Rolling Rains Report:

GuestAbility - Signposts to Inclusive Accommodation

Ann O'Brien of the Independent Living Centre of Western Australia presented the study "GuestAbility - Signposts to accommodating people of all ages and abilities" at the NICAN Conference on travel and disability in Perth. This unique resource for the travel and hospitality industry is now available as a .pdf online at:

http://www.ilc.com.au/index.php?c=17

or you may click here.

From the website --

BRIEF ORGANISATION OVERVIEW

The Independent Living Centre of WA Inc (ILC) was formally established in 1978 and since that time has been providing information, training and consultancy services related to equipment, for people with disabilities and the elderly. Service provision to clients is directed at maintaining function, safety and independence in all areas of daily living. The client group is diverse and includes people of all ages with physical, sensory and cognitive disabilities, frail and well elderly persons, carers, health professionals, educators, service organisations and health care providers, architects and builders, local government authorities and Sate and Federal Government authorities.

The primary objective of ILC is to:
Enable independent living and enhanced participation in life activities for aged people and people with disabilities in the Western Australian community.

Beyond Boundaries: Adventure Survival Series Challenging Preconceptions About Disability

Here's a test of the inclusive travel paradigm!

Do you want to take part in an adventure survival TV series?

Diverse World TV is looking for 8 disabled people to film on a unique, once in a lifetime expedition across Nicaragua.

The objective is simple; to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Interested? Read on:

Your start point will be the rainforests of the Mosquito Coast, your finish line, the surf of the Pacific. You have four weeks, seven other team members and a range of specialist equipment at your disposal. The terrain will be extreme. To succeed you will have to have ford swollen rivers, cut through dense undergrowth, rappel across waterfalls, climb active volcanoes and cross the second largest lake in Latin America. As if this is not enough to contend with, Nicaragua is also home to crocodiles, anacondas and the world’s only species of freshwater shark!

We are looking for amazing people to take on an amazing task. If you feel you are up to the challenge of a 200 mile coast-to-coast trek, are 18 or over and can spare four weeks in February 2005 then please contact Matt Ward on: production@diverseworld.tv , tel: 01179 856 972, fax: 01179 856 931 for more details.

Deadline: December 2004

Access to Passenger Vessels: US Policy

In November, the Access Board will release for public review and comment information, including draft guidelines, on its effort to address access to passenger vessels under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The ADA ensures access for people with disabilities to public transportation as well as to transit services provided by private entities. The standards currently used to enforce the ADA's transportation provisions cover access to buses, vans, rail cars and other vehicle types but do not address passenger vessels.

The Board is developing detailed guidelines for various types of vessels that will be used to supplement the standards.

Draft Guidelines for Large Vessels

The draft guidelines to be released cover access to large vessels, specifically those designed to accommodate more that 150 passengers or 49 overnight passengers. The guidelines are based on a report submitted to the Board by the Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee. This committee, which the Board had created to develop recommendations on the guidelines, investigated various issues concerning access to different types of vessels and included representation from vessel operators and designers, naval architects, and disability groups, among others. A wide variety of vessels were taken into consideration, from those used primarily for transportation, such as ferries, to those used for recreation or other purposes, such as gaming boats and cruise ships.

Notice on Access to Smaller Vessels

In addition to the guidelines for large vessels, the Board will publish at the same time a notice seeking public input on how, and to what extent, small vessels should be addressed by the guidelines. As currently drafted, the guidelines focus on classes of large vessels, consistent with the committee's recommendations. Smaller vessels, by their size and design, pose unique challenges to accessibility. Through this notice, the Board will seek comments on how to cover access to classes of small vessels, such as water taxis and excursion boats, that carry no more than 150 passengers or 49 overnight passengers. The notice will outline several possible options developed by the Board for addressing access to such vessels in view of various design constraints.

As part of its work developing guidelines, the Board must prepare an analysis of their potential impact. The Board has developed a plan for its assessment of the vessel guidelines which will also be made available for public input. This document will outline the approach and methods to be used to assess the impact of the guidelines.

The draft guidelines for large vessels, the notice concerning smaller vessels, and the impact analysis plan will be posted on the Board’s website at http://www.access-board.gov. This information will include instructions on submitting comments. The Board plans to hold a public meeting which will provide an opportunity for public feedback on January 10, 2005, in Washington, D.C. For further information contact the Board at (202) 272-0012 (v), (202) 272-0082 (TTY), or pvag@access-board.gov (e-mail).

Parisian Philosphy Cafe: "Is a Disabled Person a Lesser Person?"

Cathy Kudlick announces the launch of a provocative discussion group in paris that promises to touch on inclusive travel. From her posting at the DS-HUM listserve:

In the spirit of cross-cultural discussion, I am taking advantage of my
fall in Paris to launch a "philosophy cafe" on the topic of
disability. For those of you who don't know about them, these cafes which
started about six years ago are regular meetings where anyone can drop in
and engage in a philosophical debate on a specified question.

The people
doing this with me are a young couple of chair users who just published a
wonderful little book called "Paris by Wheelchair." In addition to its
practical advice and dark sense of humor, the book is noteworthy because it
came out in a mainstream collection among other titles such as "Where to
Kiss in Paris," "Having a Cat in Paris," "Finding Calm in Paris," etc.

The open-ended question we came up with for our first meeting is: "Is a
disabled person a lesser person?"

While for people on this list the answer will seem obvious, I've found that
it produces some fascinating discussion here.

Feel free to pass the following text on to anyone who might be
interested. The discussion will take place in French, bien sur.

One last little point: we're meeting at a cafe on the place de la Bastille,
the birthplace of the French Revolution. The historian in me is quite
pleased about this!

