For more information on sponsorship, click here or contact Mr. Dev Sharma at the Congress Secretariat via e-mail. This premier event will be held at the Palais des Congr s de Montr al, Canada. Delegates and presenters will focus on inclusive policies and actions, which are in place today or developed for the congress. In turn these policies and actions will be shared world wide for implementation through government, corporate and community infrastructures. Barrier-free design, also called Universal Design, is a movement based on the concept that all products, environments and communications should be designed to consider the needs of the widest possible array of users.
Human beings change physically and intellectually throughout their lives.
Those governments and corporations who have recognized and responded to this need are benefiting through a more productive society and competitive position in the marketplace. The journey towards a barrier-free world has begun but much has to be done if we are to achieve our goal. It will promote the application of universal design and barrier-free measurements to the widest range of products, goods, services and business environments. It will emphasize that recognition of an accessible and inclusive environment cannot become a reality without the deliberate and persistent effort of citizens and their political, labour and corporate leaders.