The City of
Funchal, on the island of Madeira, is a candidate with 6 more foreign cities
for the Accessible City Prize of 2017.
This award
is delivered by the European Commission aims to recognize the strategies of
cities in relation to accessibility, especially as regards the elderly and
disabled people in public and private areas.
 |
| Funchal bay at sunset - credits: www.visitportugal.com |
This year's
edition will be awarded three awards and two honorable mentions. The honorable
mention of "access to work" which seeks to recognize access to
information on private and public employment. And the honorable mention of
"accessible smart cities" which "recognizes the efforts of
cities to become smart in an inclusive way, above all by ensuring that
technology, user interfaces and related services are accessible to people with
disabilities thanks to a Design for all. "
The island
of Madeira has been a health tourism destination since the 18th century due to
the climatic conditions it offers for the cure of respiratory diseases. In the 19th
century it also began to be the destination of scientists who moved to study
their fauna and flora On the website of the City of Funchal is available a map
of the accessibilities of the municipality, to access click here
The Madeira
capital competes with six other cities in Italy, the United Kingdom, the
Netherlands, Latvia and Sweden.
The winners
will be announced on November 29th.
Good Luck
Funchal !!
Source:
Related videos:
No comments:
Post a Comment