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Barcelona Declaration Project
Delivering the Barcelona Declaration
Closing Conference
April 2004
Barcelona Declaration Project
Celebrating the Adoption !
Michal Ozmin&
Cearbhall O’MeadhraProject Team.
Barcelona Declaration Project
The Barcelona Declaration Project
2001-2004Facilitating local authorities in
creating a more inclusive society
This project is being delivered by the Institute for Design and
Disability on behalf of the National Disability Authority.
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Background to the Barcelona Declaration Project
In June 2001, the National Disability Authority (NDA) was asked by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to issue a public call to tender for the Barcelona Declaration Project.
The Institute for Design and Disability (IDD) successfully tendered for the contract.
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Budget: € 387,000.00
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Barcelona Declaration Project terms of reference
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Raising awareness and promoting the Barcelona Declaration among all local authorities in Ireland with a view to the adoption of the Declaration and its implementation by local authorities...
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Securing adoption of the Declaration by at least 75% of local authorities by the end of
2003.
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Developing and delivering a programme to local authorities which will enable them to disability-proof their decision making processes and activities in accordance with the principles of the Barcelona Declaration...
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Issuing guidelines which facilitate local authorities in developing implementation plans for specific pilot actions and projects to give practical application to the Barcelona Declaration principles within the work of the local authority
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Members of the Project Team
Project Leader Michal J. Ozmin and Disability proofing templateAdoption of the Declaration Cearbhall O’Meadhra
Patsy TreanorSeminars and Training Programme Ken Ewart
Ken TiernanPilot Projects/ Actions Caitriona ShaffreyAdministrative Assistant Judy KellyClosing Conference coordinator Evelyn Kavanagh
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The Project team’s mission is:
to design a situation in which all members of the community, including people with disabilities, can actively participate in a process that will produce tangible evidence of a barrier free society achieved by the application of the principles of Design for All
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The Initial calendar
of the Project
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2001 Preparation
2002Plannig, delivering and monitoring the adoption campaign
Project Launching
Plannig and delivering Seminars and
Production of Guidelines
2003
Target:
December 75%
TrainingProgramme (Stage 1)
Pilot projects and Actions
Monitoring(Stage 2)
2004 Conference Report
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National Launch
Dublin 14.02.02.
The Project was launched byAn Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern,
TD
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Regional launch programme
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Galway, 01.03.02, opened by Bob Molloy, TD, Minister for Housing
Tralee, 11.03.02, opened by John O’Donoghue,TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Athlone, 15.03.02, opened by Michael Smith, TD,
Minister for Defence Dungarvan, 22.03.02, opened by Martin Cullen,TD,
Minister of State, Dept of Finance Dundalk, 25.03.02, opened by Dermot Ahern, TD,
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Nenagh, 05.04.02, opened by Senator Donie Cassidy Castlebar, 12.04.02, opened by Beverly Cooper Flynn, TD, Cork City, 15.04.02, opened by Michael Martin, TD,
Minister for Education
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Plenary ConferenceDublin Castle, 14.06.02 opened by the Mayor of
Dublin with a key note by
Michael McDowell,TD, Minister of Justice Equality
and Law Reform.
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Project Evaluation and Conclusions
November 2002
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There is a positive change in the culture and attitudes among decision makers at local authority level leading towards creating an inclusive society.
Local authorities have the power and the capability to remove physical and attitudinal barriers that cause intimidation and exclusion. Do they have the will to do so?
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There is a communication gap between local authority representatives and people with disabilities and their advocates.
The disability proof decision-making process must be developed. It will only work if the consultative process is in place in which the disabled people and their advocates would participate meaningfully and effectively.
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The adoption of the Declaration without implementation is meaningless and has no impact on people with disabilities.
The Declaration and its implementation are peripheral to the main stream issues of local authority managers and directors of services.
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The position of the Barcelona Declaration must be analysed in relation to Equality legislation in Ireland. The 17 Agreements of the Declaration need to be condensed into essential objectives. The cost of implementation is not an issue.
