The Barcelona Project Barcelona Declaration Programme

							Barcelona Declaration Project




                Delivering
        the Barcelona Declaration
           Closing Conference

                                April 2004
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          Celebrating the Adoption !

                    Michal Ozmin
                          &
                 Cearbhall O’Meadhra
                    Project Team.
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 The Barcelona Declaration Project
              2001-2004
   Facilitating 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 template
Adoption of the Declaration        Cearbhall O’Meadhra
                                   Patsy Treanor
Seminars and Training Programme    Ken Ewart
                                   Ken Tiernan
Pilot Projects/ Actions            Caitriona Shaffrey
Administrative Assistant           Judy Kelly
Closing 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
2002
           Plannig,              Project Launching
           delivering and
           monitoring            Plannig and         Production of
            the adoption         delivering          Guidelines
           campaign              Seminars and
2003                             Training            Pilot projects and
                                 Programme (Stage    Actions
                                 1)
           Target:
           December 75%          (Stage 2)           Monitoring

2004                             Conference          Report
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               National Launch

                    Dublin 14.02.02.

 The Project was launched by
An 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 Conference
   Dublin 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 Project
                  November 2003-May2004
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2001                             Preparation
2002
          Plannig,               Launching
          delivering and         programme
          monitoring             Evaluation of results, conclusions,
          the adoption           Formulation of a new approach
          campaign
                                 Selection of 2 LA- Pilot Actions
                                 ff



2003                             Training and Seminar programme
                                 Design Template     Monitoring Actions
                                 Disability Proofing   Models of good practice
                                 Process               Implementation
          December 75%           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            1998
Equal Status Act                   2000
Local Government Act               2000
Part M of Building Regulations     2000
Equality Bill                      2004
Disability Bill (in the process)   2004
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Key national plans
National Action Plan against Poverty
and Social Exclusion      2001/2003
Employment Action Plan          2002
Sustaining 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 Objectives
              The 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
    Implementation
       Structure
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      There are clear procedures for
         adopting the Declaration
                 however
       There 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
                thus
So far two structural models are being
 developed 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 projects
Identify    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:
Evaluatethe 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. Screening
    2. Scoping
    3. Impact Apraisal
    4. Decision making
    5. Statement of influence
    6. Implementation
    7. 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 from
having 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 you
     We hope that you have found
    this presentation informative.
            Any Questions?
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Barcelona Declaration
       Project
                                April 2004
Irish Perspectives - The Barcelona
            Declaration

         An Taoiseach
        Bertie Ahern TD


            April 2004
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                Delivering
        the Barcelona Declaration
           Closing Conference

                                April 2004