Best, Cathy Kudlick

>Catherine Kudlick, historienne cherchant à provoquer une discussion sur
>les points du vue français et américain sur le handicap, elle-même malvoyante,
>Lucie Fontaine et Jean-Baptiste Nanta, auteurs du guide Paris en fauteuil
>(éd. Parigramme), tous deux en fauteuil roulant,
>
>vous invitent à participer à un café-philo le lundi 8 novembre à 18h30
>sur le thème :
>
>Une personne handicapée est-elle une personne diminuée ?
>
>L'objectif est de faire émerger de nouvelles manières de comprendre la
>différence humaine et de réfléchir sur les valeurs (morales, sociales,
>culturelles, etc.) qu'on lui accorde habituellement, loin du discours
>normatif en usage.
>
>
>La soirée aura lieu au café "Les associés" qui nous prête gracieusement
>une salle.
>
>Adresse: “Les associés”, 50 boulevard de la Bastille, 75012 Paris, tél.:
>01 43 46 55 22

American Foundation for the Blind: Home Survey Checklist

The Home Survey Checklist published by the American Foundation for the Blind is one of several resources they provide to assist with understanding and problem-solving for seniors with visual impairments.

MAPPED Project Announcement

MAPPED is a project to develop travel assistance technologies that are disabled friendly.

Project Description:

Many disabled users are prevented from accessing functionally and socially important activities such as shopping, visiting public parks, theatres etc. because of a lack of real-time accessibility knowledge. Currently the simplest of excursions can involve military scale planning to ensure that the planned journey is feasible.

MAPPED will provide users with the ability to plan excursions from any point to any other point, at any time, using public transport, their own vehicle, walking, or using a wheelchair, taking into consideration all their accessibility needs. In addition to this, MAPPED will provide the users with location-based services tailored to their accessibility needs.

To meet these goals MAPPED will incorporate:

1. a multi-modal route planner that allows for disability specific routing information and reservation of accessibility services

2. Geographically indexed accessibility information

3. disabled friendly mobile user interfaces MAPPED will "develop an intelligent system that will empower persons with disabilities to play a full role in society and to increase their autonomy".

It therefore fits squarely the specific objectives of strategic objective 2.3.2.10, eInclusion. MAPPED will be clustered with ASK-IT (Ambient Intelligence System of Agents for Knowledge-based and Integrated services for Mobility Impaired Users), an Integrated Project that aims to develop an Ambient Intelligence (AmI) space for the integration of functions and services for Mobility Impaired (MI) people across various environments, enabling the provision of
personalised, self-configurable, intuitive and context-related applications and services and facilitating knowledge and content organization and processing. In order to develop a system with the potential to become a European standard for providing this information, we will establish four major demonstration sites in separate countries: the County of Hampshire UK, and the City of Dublin

Call for UD Decision Support Tool

The POLIS project is underway in the European Union to study practices related to design people with disabilities.

Project Description:
http://dbs.cordis.lu/fep-cgi/srchidadb?ACTION=D&SESSION=&DOC=1&TBL=EN_PROJ&RCN=EP_RCN:71974&CALLER=FP6_PROJ

POLIS draws on the work and the results recent projects such as the PUB+ project (5FP, EESD) that is now compiling EU wide information on the practices of member states, with regard to people with mobility impairments, as well as on the PRESCO project that is looking into accessibility issues, in the context of sustainable construction. This work has, among other, also highlighted the fact that attempts made and initiatives taken are very often on an ad- hoc basis, with little respect to any well defined design framework and lacking systematic and cost- efficient valuation methods. The proposed work in POLIS takes these results one-step further and foresees to develop a complete functional and technical specification of what should constitute a fully-fledged Decision Support System for a Universal Building Design (DSS-UBD). This attempt will closely review and build also on related work carried out elsewhere in the world. In the short term, it will seek to focus on the configuration of a decision support system to help reach Universal Design decisions while in the long run, it will consider the development of a distinct certification scheme applicable across the EU buildings, as an official label of all buildings adhering by the Universal Design principle.

Such a certification scheme, especially to the extent it is incorporated in appropriate policy instruments, may dramatically expedite the proliferation of Universal Design in everyday life. In this way, POLIS will develop and profit from this early understanding of the relationship between the envisaged policy developments and the underlying market opportunities, in terms of assistive technologies and related services to diverse audiences such as architects, engineers, IT professionals, product designers, building contractors, etc.

Contact Person:
Name: SAKKAS, Nikos (Dr)
Email: nsak@bpm.gr

Universal Design & Home Accessibility

Here's a link to a useful list of resources on Universal Design and home modification:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/housing/uni-design.html

RISD & a Barrier Free Eco-Lodge

I have just returned home from the Rhode Island School of Design and a day with the remarkable students of the advanced inter-disciplinary Fall 04 design studio, An Inclusive 21st Century Resort, offered through the Industrial Design Department at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and co-taught by Kat Darula and Rosanne Ramos.

As Advisor to the course I delivered a lecture "Univeral Design 2005: Inventing inclusive Travel." But the highlight of the day was critiquing the design studio where students reported on their recent visit to Estate Concordia -- the barrier free eco-resort mentioned in a previous post.

Watch for future announcement of the participation of Kat Darula and Rosanne Ramos in the Rio de Janeiro Conference , "Universal Design and the International Travel & Hospitality Industry."

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Inclusive 21st Century Resort

I am pleased to be able to publicly announce the "next big thing" taking place in the rapid evolution of inclusive travel worldwide.

At the link below you can read about the pioneering work of Kat Darula and
Rosanne Ramos, Adjunct Faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design in the
Industrial Design Department. Kat and Rosanne are also principals of Multi Design for People (http://www.designforpeople.org/)

Read about a barrier free eco-lodge being designed by Multi Design for People and graduate design students from RISD at Estate Concordia, St. John US Virgin Islands.

Barrier Busters! - Access in Anacortes, Washington

Good news from a community that takes accessibility seriously!

The Barrier Busters Committee in Anacortes, Washington is finally getting the publicity it deserves with this article in the Anachortes American.

One theme of their message is the economic value of people with disabilities:

"There's opportunity for the business community to benefit from lowering barriers," agreed co-chair Kirk Kennedy.