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Formulation of a new approach
November 2002
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Carry out the adoption campaign.Identify the Declaration with the framework of Equality legislation. Define the essence of the 17 Agreements.Produce a Disability Proof Decision- Making Template.Assist selected local authorities to develop models of good practice for the implementation of the Declaration (Pilot Actions).Provide Awareness and Communication Training for personnel and disabled people and their advocates from the selected authorities.
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The Revised calendar
of the ProjectNovember 2003-May2004
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2001 Preparation
2002Plannig, delivering and monitoring the adoption campaign
Launching programme
Evaluation of results, conclusions, Formulation of a new approach
ffSelection of 2 LA- Pilot Actions
2003
December 75%
Training and Seminar programme
Design TemplateDisability Proofing Process
Monitoring ActionsModels of good practice Implementation
Selection of 4 more LA-Pilot Actions
Training and Seminar programme
2004 April 81% Conference Report
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The Adoption of the Declaration
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In Europe the Declaration has been adopted by 432 local authorities, including Ireland (April 2004).
In Ireland the Declaration has been adopted by 93 local authorities (out of 114) and there is still more to come.At 82% this is the highest rate of adoption of the Declaration in Europe.
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The pattern of adoption of the Declaration by Irish local authorities was as follows:
1995 to December 2001 10 In November 2002 45 In January 2003 57 In November 2003 85 In April 2004 93
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The full list of local authorities,which
adopted the Barcelona
Declaration is in the folder
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Is the adoption of the Declaration the right gateway for local authorities to address disability issues as part of Equality Agenda?
Yes
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The framework The Project’s first breakthrough
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Disability is one of nine grounds of the Equality Agenda. The Barcelona Declaration therefore must be seen within the Equality framework of Irish (and European) legislation. Local authorities can fulfill their statutory obligation by implementing Agreements II, III, VI, VII and X of the Barcelona Declaration.
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The initial assumption that the Barcelona Declaration stands in its own right as an inspirational manifesto was incorrect.
Equally, the initial assumption that the adoption of the Declaration does not obligate local authorities to take actions was also incorrect.
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Key legislation in Ireland
Employment Equality Act 1998Equal Status Act 2000Local Government Act 2000Part M of Building Regulations 2000Equality Bill 2004Disability Bill (in the process) 2004
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Key national plans
National Action Plan against Poverty and Social Exclusion 2001/2003Employment Action Plan 2002Sustaining Progress 2003
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What is the Barcelona
Declaration(1995)?
The Barcelona Declaration is a gateway that facilitates local authorities in tackling one of the grounds of
the Equality Agenda- Disability
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The fundamental principle of the Declaration:
“Every person has a value and the right to be treated
with dignity”
This is an Equality issue
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The essence of the 17 Agreements in the 6
ObjectivesThe project’s second break through
Adopting the Declaration obliges local authorities
to:
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1. Promotion
Promote disability awareness and ensure the right of people with disabilities to be different and their right to receive personal attention
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2. Adopt Policies and Measures
Develop the disability proof decision-making process including impact assessment and monitoring procedures for policies, actions and projects
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3. Develop the Consultative Process
Incorporate participative and consultative procedures into the disability proofing process
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4. Achieve Inclusion and Accessibility
Provide disable people with access to social and physical environments as well as services
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5. Make adjustment
Develop policies for adapting the environment to the needs of people with disabilities
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6. Training
Provide training programmes dealing with disability proof
decisin-making process
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So? For the local authority, what’s the difference before
and after the adoption ?
The Consultative Process makes all the difference – this is the first and most important
step towards inclusion
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The Implementatio
n Structure
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There are clear procedures for adopting the Declaration
howeverThere is no clear structure to implement the Declaration
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In most of the cases it has been the Community and Enterprise Service which provided structure and plans for implementation of the Declaration
thusSo far two structural models are
beingdeveloped for implementation of the Barcelona Declaration Action
Plan(Kerry Local Authorities and Waterford City
Council)
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The Disability Proofing Process
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Who are the players in the process?On the policy and executive level:
Members of Local Authority, Strategic Planning Committee, County/City
Managers and Directors of Services.On the operational and supervisory level:
Professional and Administrative staff including Access, Social Inclusion,
Community and Enterprise Officers,On the consultative level:
Disabled People and their Advocates
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What model of disability has been adopted?
