AccessibleEU Latvia - Accessibility expert training (WS & MLE-LV-01)

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These workshops aim to train accessibility experts in environmental, transport and digital accessibility issues. And to prepare experts from different regions of Latvia so that they can provide consultations and opinions on accessibility issues to state and local government institutions and other interested parties. The training plans to address the problems of accessibility for persons with mobility, vision, hearing and mental disabilities.

Details on the event:

Target audience: Experts on disability and accessibility
When:
- Tuesday, November 21, 2023
- Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- Thursday, November 23, 2023
Where: Social Integration State Agency, Slokas street 61, Jurmala, LV-2015, Latvia
Format:
- November 21: Online
- November 22 and 23: Onsite
Type of event: Workshops and mutual learning sessions
Language: Latvian
How to participate: Free registration
More information

inclusion
Tuesday 21 November 2023, 10:00 - Thursday 23 November 2023, 13:00 (EET)

Country

Latvia

Programme

21 Nov 2023, 10:00 - 23 Nov 2023, 13:00 (EET)
Agenda
21.11.2023 (ONLINE)
10:00 – 10:05 Opening of the event
10:05 – 10:30 The importance of accessibility in ensuring participation and the role of local governments – Mr. Edgars Korcagins, Department director, the State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia,
10:30 – 10:55 Responsibility and monitoring in EU-funded projects - Representative from the Central Financial Contracting Agency
10:55 – 11:20 Digital accessibility – Representative from pieklustamiba.lv

11:20 – 11:45 Instruments developed by the Ministry of Welfare – Mrs. Polina Rozkova, Environment accessibility consultant, the Ministry of Welfare,
11:45 – 12:10 AccessibleEU - resource in the European Union – Mrs. Daina Podzina, AccessibleEU national expert
12:10 – 12:30 Universal design. How to think. How to act – Mr. Jurgis Briedis, Accessibility expert, the Association of Disabled People and their Friends ‘Apeirons’
12:30 – 12:45 Closing of the online event – Mr. Ivars Balodis, Chairperson, the Association of Disabled People and their Friends ‘Apeirons’
22.11.2023. ONSITE
8:30 – 9:00 Opening of the event
9:00 – 10:30 International and national accessibility legislation, Bauhaus – Mr. Andris Lazarevs, Deputy Director of the Construction Policy Department, the Ministry of Economics / Mrs. D.Podzina, AccessibleEU national expert
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Latvian National Standards and their application – Representative from Latvian Standardisation Committee
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45 Traceability of construction processes – Representative from PROVIDUS (a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit think tank)
14:45 – 15:00 Break
15:00 – 16:30 Bauhaus every day. BIS (Construction information system) system. Mrs. Elina Rozulapa, Architect of the City Development Department of Riga City Council,
Homework – Mr. Jurgis Briedis, Accessibility expert, the Association of Disabled People and their Friends ‘Apeirons’
16:30 – 17:30 Discussions, free time
17:30 -18:30 Dinner
18:30 – Evening café (time for co-work)
23.11.2023. ONSITE
8:30 – 9:00 Arrival
9:00 – 10:30 Reports on homework – Accessibility experts
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:30 Accessibility for persons with visual impairments. Theory and practice – Mrs. Liga Kikute, Expert from the Society ‘Redzi mani’ (NGO ‘See Me’)
11:30- 12:15 Accessibility for persons with hearing impairments. Theory and practice – Mrs. Inese Immure, Expert from the Latvian Deaf Association
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:00 Accessibility for persons with mental impairments. Theory and practice – Mrs. Daina Podzina, Independent researcher
14:00 – 14:45 Accessibility for persons with physical impairments. Theory and practice – Mr. Raimonds Smagars, expert
14:45 – 15:00 Break
15:00 – 16:30 Universal design thinking /homework – Mr. Jurgis Briedis, Accessibility expert, the Association of Disabled People and their Friends ‘Apeirons’
16:30 – 17:30 Future cooperation and networking of accessibility experts. Discussions - Mr. Ivars Balodis, Chairperson, the Association of Disabled People and their Friends ‘Apeirons’
17:30 -18:30 Dinner
18:30 – 19:00 Closing of the event - Mr. Ivars Balodis, Chairperson, the Association of Disabled People and their Friends ‘Apeirons’