Shopping, having a coffee with a friend, or running errands are daily routines that would be simple if the city wasn’t so accessible.
Living in a city that can be accessed independently and in complete personal autonomy is a fundamental privilege that all persons are entitled to, but accessibility is a more complex process and must necessarily involve businesses, entrepreneurs, technicians and public administration.
In this regard, iThe municipality of Cesena, in collaboration with the trade associations CNA, Conartigianato, Confcommercio, Confesercenti and associations affiliated to the “Diverse Ability Network” agenda, has developed “Guidelines for accessible trade”which offers all economic operators present in the city solutions of full access.
entrances, emergency exits, doors, handles, thresholds, ramps and stairs; Interior spaces and paths. the toilet. In the Guidelines, organized by summary sheets, where all the spaces are listed, divided into the individual elements that make them up, and the characteristics that these must provide to ensure accessibility for all, in full compliance with the regulations in force, List the characteristics that must be available in the building to ensure accessibility for all. Every public building or building open to the public, built after Ministerial Decree 236/89 entered into force (which contains Technical prescriptions necessary to ensure accessibility, adaptability and visitability of private buildings and public housing, with a view to overcoming and removing architectural barriers), it must be available. It is therefore essential that public buildings be made accessible or open to the public, in case of renovation or change of use.
In Italy, in the face of rich and complex legislation on accessibility and disability, there is a poor culture of containment, so shopping, a meal or a coffee are measures not possible for everyone.. Having an improperly sized staircase or door can actually be a cause for exclusion and threaten the use of spaces and spaces. As already noted, there is legislation regarding the accessibility of public buildings or buildings open to the public; There are also logical rules that suggest making places of commerce, restaurants and all those activities where citizens go to buy things or perform jobs accessible anyway.
The publication, presented this morning by the Municipal Councilor of Culture Carlo Verona as part of the PEBA drafting process (Plan to Remove Architectural Barriers) Considering the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, is an element of motivation and suggestion for tradesmen, companies and technicians, to adopt these rules of common sense in order to carry out our welcome activities, usable not only by people with disabilities, but by everyone.
The presentation featured Economic Development Consultant Luca Ferrini, Personal and Family Services Consultant Carmelina Labruzzo, Eugenio Battistini of Confartigianato, Lisa Brigliadori of Confcommercio and Angelo Spani of Confesercenti. The PEBA It was approved in December of 2021.
In 2022, the first 150,000 euros needed are allocated for the removal of the first batch of architectural partitions for which, after the positive opinion obtained from the Supervisory Authority, the works will continue within a month.. But for 2023, the municipal administration has set aside 266 thousand euros for the allocation of PEBA in the vicinity of the historic center and for other works necessary to break down the barriers that are reported throughout the city every year.
Cesena, 29 November 2022