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Transcript of AlterGo – City of Montreal PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ACTION ACPL- AQLM October 2003.
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AlterGo – City of Montreal
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ACTIONACPL- AQLM October 2003
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An end to exclusion
• Forum presented in conjunction with the National Conference on Parks and Leisure by partners working for universal accessibility
– Linda Roy, City of Montreal and– Monique Lefebvre, AlterGo
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A united effort for the greater good!
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Working together means sharing a vision!
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A positive approach
• Spirit of innovation
• Bold initiatives
• Unyielding determination
• Humility
• Political will
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Spirit of innovation
• Doing things differently
• Measuring performance
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Bold initiatives
• Initiatives based on common interests and goals; not inflexible positions
• Partnership
• Strategic alliances
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Unyielding determination
• The right approach to planning and administration
• Direction
• Strategies
• All concerned parties
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Humility
• Asking hard questions
• Seeing ourselves through others
• I am not a victim!
• It’s not my fault!
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Political will
• Support
• Recognition
• Investment – Human resources– $$$$
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Question period
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Forum for open dialogue
• A partnership for over 25 years
• A way to change attitudes
• An atmosphere of mutal understanding
• A place to exchange ideas and experiences
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One mission
• Encourage participation in leisure pursuits for persons with disabilities through dialogue
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Objectives
• Promote equality in terms of accessibility to leisure activites for disabled persons in Montreal;
• Ensure that disabled persons have the same choices as all citizens;
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Objectives (cont’d)
• Co-ordinate strategies leading to complete participation by persons with disabilities;
• Find common solutions to obstacles encountered by persons with disabilities;
• Facilitate collaboration between representatives of the City of Montreal and those representing persons with disabilities.
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Question period
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Access to programs and services
• The 4 areas to organize– Offer of service aspect– Communications aspect– Universal accessibility aspect– Human aspect
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«IT takes a new way of thinking to bring about a new way of acting toward others!» Serge Lamontagne, St-Laurent
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Adapted offer of service aspect
• Willingness by partners of the City to offer services to persons with disabilities
• Integrated participation and participation of disabled persons
• Support for the development of adapted programs – accompaniment in leisure or devlopment of specialized activity sites
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Accompaniment as a means to encourage and promote accessibility to leisure activities for persons with disabilities
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Accompaniment in leisure
• Objectives– Ensure that any person with
a disability (regardless of the type of disability) can participate in leisure activities within a standard of specialized structure
– Offer financial aid to organizations seeking to provide accompaniment services
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Accompaniment in leisure
• Organizations participating in program Montreal region - 2002– Standard organizations: 71– Specialized organizations: 16
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Accompaniment in leisure
• Program participants 2002 by disability type – Montreal region
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Accompaniment in leisure
• Positive benefits– Much-appreciated program– Encourages improval integration of disabled
persons– Mutually enriching experience– Greater choice in terms of providing leisure
services and activities– Activities offered closer to home– Developping partnerships
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Adapted offer of service aspect
• Policy of supporting organizations responsible for leisure activities targeted toward disabled persons
• Planning interaction and use of adapted transport services
• Develop way to measure performance – adapted for a disabled clientele
• Establish minimum norms for the support of adapted services and activities within organizations
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Adapted offer of service aspect
• Participation in general community life and development projects by organizations responsible for leisure activities for disabled persons
• Plan for inclusion of disabled persons in programs and activities organized by community, e.g. Montreal Games, festivals, etc.
• Inter-district dialogue forums to oversee services for disabled persons
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Question period
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Communication aspect
• Accessibility of information for persons with a visual disability – information available on audio cassette or CD, etc.
• Accessibility through sign posting, symbols, icons, etc.
• Accessibility of services for persons with an auditory disability (e.g. installation of magnetic loop) – an adapted theatre production, interpreted for the hearing impaired, offered a few times a year
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Communication aspect
• Publication of pertinent information regarding services offered to persons with disabilities in directories, brochures – accessibility of sites, rates for accompaniment, offer of adapted services, etc.
• Create an atmosphere where persons with disabilities feel welcome!
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Environmental accessibility aspect
• Plan improvements regarding the accessibility of equipment and installations – collaboration within sector to identify and prioritize needs
• Review of plans by expert in accessibility and consultation with community organizations representing persons with disabilities when projects initiated
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Human aspect
• Develop and jmprove skills among personnel responsible for customer service for persons with disabilities
• Form positive attitudes and pass on knowledge e.g. training of day camp staff, training of management team for improved access to programs and services
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The importance of leisure
• Leisure is considered a right for all citizens by 95.3% of the population
• In Quebec, leisure falls under municipal jurisdiction
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City of Montreal
• The entity responsible for providing citizens with a variety of service in sectors such as culture, sports, leisure and social development
• The administration of services in culture, sports, leisure and social development sectors is overseen at the district level
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The roles of concerned parties
• Elected officials
• Leisure administrators
• AlterGo
• Organizations overseeing leisure activities for persons with disabilities
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Leisure as a means of social intregration
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The Defi Sportif
• Encourages and promotes participating in sports and active lifestyle for persons with disabilities
• Represent a dynamic and positive image of persons with disabilities
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A vision
• The Defi Sportif – created in 1984– An annual multi-sport competition where elite
athletes guide the youth – A gathering of athletes fromj all disability
groups– 21st édition from April 28 to May 2, 2004
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2300 determined athletes
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An international competition
• 16 disciplines – 550 volunteers
• 5 days of competition
• 3 competition sites in Montreal
• Over 100 partners
• Special events
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Question period
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How to reach us
Linda RoyDirector for Culture, Sports, Leisure and Social Development
for Rivière-des-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal East
E-mail : [email protected]
Tel. : (514) 872-6383
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How to reach us
Monique LefebvreExecutive Director – AlterGo
E-mail : [email protected]
Tel. : (514) 933-2739, ext. 222
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