Magno said that the loss of one disabled customer has unseen repercussions for a business.

"These numbers are synergetic. You have husbands, wives, family members, caregivers - you have a whole household that's not going to do business there," he said.

For the full article go to:

http://goanacortes.com/articles/2004/10/13/news/news02.txt

Boomers and Relaxed-Fit Entertainment

Reading about theme parks, destination development, and Universal Design today turned up an insightful article by Judith Rubin written in 2000.

The Relaxed-Fit Entertainment Venue: Attracting Middle-Aged Baby Boomers

As appeared in Entertainment Management January/February 2000

By Judith Rubin

When blue jeans manufacturers introduced relaxed-fit sizes, they cut through to the core of the baby boomer psyche: Boomers, now entering their middle years, want the same things that they grew up with; they want those things to accommodate the shifting and resettling of their bodies; and they want them without reference to age.

Another aspect of the boomer generation is the desire for intergenerational experiences, especially with the young. "This generation won�t accept separation," says Bensley. "They want to be part of their children�s lives, and as their children leave home and have families, they�re going to want to be part of their grandchildren�s lives as well." Creating experiences with all-ages appeal doesn�t leave any age group on the sidelines....

In fact, much of the world is graying. In the UK, the average age is now 38 and will shoot up to 50 by 2050. In Japan, which has the highest life expectancy and lowest fertility rates of any developed nation, senior citizens will represent 26 percent of the overall population by 2025. In the Americas overall, by 2025 at least one-fifth of the population in 15 countries will be age 60 and over.

How prepared is the out-of-home leisure industry to make the most of this? In 1998, during the Future of Themed Entertainment panel presented annually at IAAPA by the Themed Entertainment Association, Larry G. Wyatt, president of Warner Bros. International Recreations pointed out that the number of theme park visitors age 25 and over is declining, and that once adults reach 44, the likelihood that they�ll go to a theme park falls off dramatically. "Thrill rides are demanding the overwhelming majority of our capital but we're losing the older visitors," says Wyatt. "Mom simply isn�t that interested in four Gs in three seconds."

Source: http://www.jackrouse.com/NEWS/attract_baby_boomers.htm

The UK's Disability Discrimination Act

For the text of the UK's disability civil rights legislation go to the Disability Rights Commission at : http://www.drc.org.uk/thelaw/index.asp

London Development Agency Prepares for 2012 Paralympic Games

The linked news item comes to the Rolling Rains Report through the keen investigative eye of Dave Reynolds, editor of Inclusion Daily Express.

Better access 'can boost tourism': Disabled access to restaurants and hotels could boost London's tourism industry, according to research.

Brazil: Barrier Free Tourism/Turismo sem Barreiras

The first Brazilian national conference on inclusive tourism will take place from November 17 through 19 in the town of Canela, Rio Grande do Sul.

Congresso Ibero-Americano de Acessibilidade no Turismo
O Mercado de Consumo para um Turismo sem Barreiras

17, 18 e 19 de novembro de 2004 – Centro de Eventos do Hotel Continental Canela – Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil.

Ano Ibero-Americano da Pessoa com Deficiência

Promoção:
Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas e FENASP/RS,

Patrocínios:

SEDH - Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Humanos
CORDE- Coordenadoria Nacional para Integração da Pessoa Portadora
de Deficiência – Governo Federal do Brasil
Ministério do Turismo – Governo Federal do Brasil
Apoios:
SETUR - Secretaria Estadual de Turismo do RS
Prefeitura Municipal de Canela – RS – Brasil
UCS – Universidade de Caxias do Sul – NUCAN – Faculdade de Turismo
e Hotelaria de Canela - RS
Câmara de Turismo RS
ABIH-RS - Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Hotéis do RS
Sindicato da Hotelaria e Restaurantes da Região das Hortênsias
Hotel Villa Bella – Gramado – RS
Cobrastur
PautaSocial- Assessoria e Comunicação
Scomazzon Design
Websharing-Tecnologia, marketing e conteúdo
ORTOBRÁS
FADERS
Federação das APAES do RS
FREDEF
FREC

Feira de Produtos Serviços e Tecnologias para um Turismo sem Barreiras:

Paralelo às palestras, estará acontecendo a “Feira de Produtos, Serviços e Tecnologias para um Turismo sem Barreiras”. A Feira será aberta ao público e tem como meta apresentar aos empresários do trade turístico os equipamentos, produtos, serviços e tecnologias que tornam a rede acessível. Visa a divulgação e sensibilização sobre o uso desses produtos junto aos agentes sociais, econômicos e governamentais, efetiva ou potencialmente envolvidos, promovendo a indispensável aproximação entre, pesquisadores, usuários, fabricantes e prestadores de serviços, profissionais, empresários da rede de turismo e lazer, pessoas com deficiência e o público em geral.
Contatos para comercialização da feira: Tribeca Eventos
eventos@tribecaturismo.com.br

Sessões Técnicas:

As sessões técnicas são espaços disponibilizados para apresentação de trabalhos relacionados às temáticas do evento, visando divulgar atividades de estudos, pesquisas, ensino, tecnologias, serviços, desenvolvimento de novos produtos e de cases.

As normas para apresentação de temas livres estarão disponíveis no site do congresso: www.turismosembarreiras.com.br
Maiores informações contatar com Tribeca Eventos
eventos@tribecaturismo.com.br – tel.: 54-286 1343

Sinta-se convidado e venha participar conosco de mais este importante mo (vi) mento .

