Waterford City Council and the Barcelona Declaration

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Waterford City Council and the Barcelona
Declaration
WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL AND THE BARCELONA
DECLARATION

• Production of Video
• Implementing the Process
• Developing the Structure
• Creating Awareness
• Sustainability of Model
• Contribution from Government

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PRODUCTION OF VIDEO
Waterford City Council and the Barcelona
Declaration

• Why we made a video
• The importance of visual image
• The importance of participation
• The importance of moving from the traditional
  mode of decision making

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Waterford City Council and the Barcelona
Declaration
IMPLEMENTING THE PROCESS

• Developing consultative process
• Developing Implementation Team
• Representation on Team
• Thematic Sub Groups
• Projects for 2004

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Waterford City Council and the Barcelona
Declaration
DEVELOPING THE STRUCTURE

• Operational Format for Team
• Mission Statement
• Terms of Reference
• Objectives
• Overall Structure

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Waterford City Council and The Barcelona
Declaration
CREATING AWARENESS

• Post Primary Schools (CSPE)
• Community Fora
• Business Sector
• Waterford CDB
• Waterford Chamber of Commerce
• Waterford City Enterprise Board
• Waterford Rotary Club
• Trade Unions Sector
• Media
• WLRFM
• Waterford _at_8
• Local Newspapers
• Other Local State Agencies

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Waterford City Council and the Barcelona
Declaration
SUSTAINABILITY OF MODEL

• Terms of Reference for Barcelona Declaration Team
  passed by Council
• Ongoing Training for members of Team
• Consultation skills
• Disability Proofing
• Adopting Disability Proofing Template
• Maintaining Consultative Process

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Waterford City Council and the Barcelona
Declaration
CONTRIBUTION FROM GOVERNMENT

• Incentivising the implementation of BD in Local
  Authorities
• Developing inclusive municipalities is developing
  inclusive communities
• Maintaining existence of BD Project to provide
  monitoring and supports for Local Authorities

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