Introducing the Accessibility Guide for Companies to the European Parliament

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Brussels, 13 January 2010. The Accessibility Guide for Companies analyzes and presents criteria regarding the accessibility of spaces, routes, elements, furniture, products and services in our surroundings. The Guide will be presented for Members of the European Parliament by its author, Architect Enrique Rovira‐Beleta.

image cover page access guide for companiesBrussels, 13 January 2010. The Accessibility Guide for Companies analyzes and presents criteria regarding the accessibility of spaces, routes, elements, furniture, products and services in our surroundings.

The Guide will be presented for Members of the European Parliament by its author, Architect Enrique Rovira‐Beleta.

The Accessibility Guide is intended to raise awareness about current regulations, and also mastering all of the necessary details for applying accessibility in a discrete fashion with standardized criteria and normally used designs for everyone on the elements, works, products, and services that a company provides.

It is essential to train companies so that they can apply accessibility criteria to their buildings in the near future and provide areas for all employees whether they have limited capabilities or not.

The event is hosted by Ramón Jáuregui Atondo,  MEP and Secretary General of the Spanish S&D Group at the European Parliament.

Program 13 January 2010, 16.00 -17.30

OPENING
Eduardo Montes, President of Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad
Emilio Zurutuza, President of Adecco Foundation

INTRODUCING THE ACCESSIBILITY GUIDE
Juan Alfaro, Executive Secretary of Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad.
Francisco Mesonero, General Manager of the Adecco Foundation.

FEATURING THE GUIDE
Enrique Rovira Beleta, Architect and accesibility consultant and author of the Accesibility Guide for Companies.

CLOSING CONFERENCE
Kerstin Born, Executive Director of CSR Europe.

CLOSING
Ramón Jaúregui, MEP and Secretary General of the spanish S&D Group at the European Parliament.

Registration

Please send your registration before January 8th, 2010 by e-mail to maria.marti[AT]clubsostenibilidad.org

Arranged by: Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad, Serrano 93, Madrid, Spain, tel:+34 917820858

More information: www.responsabilidadimas.org