COMISSÃO ORGANIZADORA

Presidente: Maria Beatriz Würth Lagranha
Coordenadora Geral do Centro Clínico e do Núcleo de Estudos Pesquisas e Eventos do
Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas – RS - Brasil
Norma Moesch
Coordenadora do Curso de Turismo da Universidade de Caxias do Sul
Núcleo de Canela RS - Brasil
Terezinha Haas
Faculdade de Turismo e Hotelaria da Universidade de Caxias do Sul
Núcleo de Canela - RS - Brasil
Tissiane Schmidt
Assessoria dos Cursos de Extensão da Universidade de Caxias do Sul - RS - Brasil
Clarissse Trombka
Coordenadora Técnica do Centro Clínico do Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas - RS – Brasil
Maria de Fátima Riche Aleixo
Bacharel em Turismo – PUCRS - Brasil
Idilia Fernandes– Assistente Social da FADERS – Fundação de Articulação e Desenvolvimento de políticas Públicas para PPDs e PPAHs no RGS-Brasil

Lúcia Maria Cardoso Centena
Diretora Pedagógica da FAPAERS – Federação das APAES do Rio Grande do Sul – Brasil
Luciane Dalbosco – Assessoria de Comunicação – Secretaria do Turismo, Esporte e Lazer - SETUR – RS - Brasil

COMISSÃO CIENTÍFICA

Izabel Maria de Loureiro Maior
CORDE - Coordenadoria Nacional para Integração da Pessoa Portadora de Deficiência e SEDH - Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Humanos - Brasília - DF – Brasil
Maria Beatriz Dal Pont Branchi
Pró-Reitoria de Extensão da Universidade de Caxias do Sul - RS – Brasil
Susana de Araújo Gastal
Coordenadora do Mestrado Acadêmico em Turismo - Universidade de Caxias do Sul –
RS - Brasil
Sandra Ferrapontoff Lemos
Chefe do Depto.de Turismo e Hotelaria da Universidade de Caxias do Sul –
Núcleo de Canela – RS - Brasil
Alessandra Sant’Anna Bianchi
Docente da FAPA e Integrante do Núcleo de Estudos Pesquisas e Eventos do
Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas - RS - Brasil
Luís Chico Vargas
Livre Acesso – Arquitetura Inclusiva e Acessibilidade – Porto Alegre – RS – Brasil
Jivago Peres Di Napoli
APTA Fisioterapia - Consultoria em Acessibilidade para PPDs - Porto Alegre - RS - Brasil
José Ubiratan Silva de Oliveira
Assessor de Comunicação Social da FADERS – Fundação de Articulação e Desenvolvimento de Políticas Públicas para PPDs e PPAHs no RGS - Brasil

COMISSÃO FINANCEIRA

Elívia Kestner da Silva
Coordenadora Administrativa do Centro Clínico do Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas - RS - Brasil
Heloísa Sartoretto
Seção de Contabilidade do Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas - RS - Brasil
Theobaldo Willy Pilger
Docente da Faculdade de Administração - Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Membro do Conselho Fiscal do Instituto Pestalozzi - Canoas - RS - Brasil

PRESIDENTE DO CONGRESSO

Armando Würth
Presidente do Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas - RS - Brasil

PRESIDENTES DE HONRA

Ministro NILMÁRIO MIRANDA
SEDH-SECRETARIA ESPECIAL DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS
Ministro WALFRIDO DOS MARES GUIA
MINISTÉRIO DO TURISMO

A filosofia do evento:

A sociedade representada pelo trade turístico pode contribuir de forma inequívoca para melhorar a qualidade de vida e bem estar de todas as pessoas com deficiência. O cidadão deve, sem discriminação, ter oportunidade de participar das atividades de turismo e lazer e, desse modo, se beneficiar das vantagens e benefícios que os mesmos oferecem.
Há que se reunir interesses e esforços visando descortinar esse novo nicho de mercado sob duas óticas: a dos negócios e a da promoção de cidadania. A consideração em particular pelos cidadãos com necessidades específicas não representa apenas uma questão de solidariedade, é um aspecto estratégico da evolução para uma sociedade onde todos deverão participar e contribuir para o desenvolvimento social e econômico do país, de acordo com suas características próprias.

Uma das formas, a longo prazo, de se reduzir os custos associados ao desenvolvimento de produtos turísticos aos cidadãos com necessidades específicas poderá consistir no desenvolvimento do conceito de "desenho universal". Da mesma forma, há que se discutir as políticas de transporte e mobilidade urbana uma vez que não existem destinos turísticos acessíveis, sem cidades acessíveis.

As barreiras arquitetônicas e urbanísticas, não são as únicas com as quais as pessoas com deficiência e mobilidade reduzida se defrontam para fazer turismo. As atitudes constituem também importante obstáculo para que se sintam acolhidas e estimuladas a participar. A adequada preparação das pessoas que trabalham nos estabelecimentos da rede pode significar um fator diferencial.

O sucesso dessas atividades depende de uma efetiva cooperação entre os diferentes agentes sociais, governamentais e econômicos intervenientes.

Acessibilidade no Turismo: um bom negócio para todos:

O Brasil possui hoje 24,5 milhões pessoas com algum tipo de deficiência. Um contingente que equivale a população de muitos países. Diariamente, mais de 500 pessoas se tornam portadoras de algum tipo de deficiência, segundo dados da OMS.

São indivíduos que trabalham, consomem, utilizam serviços, enfim, que movimentam a economia nacional. São cidadãos muitas vezes esquecidos pelos poderes públicos ou relegados a consumidores de segunda categoria pela iniciativa privada. Pessoas que diariamente têm de vencer muitas barreiras para exercer sua plena cidadania e para ter seu lugar garantido na sociedade.

É preciso encarar a pessoa com deficiência como integradora de um grande nicho de mercado em potencial, cujas demandas ainda são pouco atendidas. Pesquisas demonstram o crescimento de procura ao Turismo para pessoas com algum tipo de deficiência ou mobilidade reduzida. As pesquisas mostram que estas pessoas com necessidades específicas são multiplicadoras de passageiros, pois com freqüência estão acompanhados de familiares ou de um cuidador.

Para se ter a dimensão deste público, a SATH – Society for Acessible Travel & Hospitality - identificou, somente nos Estados Unidos , 39 milhões de potenciais turistas portadores de deficiência, já na União Européia eles somam 50 milhões.