At the heart of the Barcelona Declaration is the social model of disability, which places a person's impairment in the context of the social and environmental factors, that create disabling barriers preventing people from functioning and participating in society.
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This is not about ‘compensating’ people with impairments for what is ‘wrong’ with their bodies or learning capabilities, then targeting special ‘benefits’ at them and providing segregated services for them.
This is about inclusion
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What are basic components of the Proofing Process?
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Awareness Raising – ‘putting the house in order'
The major aim is to:
Develop a proper attitudinal framework for disability proofing decision-making processes at all levels.
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Audit – “the base for Impact Assessment”
The major aims are to:
Identify the extent to which disability issues are dealt and have been dealt with in past policies, actions and projectsIdentify specific local needs and requirements Initiate the consultative process
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Consultative Process – “the Key Element for Effective Proofing” The major aims are to:
Define the level(s) and methods of participation of disabled people in the decision-making process.Identify, jointly, the expectations and essential objectives that, if not satisfied, invalidate a policy, action or project.Agree implementation methods.
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Impact Assessment- “it makes the difference to the local community” The aims are to:
Evaluate the qualitative and quantitative consequences of decisions to be made.
Monitor the effectiveness of disability proofing decision-making process as a whole.
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The Impact Assessment has 7steps :1. Screening2. Scoping3. Impact Apraisal4. Decision making5. Statement of influence6. Implementation7. Monitoring and Evaluation
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Project Conclusions
April 2004
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The success of the Barcelona Project must be seen as the success of an Irish Government initiative leading towards the creation of an inclusive society.
In this context the Barcelona Declaration has proven to be the right tool to focus on Disability issues and to address them directly at local community level.
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European initiatives such as the Barcelona Declaration, should be conceived in operational terms as well as inspirational terms to fully benefit society.
The “What” is as important as the “How”.
The Barcelona Project in Ireland constitutes the “How”
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The positive impact of the Barcelona Declaration in Ireland is due to consolidated approach involving the National Disability Authority, County/City Development Boards, Local Authorities, Institute for Design and Disability (whose team has delivered the Project), people with disabilities and their advocates.
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The Project reached its objectives as stated in the Terms of Reference:
– promoted the Barcelona Declaration and identified it with the Equality legislation in Ireland, – exceeded the required 75% of adoptions,– achieved 82%, the highest rate of adoption in Europe,– developed Disability proof decision-making process,
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– produced Disability Proofing Template, – condensed the 17 Agreements into 6 readily recognisable essential objectives, – identified the Consultative process as
the most important element of the Declaration. – ensured that ownership of models of good practice is identified with the local
authority personnel who developed them .
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The Terms of reference of the Project focused on local authorities. The Project Team concentrated on delivering a programme, which enabled local authorities to disability-proof their decision-making process. There is a need to develop a corresponding programme for disabled people in order to make the consultative process more effective and meaningful.
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To date, most local authorities are at the transition stage between the act of adoption and the act of planning the implementation. Learning from the European experience, “follow-up” support is required to ensure the sustainability of the implementation and to disseminate models of good practice.
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The Disability proofing process has only just been introduced. The Impact Assessment has not been fully tested. The local authorities, which lead the implementation and those at the transition stage would benefit fromhaving their work proactively monitored after the completion of this Project.
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“Ireland took the Declaration as a national policy and gained from it. Ireland is now heading the European Union’s Council of Ministers…who better to build on the Barcelona Declaration in a new ‘Celtic Strategy’ for a fairer, better Europe?”(Pete Kercher, President, European Institute for Design and Disability)
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Thank youWe hope that you have found this presentation
informative. Any Questions?
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Barcelona Declaration
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Irish Perspectives - The Barcelona Declaration
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April 2004
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Delivering the Barcelona Declaration
Closing Conference
April 2004
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