Smart Cities #Accessible EU

🌍 Smart cities: improving urban design and mobility for all" ♿ 🚻

Sílvio Gil Martins says

💚 It was truly a global event that connected people with disabilities, accessibility experts, organizations and businesses to help co-design accessibility resources, a lot of valuable information from lived experience was shared

✏It will undoubtedly help empower managers, urban decision-makers, urban planners, architects, designers and cultural heritage professionals to acquire new skills and knowledge to incorporate accessibility principles into their projects.

✏Promote collaboration and partnerships between governmentagencies, advocacy groups, academia, and the private sector to move forward with accessibility initiatives at local, national and European level.

✏ Commitment to Action: Inspire participants to take concrete action topromote accessibility in their respective functions and communities, contributing to the creation of more accessible and sustainable cities across Europe.

Benefits and take aways

📌 Increased awareness: participants will gain a better understanding of the

importance of accessibility in urban design and its impact on the lives of

people with disabilities

 📌 Knowledge Sharing: Exchange of best practices, strategies, and resources

among professionals and stakeholders to promote urban design and mobility

for all.

📌 Capacity Building: City managers and decision makers, urban planners,

architects, designers and professionals in cultural heritage will acquire new

skills and insights to incorporate accessibility principles into their projects

effectively.

📌 Collaboration: Foster collaboration and partnerships between government

agencies, advocacy groups, academia and the private sector to advance

accessibility initiatives at local, national and European levels.

📌 Commitment to Action: Inspire participants to take concrete actions to

promote accessibility in their respective roles and communities, contributing

to the creation of more accessible and sustainable cities across Europe.