É’ uma boa oportunidade para se discutir alternativas, identificar oportunidades de ampliar negócios e de promover a integração desses consumidores.

Os Objetivos do Congresso:

Ampliar a promoção do Turismo Acessível oportunizando às pessoas com deficiência e ou pessoas com mobilidade reduzida desenvolverem atividades de turismo e lazer.

Promover o intercâmbio entre países Ibero-americanos.

Sensibilizar os empresários para a incrementação do turismo interno e a captação de turistas estrangeiros portadores de deficiência ao Brasil.

Sensibilizar gestores públicos para a promoção de programas de mobilidade e acessibilidade urbana.

Mostrar a necessidade de implementar programas de capacitação e qualificação aos trabalhadores e estabelecimentos da hotelaria, da gastronomia, dos serviços de transportes e outros da rede.

O Público Alvo:

Prefeitos, secretários de turismo, secretários de planejamento, vereadores, deputados, presidentes de entidades de classe do trade turístico, empresários da hotelaria, da gastronomia, do comércio, dos transportes, agentes de viagens, operadores de turismo, parques temáticos, professores, formadores de opinião, guias de turismo, profissionais da área da reabilitação, arquitetos, engenheiros, técnicos e futuros profissionais destes setores, pessoas com deficiência e/ou mobilidade reduzida, representantes de entidades e de organizações afins.

As Sociedades Pestalozzi:

O movimento Pestalozziano no Brasil conta com 200 associações reunidas em torno da FENASP – Federação Nacional das Sociedades Pestalozzi. No Rio Grande do Sul existem hoje, três instituições: o pioneiro Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas (fundado em 1926), a Associação Pestalozzi de Brochier (fundada em 2001) e a Associação Pestalozzi de Caxias do Sul (fundada em 2002).

O Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas-RS mantém:
Uma Escola Especial, que oferece currículo escolar de ensino fundamental a alunos portadores de necessidades educacionais especiais; um Núcleo de preparação e encaminhamento para o trabalho; o Centro Clínico Thiago Würth e o Núcleo de Estudos Pesquisas e Eventos Erna Würth.

Programação: (sujeita a alguma alteração)

DIA 17 - quarta feira :

08:00 - Credenciamento

9:30 às 11:30
Fórum ABIH /Empresários/ Entidades / Legislativos / SEDH / CORDE / CONADE

09:00 às 12:00 - Mini Curso – 1:
A Acessibilidade para Pessoas Portadoras de Deficiência:
· turistas potenciais com necessidades especiais –
· enfoque atual para o mercado hoteleiro
Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: Jivago Peres Di Napoli (RS)

09:00 às 12:00 - Mini Curso – 2 :
A capacitação dos meios de transportes para a acessibilidade.
· Preparando recursos humanos para os transportes terrestres
· Preparando recursos humanos para os transportes aéreos
· Transportando deficientes sensoriais.
Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: Ethel Rosenfeld (RJ)

09:00 às 12:00 - Mini Curso – 3 :
Alternativas Turísticas Recreativas para Pessoas com Necessidades Especiais.
· A formação de Guias para o Turismo sem Barreiras
· Acontecimentos programados
· Técnicas de condução e expressão para atividades com pessoas cegas.

Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: Martín Raúl Aranguren –(Argentina)

12:00 às 13:30 - Almoço

13:30 às 14:45 – Solenidade de Abertura
Apresentação Artística Cultural
Composição da mesa

14: 45 às 16:00 - Conferências de Abertura
· A Acessibilidade nas Políticas de Turismo – Novos Nichos de Mercado
Representante do Ministério do Turismo (DF)
· Inclusão Social e Turismo
Representante da SEDH – Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Humanos (DF)

16:00 às 16:30 - Intervalo

16:30 às 18:30
Parques Temáticos, pontos turísticos e grandes eventos: Como adaptar?
· Dr. Scott Rains - Parques Temáticos Internacionais (EUA)
· Representante do Bloco de Carnaval de Salvador – Bloco “Me deixa à vontade” - ABADEF – Associação Baiana de Deficientes Físicos (BA)
Moderadora: Prof.ª Terezinha Haas – UCS/Canela (RS)

18:30
Sessões Técnicas: Temas Livres e Depoimentos
Depoimento: Aldeia da Esperança – Gisele Lopes Reis – (SP)

Visita à Feira

DIA 18 (quinta feira)

08:30 às 10:00
Mini Curso – 4 – A Acessibilidade no Turismo
1ª parte: \
· Critérios de valorização da acessibilidade em um ambiente turístico
· Ajudas técnicas existentes no mercado para o turismo

Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: José Ignácio Delgado Redondo (Tenerife/Espanha)

08:30 às 10:00
Mini Curso – 5 – 1ª parte:
Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: Laramara ( a confirmar)

08:30 às 10:00
Mini Curso – 6 – 1ª parte:
Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante a Confirmar

10:00 às 12:30
Acessibilidade e mobilidade urbana: como sua cidade pode se preparar.
· Martín Raúl Aranguren –Técnico superior em Turismo Internacional – (Argentina)
· Arq. Maria Aparecida M. Teodorovicz – Instituto de Políticas de Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba - IPPUC – (PR)
· José Carlos Xavier - Secretário Nacional de Transporte e da Mobilidade Urbana – Ministério das Cidades – (DF)
Moderador: Arq. Maria Fernanda Nunes - UCS/Caxias do Sul (RS)

12:30 às 14:00 Almoço

14:00 às 16:00
Meu restaurante lucra com atendimento a pessoas com deficiência?
· José Antônio Isola de Lavalle – Consultor em Temas de Acessibilidade no Turismo (Peru)
· Idarí Alves da Silva - (MG)
Moderador: Jivago Peres Di Napoli (RS)

