Petetta: “Improve our services and facilities”. Bello: “Importing resources from the EU to inclusion policies. Municipalities network is fundamental”
The second meeting met on Friday 21 June in Senigallia Lilac table from the Marchea meeting open to all Lille municipalities in the region to take stock of accessibility and inclusion in tourism.
The meeting, hosted for the second time in the Council Room of the Municipality of Senigallia, the most populous of the Lilac ones in the Marchesaw the participation of numerous institutional representatives.
In addition to the President of the Purple Flag, Roberto Bazzanoand to the Director Alessandro Fiorerepresentatives of the various municipalities were present.
For the Municipality of Senigallia: the Councillor Cinzia Petettawho expressed words of satisfaction: “As a councilor, I express great satisfaction for the recognition of our municipality as the Lilac Flag. This prestigious recognition testifies to our ongoing commitment to inclusiveness and accessibility. We are proud to have created a welcoming and usable environment for all citizens, regardless of their abilities. We will continue to work to further improve our services and facilities, with the aim of making our municipality a reference model for accessibility and integration”the President of the City Council Massimo Bello and the Councillor Silvia Tomassoni.
For the Municipality of Porto San Giorgio: the City Councillor Giuseppe Maccarrone
For the Municipality of Cupra Marittima: the Councilor Lucio Spina
For the Municipality of Civitanova Marche: the Councillor Barbara Capponithe Director Dr Castellucci and the Official Laura Tittarelli
For the Municipality of Sassoferrato: Mayor Maurizio Greci
Accessibility and inclusion: a constant commitment for the Lille Municipalities After the ritual greetings, the meeting opened with the presentation of OSSMED, Observatory for Linguistic and Cultural Mediation, by its President Carlo Nofri. OSSMED, a solid Fermo company and consolidated partner of Bandiera Lilla, has been committed to accessibility for deaf people for years.
Professor Nofri illustrated the association’s activities to the Municipalities present, with particular focus on the services and web solutions created to facilitate the reception of deaf people in accommodation facilities. OSSMED’s flagship is the new OPEN CHANNEL web TV, which will be operational soon and which will be accessible to everyone, with particular attention to people with disabilities. Sharing experiences and good practices This is followed by a moment of sharing by the Municipalities present, who brought ongoing projects and problems relating to accessibility and inclusion to the table’s attention.
President Bazzano expressed great satisfaction for the participation and commitment of the Municipalities: “It is clear how accessibility and inclusion have become central elements for many municipalities in the Marche region, who integrate them into their projects and activities, even if not strictly linked to accessible tourism. Each Lille municipality has initiated noteworthy solutions, sometimes ingenious and brilliant, which deserved to be shared at this table. Our goal is to create a collaborative network at a regional level and each meeting confirms the constant growth of accessibility and inclusion in our Municipalities”.
Regional tenders and future projects At the end of the meeting, President Bazzano explained two regional tenders aimed at strengthening the reception capacity of the Marche municipalitiesreiterating the availability of Bandiera Lilla a support the Lille Municipalities in the preparation of projects. The meeting ended with a renewed climate of collaboration, with the certainty that it will soon lead to new and important results for the growth of accessible tourism in the Marche. Thanks to all the Lilla Municipalities of the Marche region, even to those who, despite not being able to be present, expressed their willingness to share materials and ideas.
“The project linked to the Lille Flag not only has national value, as recognition of all those Municipalities who have joined it, but is relevant at a European level because its aims are concentrated and are in line with development, social cohesion and of inclusiveness of the European Union.”
He stated it Massimo BelloPresident of the Municipal Council of Senigallia and member of the National Presidency Office of the Italian delegation of the Council of Municipalities and Regions of Europe, participating in the second Lilla delle Marche Roundtable.
President Bello appreciated the work carried out by the institutions present and hoped for greater commitment on these issues of local, national and European interest.
“Social inclusion and accessibility – added President Bello – they also represent strategic objectives for European financial programming, which has allocated important resources to these sectors to improve the usability of services and access conditions.”
“The commitment of the Municipalities is commendable and excellent results have been seen in recent years. Every effort must be rewarded with particular attention and for these reasons – concluded the President of the Council of Senigallia – that collaboration between public and private bodies, associations and stakeholders interested in the implementation of these inclusive policies is fundamental. The strengthening of the network between Italian and European municipalities means a lot and on this issue the coordination and support of the Association’s projects linked to the Lille flag becomes indispensable.”
