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Accessibility: For everyone's Benefit

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Subido el 21 de agosto de 2008 por EducaMadrid

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More than one in ten, that is, at least 50m citizens throughout the EU, must deal with a disability and are confronted daily with physical barriers. And, as populations are increasingly ageing and disabilities are often acquired with age, their number is set to increase. Although EU legislation has been in place since 2000 to implement the principle of equal treatment in employment, disabled people still remain among the most disadvantaged social groups throughout Europe. Indeed, 45% of Europeans recently surveyed think that discrimination amongst disabled people is particularly rife.

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Today, more than 10% of the European population, that is at least 50 million people, deal with 00:00:00
a disability and are confronted with physical barriers. Therefore, for them, taking part 00:00:06
in life and society is a real challenge. Initiatives favouring accessibility are therefore essential. 00:00:10
We have in the European Union already a legislation which bans the discrimination of disabled 00:00:17
people in employment and we think we should go further and extend that discrimination 00:00:23
ban to the whole of society. In Spain, in partnership with the Federation 00:00:29
of Associations of Physically Disabled People, authorities from the province of Jaén chose 00:00:33
the approach Design for All. Accessibility benefits all people. Accessibility, 00:00:37
when it goes unnoticed, when it is not perceived by people, but nevertheless is enjoyed, benefits 00:00:44
everyone because it generates quiet spaces, comfortable spaces. 00:00:50
In Linares, Spain, the city centre has been completely rethought for people with reduced 00:00:55
mobility, which includes a large group of people with minor disabilities. This includes 00:01:00
low curbs and access ramps for shops, some of which don't have doors, which makes things 00:01:05
easier for everyone. Here, all buses are accessible for people in wheelchairs. 00:01:10
I can go to many places that were not possible before. I needed help, now I don't. 00:01:15
Now on to Warsaw, Poland, to Ryba Bosa High School. Here, the school's infrastructure 00:01:23
allows access for disabled pupils. We are in an inclusive school where disabled and 00:01:28
non-disabled pupils are mixed. This is an example of integration. 00:01:32
I feel like a full-fledged person. I am not discriminated against in any way and this 00:01:36
will certainly help me to find my place in society. 00:01:45
Studies show that disabled children have less rigorous teaching and a lower level of education. 00:01:52
The success of the school project is in the diversity of pupils. Disabled or non-disabled 00:01:56
students get to know each other better. 00:02:01
I think that the existence of schools like ours changes people's mentality, so in the 00:02:03
future it will be easier to persuade a graduate of my school, who runs a company, to hire 00:02:13
disabled people, than if he did not study in such a school. 00:02:21
In the Netherlands, Tom Hessels has a job with social life and feels integrated, but 00:02:26
still experiences small annoyances. Blind since birth, it used to be impossible for 00:02:30
him to make bank payments through the internet. 00:02:34
Money matters are private matters and you prefer to do them without the intervention 00:02:37
of other people, and that possibility exists now. 00:02:45
Tom uses a local DigiPass. This DigiPass gives him a code with access to a page which is 00:02:51
simple and accessible for all. Tom now manages his finances on his own. 00:02:55
By offering it online, it is actually easy for everyone. And for someone with a disability 00:03:00
it can mean that it is the access to a certain service. 00:03:08
These three examples show that everyone can reflect and act, so that disabled people can 00:03:16
do things that the majority of us take for granted. 00:03:20
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The European Union
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Fecha:
21 de agosto de 2008 - 13:44
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