16:00 às 16:30 - Intervalo

16:30 às 18:30
Meu Hotel está preparado para acolher pessoas com deficiência?
· Apresentação do Livro “A Viagem” – Autora: Janice Silveira (PR)
· José Ignácio Delgado redondo – Técnico em Acessibilidade; Consultor e Criador do Portal Internacional de Turismo Acessível (Tenerife/Espanha)
· Luis Octávio de Lima Camargo - Fac.SENAC de Turismo e Hotelaria e Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (SP)
Moderadores: Representante da ABIH /RS
Maria Beatriz Würth Lagranha - Instituto Pestalozzi de Canoas (RS)

18:30
Sessões Técnicas: Temas Livres e Depoimentos

Depoimento: O Cão Guia Como Parceiro.- Ethel Rosenfeld (RJ)
Depoimento: Acessibilidade na Informática: construindo uma nova história.
-Clóvis Renato Kawski e Daniel Gause (RS)

Visita à Feira

DIA 19 (sexta-feira):

08:30 às 10:00
Mini Curso – 4 – A Acessibilidade no Turismo
2ª parte:
· A organização de atividades para pessoas com deficiências
· Fontes e formas de informações sobre turismo acessível
Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: José Ignácio Delgado Redondo (Tenerife / Espanha)

08:30 às 10:00
Mini Curso – 5 – 2ª parte:
Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: Laramara (a confirmar)

08:30 às 10:00
Mini Curso – 6 – 2ª parte:
Vagas Limitadas
Ministrante: a Confirmar

10:00 às 12:30
Operadoras de Turismo: Queremos Viajar! E agora? Temos roteiros adaptados?
· Operadora de Turismo (em confirmação)
· Edgar Werblowsky - Free Way Adventures – (SP)
· Silvio Zandonato – Refúgio Explorer -Turismo de Aventuras e Esportes radicais para pessoas com deficiência - (RS)
Moderadora: Norma Martini Moesch - UCS/Canela - (RS)

12:30 às 14:00 Almoço

14:00 às 16:00
Transportes Aéreo e Terrestre: Estamos preparados?
· Cia. Aérea (em confirmação)
· Arq. João Araújo – Infraero de Brasília – (DF)
· Ethel Rosenfeld – Capacitação de Recursos Humanos para Acessibilidade nos transportes - (RJ)
Moderador: representante da CORDE

16h às 16:30 Intervalo

16:30 às 18:30
Somos Consumidores: queremos ir as compras será que podemos?
· José Antônio Isola de Lavalle – Consultor em Temas de Acessibilidade no Turismo (Peru)
· Alan Cortez de Lucena – Advogado membro da OAB/SP (SP)
Moderadora: Adriana Fagundes Burguer - Defensoria Pública (RS)

18:30 - Encerramento

enable.net

enable.net provides an online repository of information on disability with subsections on "Univeral Design" and "Travel". Their focus is South Australia:

http://www.enable.net.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=enablenet.browse.browse

The Code Connection on Adaptive Technology

Terry Welker's Code Connection is a site designed to bring quality information on building codes to developers, architects, contractors and policy makers. the site is an articulate advocate for Universal Design.

This week Terry also has a post on Assistive Technology (AT; also known as "adaptive technology") here:

http://www.codeconnection.info/code-connection-journal/2004/10/10/assistive-technology.html

Peter Rice @ The Access Management Group, Australia

I would like to bring to your attention the language developed by Peter Rice (Access Management Group, Toowoomba, Australia) which I will be adopting and promoting.

Peter established the formula "Universal Management = Universal Design + Universal Service" in a 2003 report, "Universal Management: A Proposal to Change the Direction of Accessibilty Management in the Australian Tourism Industry to Create Benefits for All Australians and Visitors to Australia." (http://www.coss.net.au/library/11342.html).

I believe that further developing the concept Universal Management, especially specifying the component Universal Service, holds great potential. x

To that end I recommend the work of Sally Anne Wise ("All Things Being Equal"), an instructor at TAFE in Hobart, Tasmania. We are working to make her work available through the Travel section and as a course at Suite University at Suite101.com. The Rolling Rains Report will feature an announcement when that has been accomplished.

Paralympian Andy Blake: What use is a house if you can't get to the front door?

Here is someone using his celebrity appropriately -- to promote the message of universal design.

From the Independent --

04 October 2004

This year I had the enormous privilege of leading the GB paralympic basketball team as we battled it out in Athens. I'm proud of our bronze and hope to get some revenge on the Australians next time. I might not be able to walk; but there's nothing else I can't do.
However, a few years ago, my off-court life was very different. Back then, when I returned from a day's hard training it would be a real struggle to get my wheelchair through the front door of my home - it was so narrow. And that was just the start.

For the full article go to:

http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=568468

Constantine "Kostas" Zografopoulos in Komotini, Greece

Geia sas from Komotini, Greece begins the note I received from Constantine "Kostas" M. Zografopoulos today. His travels through Greece and work on the the Paralympic Games have been opportunities for sharing his insights.

I include an excerpt from his ZReport:

I am now in northern Greece in my father’s town of Komotini. I can still feel the spirit of the Paralympic Games as I travel. This Friday there will be an event sponsored by the Organization Perpato and it will celebrate the second year anniversary and it will honor some of the Greek athletes that participated in the games. I can tell you that the spirit has indeed been carried throughout the land, outside of Athens. Additionally, I was delighted to return to find some of the accessible projects completed.

Before I left Athens, I had to visit the Acropolis.

This has been in my mind for the last six years and I can now tell you that it has become a reality. Thanks to my friends from the USA Swim team, I had the right incentive to get to the top. I was their official tour guide.

The moment I stepped out of the taxi and saw the Parthenon, I knew that this would be a special day to remember. Athens had just installed a wheelchair lift this August and everyone at the games was talking about it.

However, there was a little work to get to the lift. I then realized that this lift was adjacent to the hill and it looked a bit intimidating. All I could think of was that I needed to get my friends to the top and get next to the Parthenon. No matter what could happen on this lift, I just thought that I was in God’s hands and the hands of the lift operator named Soula.

