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Advancing Accessible and Inclusive Urban Development for All: The EU Experience

Explore the EU's efforts in promoting accessibility and inclusivity in urban development through legal acts, standards, and policies. Learn about the impact on businesses, the benefits for society, and the resources available.

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Advancing Accessible and Inclusive Urban Development for All: The EU Experience

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  1. Side event advancing accessible and inclusive urban development for all:The EU experience Inmaculada Placencia Porrero Senior Expert Unit C3 Disability and Inclusion European Commission DG EMPL Inmaculada.placencia-porrero@ec.europa.eu

  2. Accessibility at EU level • UNCRPD - 18 EU legal acts relevant to accessibility • EDS 2010-2020 – 58 legal act relevant to accessibility Thematic: • Built environment • Transport • ICT • Public Procurement • Structural Funds, Development Funds, Enlargement • Antidiscrimination (under adoption)

  3. Rights - > Non-discrimination -> equal access!!!! • Accessibility • (following design for all) • + • Reasonable accommodation • (assistive technologies, assistance)

  4. Eurobarometer -66% respondents buy, or pay, more for accessibility -94% agree that more money should be spent on eliminating physical obstacles -47% believe better accessibility would improve opportunities for industry to sell products to people with disabilities and the elderly. - 78% think common rules in the EU will make it easier for companies to operate in another EU country.

  5. SME Panel -Extra costs of accessibility estimated less than 5% of production costs. -Companies that provide accessible goods and services • 55% have increased their clientele as a result of improving the accessibility • 39% have experienced increases in their financial benefits -50% agree that they could more easily benefit from the internal market if accessibility requirements were harmonised at the EU level. -74% would find the adoption of EU standards useful, setting out accessibility requirements.

  6. Accessibility related standardization work at EU level • -Mandate 376: Accessibility requirements for public procurement of products and services in the ICT domain • -Mandate 420: Accessibility requirements for public procurement in the Built Environment (including transport infrastructures) • -Mandate 473 to include Accessibility following Design For All in relevant standardization activities • Others…..

  7. Policy and legal instruments • -Legislation • -Requirements of accessibility in funds • -Research • -Training • -Accessibility resources • -Awards

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