Debata z cyklu Otevřeně o Praze nabídne různé pohledy na otázku přístupnosti ve městě
The Jubilee tenth edition of the Open House Prague festival Open House Praha will take place this year from May 13 to May 19, 2024. During the festival week, a debate will also be held on Thursday, May 16 at 6 PM at the Hybernská Campus, which will attempt to find answers to the question of how to strive for the capital city to be open and accessible to everyone.
The city is a living and dynamic ecosystem, the complexity of which increases along with the number of inhabitants. However, the spontaneous growth of cities often does not take into account the needs of all residents, which is most notably reflected in moving around the city, spatial orientation, or considerations for leisure activities. The most aware of this are the blind, the deaf, people in wheelchairs, parents with children, or seniors. Any individual may face some limitations throughout their life. The debate Openly about Prague: A City Accessible to All will attempt to highlight the various barriers in our city and present solutions and examples of good practice.
The panel will include Blanka Klimešová from the organization Pěšky městem, which focuses on the complex contexts of transportation behavior, including the impact of transportation infrastructure on its users. In the framework of the Safe Routes to School and Walking to School projects, she collaborates with children, teachers, designers, architects, municipal officials, and police officers with the aim of calming the traffic situation around schools. Karolína Klímová from the Department of Transportation of the City Hall of Prague is responsible for the development of pedestrian transport and the removal of barriers in public spaces.
She studied physical geography with a focus on landscape ecology and, alongside her job, also works as an educator and methodologist in environmental education. Another panelist will be Kateřina Pešková, who currently works as an accessibility methodologist for the deaf at the Deaf Friendly agency. Social geographer Michaela Pixová, who works at the BOKU university in Vienna and at the Department of Sociology at Charles University, will also participate in the debate. Her research and activist interests include, for example, socially-ecological transformation focusing on critical urban theory, climate policy, the study of civil society, and inequalities. The last panelist will be Petr Vysuček, a lecturer of Czech sign language, translator, interpreter, and leader of the deaf community from Deaf Friendly. He has been focused on the topic of equal access to information in public spaces and education for twenty years.
The debate will be moderated by Michal Šedivý, a lecturer for year-round events at Open House Praha Michal Šedivý. The debate will be interpreted into Czech sign language and will also be provided with simultaneous transcription on-site. The organizers recommend registering in advance on GoOut.net. The event will take place in barrier-free spaces of the hall in building A of the Hybernská Campus. The media partner is Estav.cz.
The idea of an open and accessible city for all is also the main theme of this year's festival and runs throughout the entire program. "We organize special weekend tours for children, people with visual and hearing impairments, and we try to highlight the barriers that visitors may encounter in open buildings. In collaboration with partners, we have newly included an interactive city game Open Senses, a physical accessibility workshop for buildings, and an international artistic challenge Visual Stories," adds the festival director Klára Veselá.
The city is a living and dynamic ecosystem, the complexity of which increases along with the number of inhabitants. However, the spontaneous growth of cities often does not take into account the needs of all residents, which is most notably reflected in moving around the city, spatial orientation, or considerations for leisure activities. The most aware of this are the blind, the deaf, people in wheelchairs, parents with children, or seniors. Any individual may face some limitations throughout their life. The debate Openly about Prague: A City Accessible to All will attempt to highlight the various barriers in our city and present solutions and examples of good practice.
The panel will include Blanka Klimešová from the organization Pěšky městem, which focuses on the complex contexts of transportation behavior, including the impact of transportation infrastructure on its users. In the framework of the Safe Routes to School and Walking to School projects, she collaborates with children, teachers, designers, architects, municipal officials, and police officers with the aim of calming the traffic situation around schools. Karolína Klímová from the Department of Transportation of the City Hall of Prague is responsible for the development of pedestrian transport and the removal of barriers in public spaces.
She studied physical geography with a focus on landscape ecology and, alongside her job, also works as an educator and methodologist in environmental education. Another panelist will be Kateřina Pešková, who currently works as an accessibility methodologist for the deaf at the Deaf Friendly agency. Social geographer Michaela Pixová, who works at the BOKU university in Vienna and at the Department of Sociology at Charles University, will also participate in the debate. Her research and activist interests include, for example, socially-ecological transformation focusing on critical urban theory, climate policy, the study of civil society, and inequalities. The last panelist will be Petr Vysuček, a lecturer of Czech sign language, translator, interpreter, and leader of the deaf community from Deaf Friendly. He has been focused on the topic of equal access to information in public spaces and education for twenty years.
The debate will be moderated by Michal Šedivý, a lecturer for year-round events at Open House Praha Michal Šedivý. The debate will be interpreted into Czech sign language and will also be provided with simultaneous transcription on-site. The organizers recommend registering in advance on GoOut.net. The event will take place in barrier-free spaces of the hall in building A of the Hybernská Campus. The media partner is Estav.cz.
The idea of an open and accessible city for all is also the main theme of this year's festival and runs throughout the entire program. "We organize special weekend tours for children, people with visual and hearing impairments, and we try to highlight the barriers that visitors may encounter in open buildings. In collaboration with partners, we have newly included an interactive city game Open Senses, a physical accessibility workshop for buildings, and an international artistic challenge Visual Stories," adds the festival director Klára Veselá.
The English translation is powered by AI tool. Switch to Czech to view the original text source.
0 comments
add comment