As we slowly went up on the lift, I asked Soula if she gained any satisfaction in her job. She told me that her job was one of the most satisfying things in her life as she realized the value that she provides in taking people to the top each time. She told me that she was getting goose bumps just talking about her role in other people’s lives.

Once I was out of the cage, I took my first push onto the sacred rocks of the Acropolis and set my eyes on the Parthenon. This was a great feeling as I felt free to be among so many others on this great height. The sun and the slight wind felt great. The city view was amazing and all I could think was what took Greece this long and does the country understand this beautiful gift given to all individuals with disabilities.

My fellow friends could only marvel at the fact that we were amongst these great ancient monuments. My spirit was further heightened at the sight of so many individuals in wheelchairs and the many athletes from the Paralympic games. I was proud of having Athens provide this special moment to them.

This was indeed my Greece again and all of you stood next to me at the top.

US Regulation Changes: Advance Notice

The Department of Justice has published an Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (ANPRM) to begin the process of revising the Department's ADA regulations to adopt design standards that are consistent with the revised ADA Accessibility Guidelines published by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also known as the Access Board) on July 23, 2004.

The ADA requires the Department to publish regulations that include accessibility standards that are consistent with the Access Board's guidelines. Until the Department's rule making is complete, the revised ADA Guidelines are effective only as guidance to the Department (and to the Department of Transportation). The revised guidelines have no legal effect on the public.

The ANPRM is the first of three steps in the regulatory process. The ANPRM will be followed by notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and a final rule. The Department published the ANPRM to solicit public comment on several issues relating to the potential application of the revised guidelines and to obtain background information needed for the regulatory impact analysis ( a report analyzing the economic costs and benefits of a regulatory action) that will accompany the proposed and final rules.

Members of the public may submit comments until January 28, 2005.

Comments may be submitted electronically to www.adaanprm.org or www.regulations.gov. or by mail to P.O. Box 1032, Merrifield, VA 22116-1032.

All comments will be available to the public online at www.adaanprm.org and, by appointment, at the offices of the Disability Rights Section.

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Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend 28 CFR Part 35: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services and 28 CFR Part 36: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities can be viewed on-line at: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/anprm04.htm

Appendix A -- Proposed Framework for the Regulatory Analysis can be viewed on-line at: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/anprm04appa.htm

NIDRR Strikes Blow to Disability and Aging Communities

NIDRR Strikes Blow to Disability and Aging Communities

September 15, 2004

The US Government Has Just Made a Tactical Decision to Stop Funding Work on Universal Design and the Built Environment!

Funding for the field of Universal Design and the Built Environment was not
awarded in a recent decision by the US Department of Education, National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). As a result,
the two prominent national and internationally recognized research centers
that develop innovative designs, conduct research, and provide education /
training and information services about universal design are threatened with
curtailment or closure. (The Center for Universal Design, Raleigh, NC and
the IDEA Center, Buffalo, NY, as well as grassroots organizations like
Concrete Change, the key organization that leads the "Visitability" Movement
and the Inclusive Home Design Act is also threatened with closure.

This is a severe blow the the future application of Universal Design to the
built environment that we will all need to use -- for disabled people, the
baby boomer generation who are beginning to "get" why it is important and
the population at large who want to spend time with their whole family!

This decision will have a dramatic effect on the future level of
accessibility of this nation.

Federal and state accessibility requirements initiated the process of translating the Americans with Disabilities Act into practical design solutions. However, these requirements are the bare minimum by which buildings and spaces must be designed. But many aspects of human functioning are not included and Universal Design, a revolutionary but practical leap forward in the evolution of building and design procedures, works to ensure that people with and without disabilities may freely engage in life's activities together. Universal Design, evolving out of the accessibility movement, and spear-headed by the late Ronald L. Mace, FAIA, is a design approach which holds that when the environment is designed to include people with disabilities, it provides a more supportive environment for us all.

In order to educate builders, developers and designers about the usefulness
of universal design in their businesses, there is a growing need for research,
design innovation, education, information dissemination and technical
assistance on the design of all aspects of the built environment, especially
housing, public buildings, parks and recreation areas, transportation facilities,
and products used in these environments.

* We are facing a worldwide demographic shift to an aging population
with an increase in disabling conditions

* More people with disabilities are living longer due to advances in
medicaltechnologies

* There is a growing recognition of the health disparity of people
with disabilities and how health is impacted by the design of the
built environment

* Laws are being passed and court decisions made that increase
opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in
community life, such as the Olmstead Supreme Court decision

* Research in this area has barely begun

* Cost-effective, universal designs must be developed

* Health care costs are rising: There is a need to generate and
study new universal designs in homes and care facilities to
determine economic impacts

* Homeland security and egress issues are of high priority: it is
importantto develop and study universal designs to accommodate
all citizens

* There is a shortage of accessible and universal multifamily and
single-family housing­­the lynchpin for keeping people out of
nursing homes. This will worsen as the population ages

* There is a growing recognition of the economic impact of universal
design as a powerful business incentive for many product
manufacturers, housingdevelopers, the tourism and hospitality
industries, the retail industry, and others

* Community Design is a key issue in the national movement to
revitalize urban communities: Sustainable Design, Smart Growth,
New Urbanism, and othersi milar concepts all require that
universal design guidelines be developed to address social equity
and inclusion of all citizens

* There is a compelling need for expert advice: architects,
designers, builders, healthcare professionals, and the public
regularly consult with the Centers for design input

* There is a strong need for education in this field: each new
generation of designers must be trained. The Centers provide one
of the few educational opportunities for new and existing
designers, architects, builders, healthcare professionals and others

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP FUNDING THIS WORK!

