at Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER

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