Francesc Romeu

Francesc Romeu Martí (Silla, Valencia, May 21, 1974) is a recognized disseminator of universal accessibility, as a common good that affects the whole society and which therefore, requires a new social and cultural concept, supported by effective public and private transversal actions.
"Every improvement in the life of those people, who suffer from a visible or invisible disability, drives the progress of society"
Graduated in Law from at the University of Valencia in 1995, Francesc is currently developing his work as a lawyer and social activist, focusing on Universal Accessibility for people who suffer from a visible or invisible disability
“Society has to understand that Universal Accessibility is an investment and not an expense, which goes beyond creating new infrastructures, knowledge or technologies. The objective of the Universal Accessibility is to promote prosperity and improve the quality of life of all people”
His social journey began as a Counselor for Public Works and Culture in the Silla City Council, between 1995 and 1999. 
Elected to be a Deputy in Congress in the VII legislature, between 2000 and 2004, Francesc Romeu was the Vice-president of the Committee on Petitions to Congress, where he took part in the committees of Infrastructure, Budgets, Court of Accounts and New Technologies. He participated in more than 1000 parliamentary initiatives. During that period, he followed and finished the Higher Course “Business-Parliamentary Program” at CESEDEN in 2002, as well as a course at the Madrid Business Institute in 2003 and practices at the International Business Machines Corporation IBM, the Spanish financial institution BBVA, the global consulting and technology company INDRA and the multinational company of strategic consulting, technological services and outsourcing ACCENTURE.
Francesc Romeu was appointed Director of the Jaime Vera Foundation, PSOE Training Center, between 2004 and 2009. Under his direction, their training offer was extended with the implementation of online training and the preparation of social and political leaders from all over Spain. He promoted the international presence of the foundation and the start of specialized publications and monographs. He established a network for the training of trainers and promoted modalities of collaboration between several Spanish universities and the productive sector.
Between 2009 and 2012, Francesc held the position of Corporate Director of Accessibility, Innovation and Sustainability at the Spanish country-wide railways company RENFE. During this period, he worked on the development of RENFE’s Universal Accessibility Plan 2010, on their Comprehensive Innovation Plan and on their Efficiency and Energy Savings Plan. For RENFE, he established several modalities of collaboration with different Spanish universities and received the CERMI National Award to RENFE as a company committed to Universal Accessibility.
In 2017, Francesc Romeu becomes the Director of Clients and Accessibility in Railways of the Valencian Government, the Metro of Valencia and the Trams of Alicante. There, between 2017 and 2018, he develops the First Universal Accessibility Plan as well as the First White Paper on Customer Service, with special attention to people with disabilities. He implemented accessibility measures and solutions, he organized sign language courses for the employees and he started the development of their own accessible technological prototypes in coordination with disability entities. 
In 2018, Francesc created the Universal Accessibility Commission at the association of urban and metropolitan public transport ATUC. The Valencian branch of the Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities COCEMFE awarded Railways of the Valencian Government for their actions on universal accessibility.
== Current professional occupation: ==
Francesc Romeu currently practices as a lawyer and accessibility specialist at LEGGROUP LAWYERS, with an office in Madrid and an office in Valencia. Furthermore, he collaborates with the information and communication technology company CUMULUS CITY, where as a responsible for accessibility, he carries out the accessibility plans, the implementation and the certification of the UNE 170001-2 standards (Universal Accessibility for companies and public administrations).
"Now is the time to invest in people, to promote social cohesion with transversal inclusive policies that promote Universal Accessibility, so that every person with disabilities can make their own life plan"
== Axes of political thought: ==
==== • Thoughts ====
The unexpected and extreme situation that the world is experiencing with this pandemic, forces us socialists to promote a new rebirth of society, focusing our action on the protection of people, their education and free thinking. The urgent elimination of all kinds of gaps and differences with inclusive active policies is necessary. A technological commitment in all areas of life, a seamless promotion and protection of the environment and the guarantee of promoting opportunities and possibilities so that wealth is shared, not poverty. Francesc has been committed to society for years and he is aware of what service to others means. Moreover, he believes that currently each person has to be an activist, to improve society and people. His vision as a political activist is to mark the limitations in which capitalism must move, humanize it, without intervening in family life. Improve well-being to the maximum, guaranteeing individual and collective freedom.
==== • Powerful Ideas ====
Enhance talent and intelligence. Prepare people to develop their own future and to fight ignorance. Educate without fear of fear. Effort, merit, ability, cooperation and free thinking.
Respect for coexistance, living with respect, pluralism and equal opportunities and possibilities.
Universal Accessibility. cross-cutting inclusive actions, training of values, integration.
Territory and natural resources. Innovation, talent and technology for development and environmental protection, sustainability
The role of the entrepreneurial State, generator of successes. Opportunities and possibilities for everyone. Guaranteeing and protecting personal and collective development. Guaranteeing that everyone can make their own life plan. Entrepreneurship
Reduction and adjustment of the political structures of the state. Optimization of public resources in institutions. New priorities in operating expenses.
== Publications: ==
As a writer, promotor and activist of Universal Accesibility, Francesc Romeu considers that an alliance between public administrations, companies and social entities is necessary to carry out innovative projects that fight against differences and which create inclusive spaces for coexistence, inclusive technologies and active policies that permanently improve people's quality of life. He is convinced of the necessity of the Renaissance of Politics for the people, who are tired of clashes of sides, bands and flags. It is time for higher thoughts, to prepare a society where public powers and institutions guarantee the same possibilities and opportunities for everybody, so that each person can make their own life plan, without fear of fear.
His thoughts are specified in the following publications. 
• THAT´S HOW FAR WE´VE COME, 2013 (Albatross Publisher). “That's how far we've come. Proposals to change reality” is a set of reflections and political positions in order to participate in the current social and political debate that, due to the economic crisis that occurred in Spain since 2007, has highlighted the loss of trust and the relationship of coexistence between the State, the political institutions of government and society in general.
• AGAINST THE DARKNESS, 2020 (Letrame Editorial). “Against the Darkness. Prepare ourselves to know how to decide in freedom” is an essay containing the bibliographic support, the reflections and texts of various authors and thinkers of all times in which Francesc analyzes and develops different social systems and state models that allow a historical reflection and that demonstrate how education, or the lack of it, has always been the best human control mechanism.
• Articles published in the national and autonomous press, in different media and on social networks.
* DON'T POINT ME OUT, I'M NOT DIFFERENT, 2021. “Don't Point Me Out, I'm Not Different. Reflections and proposals for a New Universal Accessibility," advocates for cultural and political change to prioritize Universal Accessibility, ensuring the rights of all individuals are defended and promoted. The work calls for a shift in societal approaches to inclusivity, emphasizing that accessibility should be a core consideration in all areas of life.
* PROVOKING CHANGE, 2022. “Provoking Change. Alliance for an Inclusive Society," emphasizes the need for a new conception of Accessibility and Universal Design. The book underscores the importance of education and societal transformation to build an inclusive environment where individuals can live with dignity, free from labels, and with the ability to define their own life plans, irrespective of their circumstances.
Category:Spanish writers
Category:living people