Access City Award 2014 - Justice - European Commission

A. CITY IDENTITY

City name *
Country *
City size: (number of inhabitants) *
Short description of city
[Max 700 characters including spaces] * Help Include here some basic information about your city, its morphology and history insofar as these aspects can have an impact on accessibility (for instance whether it is built on hilly ground, or has a medieval centre with narrow streets and hurdles difficult to overcome for wheelchair users or the visually impaired). 700

B. SCOPE OF THE INITIATIVES

Please provide a short description of existing and planned initiatives in the following four areas.
For each initiative / action / programme include its aim, objectives, beneficiaries, start date and end date. Demonstrate global approach and ambitious vision for the future in tackling accessibility in your city. Where possible, quantify the level or percentage of accessibility in the areas below. For example: percentage of accessible metro stations, number of vehicles, websites, buildings etc.
Accessibility to the built environment and public spaces
[Max 2000 characters including spaces] Help Please describe measures related to the city centre design, streets and pavements, parks, squares, monuments and open spaces, markets, festivals and other outdoor events. 2000
Accessibility to transportation and related infrastructures
[Max 2000 characters including spaces] Help Please describe measures related to the car parks, airports, railway stations and bus stations, taxis, trains, buses and trams, proximity, interconnectivity of public transport and availability of journey information. 2000
Accessibility to information and communication, including information and communication technologies
[Max 2000 characters including spaces] Help Please describe measures related to access to the city authorities' official information, for instance: accessibility of promotional multimedia information of the municipality, advice and citizen feedback procedures on the accessibility of the website, online information provision in arts, culture, entertainment, sport facilities, signage and guidance in public places, outdoor or indoor, tourist/visitor information, accessibility of the public information kiosks, provision of assistive technology and inclusive ICT resources for the whole community in public libraries and online centres. 2000
Accessibility to public facilities and services
[Max 2000 characters including spaces] Help Please describe the public services provided by your city (like social services, healthcare, youth, education, leisure and sport activities and facilities, etc.) and indicate to which extent they are accessible to persons with disabilities, illustrating how accessibility is considered and integrated in these services. You can give examples of alternative formats for e-gov services, as well as examples of services provided in multimodal way and by different channels. 2000

C. OWNERSHIP / LEVEL OF COMMITMENT

Please describe your overall approach and global strategy to improve accessibility in your city and how the policy is implemented.
[Max 2000 characters including spaces] Help Please demonstrate the global policy on accessibility carried out in your city by presenting for instance: inclusion of accessibility in a coherent strategy or policy framework; high-level policy statements and commitments to accessibility; mainstreaming in the city’s policies and its regulations; structures or framework to implement/coordinate/monitor accessibility actions, responsible department(s), main actors involved, resources and staff allocated; monitoring and evaluation mechanism, information if a city has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of implementing accessibility. 2000

D. IMPACT

Please include quantitative and/or qualitative data to support the impact and effectiveness of your initiative + benchmark.
The impact assessment must refer to initiatives mentioned in the Section “Scope of activities”.
How has the city’s policy improved equal access and the quality of life of people with disabilities?
[Max 1300 characters including spaces] Help Please provide examples as well as qualitative and quantitative data. 1300
How do these initiatives benefit, beyond persons with disabilities, also wider parts of the population?
[Max 1300 characters including spaces] Help Please provide concrete examples. 1300

E. QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RESULTS

How do you ensure the quality and sustainability of accessibility measures?
[Max 1300 characters including spaces] Help The quality of results is defined in terms of improvements made to the level of accessibility and its compliance with standards and legislation. You may also indicate whether your initiatives are related to any local, regional, national and European actions. 1300
What are your plans and initiatives to continue these efforts in the future?
[Max 1300 characters including spaces] Help Please describe and indicate the time frame, if possible. 1300

F. INVOLVEMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND RELEVANT PARTNERS

Please describe the involvement of persons with disabilities, their representative organisations and accessibility experts in both the planning, implementation and maintenance of city’s policies and initiatives aimed at increased accessibility.
[Max 1300 characters including spaces] Help Please describe these activities by providing examples. Where possible, please include the views of persons with disabilities on the accessibility of the city. 1300
Do you carry out awareness raising or information activities around accessibility? Do you exchange and share experience and good practices with other cities at local, regional, national and/or European level?
[Max 1300 characters including spaces] Help Please give examples; you may also mention your membership in different kinds of organisations related to accessibility etc. 1300

G. WHY DOES YOUR CITY DESERVE THE AWARD?

Please provide a short presentation of your overall accessibility policy and actions. Please explain why your results and your city’s accessibility policy are extraordinary and why you believe to deserve the Award. Describe what your city is especially proud of. You can indicate what distinguishes your accessibility policy and which measures are especially worth to be promoted as good examples for other cities.
[Max 1300 characters including spaces] 1300

H. SUPPORTING MATERIAL

In addition to the information provided in this form, you are invited to upload - or send links to - relevant supporting material (including audio-visual material).

You can upload up to 25 files (maximum size of 1 file is 10 MB) and up to 25 links. Accepted file formats are: doc, docx, rtf, pps, ppsx, ppt, pptx,xls, xlsx, pdf, zip, gif, jpeg,jpg,png. You can upload files in your national language.

We recommend you to upload one power point presentation highlighting and illustrating (e.g with pictures) the strong points of your application.

All files that are uploaded as support material must be appropriately named. The file name should be in English and should make it clear what the file represents or contains.

You might want to provide an additional brief information about content of the supporting documents in the field below.
[Max 3000 characters including spaces] 3000
Attach your file
Video links, e.g. on Youtube
Put your link

I. CONTACT PERSON, WEB LINKS AND POSTAL ADDRESS

Name *
Position / Function * Help Provide here all necessary contact details for the person in your administration responsible for this application.
Telephone number (e.g. +322987654) *
E-mail * Help You will automatically receive at this email address a PDF copy of your registration
Adresse postale * Help pour la réception de la correspondance de la Commission européenne
Official city website
Eventual webpages devoted to accessibility
[Max 1000 characters including spaces] Help Please include also links to your administration's website and, if available, to pages on disability and accessibility. 1000

Access•City Award 2014

A. CITY IDENTITY

B. SCOPE OF THE INITIATIVES

C. OWNERSHIP / LEVEL OF COMMITMENT

D. IMPACT

E. QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RESULTS

F. INVOLVEMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND RELEVANT PARTNERS

G. WHY DOES YOUR CITY DESERVE THE AWARD?

H. SUPPORTING MATERIAL

I. CONTACT PERSON, WEB LINKS AND POSTAL ADDRESS