AccessibleEU Lithuania - Accessibility of cultural and leisure services for people with various disabilities (24-WS-LT-01)

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Experts from various organisations of persons with disabilities will provide information on how to get to know and communicate with people with various disabilities. Especially in those cases where a specific place (a museum, a cinema or other) is not fully accessible, communication skills are very useful.

These workshops will also provide answers to the following questions: "How do I start to create an accessible place?", "What resources will be needed?", "Where can I go for information and help?", "How can I calculate the economic benefits of an inclusive place?", and so on.

Details on the event:

Target audience: Representatives of institutions providing cultural and leisure services from Kaunas, Vilnius and Šiauliai regions.
When: Tuesday, May 14, Wednesday, May 22, Tuesday, May28, and Wednesday, May 29.
Where:
- Tuesday, May 14: Zanavyki Museum, Beržų str. 3, Lukšiai, 71184 Šakių district
- Wednesday, May 22: “Skalvijas" cinema center, Audiosensory library, Skroblų st. 10, Vilnius
- Tuesday, May28: Šiauliai "Aušros" museum, Vilniaus str. 74, Šiauliai, Lithuania.
- Wednesday, May 29: Kaunas Museum "House of Miko and Kipris Petrauskas", K. Petrausko st. 31, Kaunas
Format: Onsite
Type of event: Workshop and mutual learning session.
Language: Lithuanian.
How to participate: No registration needed.
Accessibility information: Accessible venues. Sign interpretation in Lithuanian.

inclusion | leisure | culture
Wednesday 22 May 2024, 10:00 - Wednesday 29 May 2024, 16:00 (EEST)

Country

Lithuania

Programme

14 May 2024, 09:00 - 29 May 2024, 17:00 (EEST)
Agenda
9.00 – 10.30 From pity and care to empowerment to live independently: how is the concept of disability and the situation of people with disabilities changing in Lithuania? Simona Aglinskaitė, Forum of Lithuanian Disability Organizations,
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.00 Obstacles faced by people with hearing disabilities and ways to ensure accessibility, Mykolas Balaišis, Lithuanian Society of the Deaf,
12.00 – 13.00 Barriers experienced by people with mobility disabilities and ways to ensure accessibility, Ginta Žemaitaitytė-Buinevičė, Union of Lithuanian People with Disabilities,
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 15.00 Obstacles experienced by visually impaired people and ways to ensure accessibility, Vilmantas Balčikonis, Lithuanian Blind and Visually Impaired Union,
15.00 – 16.00 Barriers experienced by autistic people and ways to ensure accessibility, Barbora Suisse, "Friendly to Autism",
16.00 – 17.00 Tour in the Lithuanian Audiosensory Library (LAB) about a fully accessible physical and information environment, LAB communication manager Ramunė Balčikonienė.