Olomouc without barriers
Olomouc without barriers. Summer school AER 2010. Content of the presentation. Brief historical introduction Project „Olomouc without barriers“ (OwB) Steps taken in Olomouc barriers in pedestrian traffic barrie r s in public transport. Olomouc – historical town .
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Olomouc without barriers Summer school AER 2010
Content of the presentation • Brief historical introduction • Project „Olomouc without barriers“ (OwB) • Steps taken in Olomouc • barriers in pedestrian traffic • barriers in public transport
Olomouc – historical town • First mentions of Olomouc - 1017 • 13th century, the town was walled and declared officially founded • City walls were enhanced over the centuries
Olomouc – historical town • The second largest city heritage area in the Czech Republic after Prague. • The Baroque Holy Trinity Column - added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000
Social care in Czechoslovakia after World War II • mainly institutional care • large institutions, hundreds of people living together • People with disabilities - exculded out of the society
Typical home for people with disabilities in the socialism era
Changes in social care after 1989 (1) • Rise of NGOs providing social services • Transformation of large social care institutions • Persons with disabilities living in their families • Demand to integrate people with disabilities into public life
Changes in social care after 1989 (2) • 2001 - the City of Olomouc approved a project called „Olomouc Without Barriers“ (OwB). Its mission: To make the City of Olomouc a pleasant place to live for all its inhabitants.
„Olomouc without barriers“ • Long-run strategy aimed at improving the quality of life of handicapped citizens of Olomouc • The major task - equal conditions for all (public services, education, culture, job, sports, public life)
OwB project - objectives • Removing architectural and technical barriers • Preventing new barriers and obstacles from coming into existence • Eliminating barriers in communication and information
OwB project - target group • According to the Czech legislatitionbarrier free environment is build for people with motor, visual, hearing and mental disabilities, elderly people, babies, pregnant women and persons accompanying babies • Cca 1/3 of population • Seen from another perspective - every person needs a barriers free environment throughout ones life
Barriers free mobility in Olomouc • Pedestrian transport • Public transport
Mobility for All • The National Development Programme Mobility for All • Main objective- to ensure sustainable development of mobility • This can be achieved by means of new, quality transport infrastructure (transport routes, services, vehicles, information systems)
Mobility for All • Olomouc annualy presentsProjects of barrier-free routes to the Governmental Board for People with Disabilities according to the National programme Mobility for All: • easy-access to a defined area (route), sidewalks adjustments, crossings, public transport stops, entrances to public buildings etc.
Routes without barriers in Olomouc – subsidy from The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure
Barriers free Public Buildings and Institutions – Health Care center
Barriers free Public Buildings and Institutions – Post Office
Barriers free Public Buildings and Institutions – City Hall (interior)
Public transport (1) • The City of Olomouc’s Public Transport Company (OPTC) has developed a strategy of its own called ‘The Easy-Access Transport’ • low floor vehicles, street refuges, lifting platforms for wheelchairs in buses, easy-access minibuses • Bus and tram stops - strips with different structure in the pavement for blind persons
Public transport (4) • Tram stations fitted with brailled information tables • Vehicles operated by OPTC - acoustic communication system for blind, weak-sighted and deaf passengers
Public transport (6) • The City financially supports taxi service for people with disabilities • Long-distance transport - low floor buses. Busiest link Olomouc - Prostejov - Prerov is operated only by barrier free vehicle
Public transport - buildings (1) • The Central Bus Station is equipped with acoustic beacons • All platforms - fitted with brailled information tables
Public transport - buildings (2) • The Central Railway Station in Olomouc got rid of numerous barriers and obstacles during the recent reconstruction • Approach ramps for wheelchairs • The station’s hall and the platforms are easy-access.
Public transport - buildings (3) • The railway station - aids and appliances for blind and weak-sighted • The public space around railway station - completely barriers free
Thank you Jana Cukova City of Olomouc jana.cukova@olomouc.eu http://www.olomouc.eu/eng/