If accessible, I am safe Erasmus Project

Project Title

If accessible, I am safe

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Research and innovation; Access for disadvantaged; Post-conflict/post-disaster rehabilitation

Project Summary

The subject of the project:
The project focuses on the design of accessible temporary accommodation models for persons with disabilities and vocational training for disability-sensitive, accessible and secure temporary disaster accommodation solutions.
What does the project provide to disabled individuals and professionals?
• Project provides equality of opportunity for individuals with disabilities in accessing livable shelter after disasters and producing disability-friendly disaster accommodation solutions,
• It is important for professionals to gain knowledge, skills and professional competence in producing disability-friendly accommodation solutions and designs.
Stakeholder analysis:
The project was created with the partnership of organizations and educational institutions specialized in the field of disasters and emergencies, architectural, technical and industrial design, technology, disability and innovation:
• Eskişehir AFAD (Disaster and Emergency)
•Eskişehir Technical University (Technical education, architecture and industrial design)
•Ostrava Technical University, Czech Republic (Emergency and Safety training, technical design)
•AIJU Institute of Technology, Spain (Industrial and technical design)
•Handy Club Ostrava, Czech Republic (Disability)
• PREVIFORM, Portugal (Innovation, occupational health and safety, laboratory center)
Project studies were carried out with a multidisciplinary study. The project was actively carried out with the participation of 29 project employees. Project employees; It consists of professional staff such as manager, project specialist, project assistant, social worker, architect, data preparation officer, academician, industrial engineer, interior architect, civil engineer, industrial designer, emergency specialist. Eskişehir Technical University architecture and design students and members of the disabled associations contributed indirectly to the project.
Project outputs produced:
1. Research and Analysis Report for Professional Staff: It includes evaluation of living spaces and accommodation facilities of disabled people in terms of structural and non-structural risks, field researches-technical researches and analysis reports. It has been prepared in 6 different formats as Turkish, English and Czech.
2. Disability Friendly Temporary Housing Technical Guide for Professional Staff: It includes universal accessibility designs of temporary accommodation facilities, living spaces and urban furniture for physically, hearing and visually impaired people. It has been prepared in Turkish, English, Spanish, Czech and Portuguese.
3. Disability-friendly temporary housing model and prototype: A temporary housing prototype that includes security standards and accessibility requirements. The prototype also serves as a training ground for professionals.
4. Introductory and educational film and animation: It consists of a training and promotional film and animation that explain the disabled-friendly temporary accommodation designs and security solutions for professionals and those concerned. It has been prepared in Turkish and English.
Project Activities:
• Transnational Project Meeting: Hosted by Eskişehir AFAD and Eskişehir Technical University, it was held with the participation of the project partners about the project management, coordination, determination of the tasks and the project process. In addition, a project launch and a project exhibition were held with the participation of national and local media.
• Learning / Teaching / Training Activities: It was carried out in 3 times with the participation of all project staff in the organization of the host partners in Czech Republic, Spain and Portugal. During the events, educational and cultural activities were carried out that demonstrate the professional knowledge and competencies of the project staff and support the development of transversal skills.
• Multiplier Event: It was performed as online workshop. Hosted by Eskişehir AFAD and Eskişehir Technical University, it was carried out online at national and international stage with the participation of the administrators, academicians, students and professionals. Project results and outputs were introduced at the event. The project web page has been created and the activities and outputs have been integrated into the system.
• Dissemination activities:
1. Eskişehir AFAD has opened stand in scientific congresses, and papers on the project process and results have been published online congrees, as well. The project activities were shared on Twitter and Facebook social networking platforms. News about the project was provided to be published in local and national, visual and written media.
The project results were presented to the Minister of Interior and the Minister of Environment and Urbanization by Eskişehir AFAD.
Project posters and promotional products were prepared and distributed on certain days.
2. Eskişehir Technical University participated in scientific congresses physically and online, and papers on the project process and results were published. In addition, articles about the project were prepared and published in magazines and newspapers.
3. The news bulletin was prepared by Handy Club Ostrava and the project was disseminated in digital environment and an article was prepared on the project in a magazine on disability.
4. The news bulletin and article related to the project was prepared by AIJU and PREVIFORM and disseminated in digital media.
5. All partners spread their project activities through social media and internet pages.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 176074,97 Eur

Project Coordinator

ESKISEHIR IL AFET VE ACIL DURUM MUDURLUGU (ESKISEHIR AFAD) & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Previform – Laboratório, Formação, Higiene e Segurança do Trabalho, Lda
• HANDY CLUB OSTRAVA ZAPSANY SPOLEK
• VYSOKA SKOLA BANSKA – TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA
• ESKISEHIR TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI
• ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL JUGUETE CONEXAS Y AFINES