The design of the built environment is of such importance to the lives of
disabled people and older adults that this field should be a core
area funded, as called for in the 1998-2003 NIDRR Long-Range Plan, rather than
an optional research priority. As Stella Adams, Director of the North
Carolina Fair Housing Center, states: "experience has shown in North
Carolina and other states, that a well-designed accessible environment,
including housing, is essential to independent and community living. Only 2
of the over 21 NIDRR Centers have focused on universal design and the built
environment. We see the need everyday for more design emphasis and assistance
at the ground level where many, many people with disabilities have yet to
live in the community and exercise their citizenship prerogatives."

The decision also has an impact globally as the US is seen as a leader in
this field. Experts from the two Centers are regularly called upon to
provide advice and educational workshops around the world. Scholars and
consultants frequently travel to the US Centers specifically to learn about
universal design. Many US accessibility design standards are used globally.
Equally important is the global information exchange where concepts and
research can be adapted to create innovative designs, supporting the global
economy.

WHAT YOU CAN DO? ACT NOW!

The more letters received by NIDRR and elected officials, the greater the
likelihood of REVERSING this decision.

Please use the contents of this notice and before October 5, as the current
session ends on October 8.

1) Send an email or fax to Mr. Steven Tingus expressing your concern about the
future of universal design.

Mr. Steven Tingus, Director,
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education
Potomac Center Plaza, Room 6056, 550-12th St. SW.
Washington, DC, 20065
Voice: (202)245-7549/245-7640 Fax: (202)245-7630
Email: Steven.Tingus@ed.gov

2) Send an email or fax to your key elected officials

3) Send an email or fax to any person/organization whom you feel to be
influential in this are

4) Broadcast and email to listservs with which you are affiliated

Post-NICAN: Homecoming

My father taught me the joys of anticipating travel and the skills of moving through the wilderness with low impact.

My mother initiated me into the mysteries of logistics and revealed to me the headwaters of resiliency in my own inner landscape.

It was Ignatius of Loyola and his company of friends who taught me how to return home.

St. Ignatius was founder of the Jesuits and author of the 30 Day Silent Retreat (The Spiritual Excercises) Like the Buddhist master Tsong Khappa he had a special insight into the spiritual power of imagination. Imagination is a primary tool of writers -- as well as travelers and mystics.

The Ignation method, known as the application of the senses, involves monitoring the feeling tone of key episodes as they are preserved in memory. It is the recollection and systematic re-experiencing of events.

The process is central to the practice of discernment of spirits. The purpose is to recognize the presence of God through the interior senses and distill the wisdom, God's trajectory within and through, the actions under examination. It is a sacred conversation.

One contemporary renaming of part of the Ignatian process is the "Examination of Consciousness" - a daily spiritual practice for the cultivation of the perception and integration of wisdom.

I am churning out drafts of the various articles that will result from the Tourism Australia/Tourism Tasmania sponsored research tour. This is the joy of returning home. This is when the real gifts are carefully unwrapped in order to be provacatively displayed and purposefully distributed.

As I do I am again grateful to my teachers -- those who formed me years ago and those who I found waiting for me in Australia.

Namaste.

And happy Feast of St. Francis of Asissi.

Trans-Generational Housing

Here's some new lingo in housing: "Boomerang" and "Sandwich"

What might these phenomenon mean might for universal design in private homes?

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Boomerang Kids, Aging Parents Changing Housing Needs for Boomers

A recent study conducted by Del Webb that shows many baby boomers anticipating empty nests can also expect that the nests won't be empty long.

According to the 2004 Del Webb Baby Boomer Survey, 25 percent of the boomers polled anticipate their adult children will move back in with them, a pattern known as "boomeranging." Currently, more than 25 percent of Americans ages 18 to 34 live with their parents, according to U.S. Census figures, a number that is expected to grow. Additionally, boomers may also choose to house their aging parents who are no longer able or willing to live on their own, making them a "sandwich generation." These changing dynamics are expected to impact boomer housing needs.

The survey found that those who may face both the boomerang and sandwich generation phenomena are interested in communities that can help them accommodate these changes. Baby Boomers (ages 40- 58) are more than twice as likely as those aged 59-70 to prefer an active adult community that is part of a multigenerational development.

For more information, read the complete press release.
http://www.pulte.com/pressroom/2004BabyBoomer/BabyBoomerNesters.pdf

2005 Include Conference: Universal Design

The object of the biennial Include conferences is to strengthen and build on growing links between those researchers, practitioners and companies who have identified inclusive design as a strategy around which social and commercial objectives can converge.

At Include 2005 we will engage in discussion and debate, listen to a range of thought-provoking papers and presentations, review current best practice and identify future opportunities, and most importantly spend several days in each others' company.

The key outcome for us all, beyond bringing ourselves up to date, is to make a reality of the opportunities inclusive design provides for business and society - in Europe, Japan, the Pacific Basin, America and elsewhere.

Programme

Include 2005 will run over 4 days (5-8 April 2005) with an opening reception on 5 April 2005.

Key activities are:

Conference organizers intend to capture the conference on CD-rom, for papers etc, and DVD, for highlights, interviews and selected sessions.

Dr. Scott Rains Selected for Zero Divide Fellowship

Scott Rains, publisher of The Rolling Rains Report, has been elected as a member of the 2005-2007 class of the ZeroDivide Fellowship.

The ZeroDivide Fellowship is the inaugural program of the ZeroDivide Leadership and Advocacy Institute, designed to build a network of community leaders who promote and effectively engage in community technology, telecommunications, and technology policy. The ZFellows engage in a three-year program of leadership development, policy advocacy and technology training, complete a community advocacy project, and share their knowledge and experiences through mentoring activities.

The ZeroDivide Fellowship focuses on strengthening the critical individuals that are the vital links between organizations and communities. The goal is to cultivate leaders who will shape the field of community technology, pioneer schools of thought and impact a community technology movement that benefits underserved communities and improves their quality of life.

The Fellowship emphasizes creative and on-going learning with a strong emphasis on experiential learning, small group work, strategic thinking and dialogues that accommodate diverse needs both in technology and culture. The curriculum follows this ouline: http://zerodivide.org/initiatives/overview

ZeroDivide Goals