{"id":2384,"date":"2020-07-22T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=2384"},"modified":"2020-10-02T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T18:35:27","slug":"knowledge-tools-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=2384","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge, Tools and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>In this section you will find useful resources specifically related to inclusive and accessible urban development. You will also find links to resources to which WBU has contributed. Please note that the list in not exhaustive and will be updated continuously. Many interesting resources can be found on the websites of our networks and partners. Please browse to the section on Networks &amp; Partners to find links!<\/p>\n<h2>Global framework and instruments<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Main page<\/a> for the convention in multiple languages and formats.<\/li>\n<li>CRPD Article 9 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities\/article-9-accessibility.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CRPD <a href=\"https:\/\/tbinternet.ohchr.org\/_layouts\/15\/treatybodyexternal\/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRPD\/C\/GC\/2&amp;Lang=en\">General Comment 2(2014) on Accessibility <\/a>(multiple languages)<\/li>\n<li>Report by the CRPD Committee to COSP 2017 on \u201cpromoting Inclusive Urban Development and Implementation of the New Urban Agenda\u201d can be accessed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/habitat3.org\/the-new-urban-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Urban Agenda for Sustainable Urban Development (NUA)<\/a> (Multiple languages, EN audio-format, EN braille-friendly)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.undrr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction<\/a><u> (2015)<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11) \u201cMake cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable\u201d can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/age-friendly-cities-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Health Organization (WHO) Age-friendly Cities framework<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Global Compact for Inclusive and Accessible Cities <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cities4all.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">global compact and the Cities 4 all campaign <\/a>\u00a0are the key products of the Global Network for Disability-Inclusive and Accessible Cities (DIAUD).<\/p>\n<h2>Policy documents and outcomes<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclg.org\/sites\/default\/files\/inclusive_accessible_cities_policypaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Policy Paper on Inclusive and Accessible Cities<\/a> &#8211; co-created by the PCG and DIAUD network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclg.org\/sites\/default\/files\/sustainable_urban_development_policy_paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Policy Paper on Sustainable Urban Development<\/a> &#8211; co-created by the General Assembly of Partners (GAP) multi-stakeholder platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Urban Forum declarations <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World Urban Forum 9 outcome declaration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/wuf9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Declaration on Cities 2030<\/a><\/p>\n<p>World Urban Forum 10 outcome declaration: <a href=\"https:\/\/wuf.unhabitat.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-02\/WUF10_final_declared_actions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abu Dhabi Declared Actions<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Publications \/ Reports<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>DIAUD network and CBM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Inclusion Imperative: Towards Disability-Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development \u2013 Key Recommendations for an Inclusive Urban Agenda (<a href=\"http:\/\/C:\\Users\\hjl92\\Dropbox\\1. WBU smart cities\\Work-Plan 2019-Smart Cities\\Work Plan 2019-2020\\Category 1 Global representation and advocacy\\World Urban Forum 10 - feb 2020\\WUF10 Resource Material Package\\1. The-Inclusion-Imperative-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENG<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/C:\\Users\\hjl92\\Dropbox\\1. WBU smart cities\\Work-Plan 2019-Smart Cities\\Work Plan 2019-2020\\Category 1 Global representation and advocacy\\World Urban Forum 10 - feb 2020\\WUF10 Resource Material Package\\1. El-Imperativo-de-la-Inclusion-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ES<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/C:\\Users\\hjl92\\Dropbox\\1. WBU smart cities\\Work-Plan 2019-Smart Cities\\Work Plan 2019-2020\\Category 1 Global representation and advocacy\\World Urban Forum 10 - feb 2020\\WUF10 Resource Material Package\\1. Inclusion Imperative-Easy-Read-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easy-Read<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unescap.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/SDD-DAG-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disability at a Glance 2019<\/a>: Investing in Accessibility in the Asia and the Pacific \u2013 Strategic Approaches to Achieving Disability-Inclusive Development<\/p>\n<h2>UN-Habitat<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Strategic Plan 2020-2023<\/strong>: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (<a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2019-09\/strategic_plan_2020-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENG<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019\/12\/strategic_plan_fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FR<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019\/12\/strategic_plan_esp_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ES<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2>Webinar resources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SGyGm5RwpHA&amp;t=618s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Smart Cities for All: Leveraging Technology and Data for More Inclusive Cities Worldwide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0(2020-03-25)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SGyGm5RwpHA&amp;t=618s%20%E2%80%8B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SGyGm5RwpHA&amp;t=618s\u00a0\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The webinar was offered by the World Blind Union in Collaboration with the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communications (G3ICT), Smart Cities for All, International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). The webinar provides an overview of disability-inclusion in global frameworks informing urban development and how Smart Cities can become accessible for all, including how the smartness of cities can be assessed and benchmarked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3xFVckETdR0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Creating and Evaluating Digital Documents for Accessibility<\/strong><\/a><strong> (2020-03-27)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3xFVckETdR0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3xFVckETdR0\u00a0\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This webinar was offered by the World Blind Union (WBU) in collaboration with the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communications (G3ICT) and the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). Accessibility and inclusion start with an organisation\u2019s internal practices, and this webinar focuses on how organisations and individuals can create and evaluate accessible digital documents including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and PDF-files. It provides step-by-step guidance on how to comply with accessibility standards, mitigate common errors and make use of in-built accessibility checkers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating Accessible and Inclusive Public Space for\/with Resilient Communities (2020-06-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This webinar is part of a 2020 A Year Without Public Space during the COVID-19 Pandemic webinar series by the Journal of Public Space, City Space Architecture, and partners. This session was made in collaboration with WBU and can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalpublicspace.org\/index.php\/jps\/navigationMenu\/view\/webinar7-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> along a written summary of the session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equity and Accessibility in Times of Pandemic: Building Cities for All Post-COVID-19 (2020-07-15) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was an official HLPF side event launching the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1am8N10ygReY8NURnkNmJ5z3SQP1NjCN7\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recommendations for Empowering Local Governments on Inclusive Pandemic<\/a> Response co-organised by DIAUD network, World Enabled, The UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Disability and Accessibility, UNDESA, Permanent Mission of The United Arab Emirates to The United Nations, and Cities 4 All partners including WBU. Find out more by accessing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w7B-fpYM2u0&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full recording (EN)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1cUB7rUoGCytzIdKp1FCAgtAJFzbeBWvr\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summary notes<\/a> (EN).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>End note:<\/strong> Dear reader, please get in touch with us if you like to suggest additional resources for this page.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduction In this section you will find useful resources specifically related to inclusive and accessible urban development. You will also find links to resources to which WBU has contributed. Please note that the list in not exhaustive and will be updated continuously. 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