„Cultural Timișoara – City of Europe, City of Everyone” International Conference

The conference aims to present the project and examples of good practices at the European level regarding the access of people with disabilities to cultural and tourism activities.

The event will be organized in a hybrid, accessible format, with the participation in the hall of some Romanian and foreign guests - representatives of the partners in the project, of the cultural institutions that were involved in the project, of the local public institutions and authorities, of the public and private organizations involved in promoting tourism, financiers, sponsors, supporters and collaborators.

Collaborators of the CED Romania Association, from the country and abroad, experts in fields such as accessibility, accessible tourism, accessibility in culture and heritage, as well as people with disabilities who will share experiences related to access, will give presentations from the hall or from a distance. and participation in cultural activities.

Online access will be free, with the event being broadcast live at least on the project's Facebook page.

Moderated by Szövérdfi-Szép Zoltán from partner Asociația Ceva de Spus, the event will be held in an open format, providing a platform for discussions with participants in the room and online.

An event promoted under the European Accessibility Resource Centre AccessibleEU, with the participation of three of the Centre’s experts

AGENDA

 

08:15 - 09:00

Opening session

 

 

09:00 - 09:20

Welcome

 

 

 

CED Romania Association - Project Coordinator, Cristina Căluianu

 

 

 

Timișoara Projects Centre - Expert in community engagement and social inclusion, member of the Curatorial Team Timișoara 2023, Teodora Borghoff

 

 

09:20 - 10:30

Project presentation

 

 

 

Overview

 

 

 

CED Romania Association- Project Coordinator, Cristina Căluianu

 

We will hear about general Project information and some of its milestones.

 

 

09:30 - 10:10

Audara - more than an accessibility audit of cultural venues application

 

We will hear stories about Audara’s journey since the spring of 2021, and we will find out some of the user experiences - from data entry to the analysis of the audit reports.

 

 

 

CED Romania Association- Project Manager, Cristina Căluianu

 

 

 

CED Romania Association - Project Assistant, Alina-Ancuța Ursoi

 

 

 

AccessibleEU / European Network for Accessible Tourism ENAT - Board members

Ivor Ambrose, AccessibleEU Senior Expert - specialization: accessibility of the build environment

Katerina Papamichail, National Expert Accessible EU Greece - architect, specialization: accessibility of the built environment, heritage and standardization

 

 

10:10 - 10:30

AccessibleEU / ENAT - Senior Expert, Magnus Berglund

 

Cultural tourism is about cultural venues, but also about the hospitality industry - and Scandic Hotels is the accessibility landmark.

 

 

10:30 - 10:50

Coffee break

 

 

10:50 - 12:20

Timișoara - a disability-friendly destination for cultural tourism

 

We will present places and success stories, and share experiences to support Timișoara becoming a relevant destination on the accessible tourism map

 

 

 

National guide from Timișoara, Alexandra Irimia

 

 

 

Hungary4All - accessibility and accessible tourism expert, Nagy Noémi

 

 

 

The Water Museum - Coordinator, Anabella Costache

 

 

 

Basca Theatre - Actor and founder, Ana-Maria Ursu

 

 

 

Constanța Walking Tour with Diana Slav - national tourist guide from Constanța, Diana Slav

 

 

 

Destination Everywhere - inclusive communication in tourism expert, Eleonora Censorii

 

 

12:20 - 12:40

Coffee break

 

 

12:40 - 13:20

Presentation of the inclusive cultural content created in the Project

 

We will share information on the innovative products (for the local market) we created, about sensory art, and most importantly - we will find out about the user experience of adults and children.

 

 

 

Project concept: why and how?

 

CED Romania Association- Project Coordinator, Cristina Căluianu

 

 

 

“Feel the City” tactile exhibition

 

Prin Banat Association, Project partner - Curator, Lia Pfeiffer

 

 

 

Sensory art under #Timișoara4All

 

Plastic artist, Lucreția Maiorescu

 

 

 

Tactile kits - inclusion, participation, education

 

CED Romania Association - Project coordinator, Cristina Căluianu

 

 

 

The City’s sound and touch - grownups and children user experiences

 

Iris Special Theoretical High-school Timișoara - prof. Constantin Cristache

 

 

13:20 - 13:50

European Accessibility Resource Centre AccessibleEU

 

 

 

AccessibleEU - Romania, National Expert Cristina Căluianu

 

 

 

AccessibleEU Senior Expert - build environment, Ivor Ambrose

 

 

13:50 - 14:00

Closing remarks

 

CED Romania Association - Project Coordinator, Cristina Căluianu

The project is part of the national cultural programme "Timișoara – European Capital of Culture in 2023" and is funded through the Grow Timișoara 2023 programme, implemented by the Center for Projects Timișoara, with funds allocated from the state budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Culture.

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Cultural Timișoara - European city for all

Cultural Timișoara - European city for all