2025 European Union
ACCESS CITY AWARD 2026
Client: European Commission
Position: Jury Member
Assignment:
- Jury member of the Access City Award (ACA) 2026.
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2022 – 2025 Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
INDEX OF CITY’S ACCESSIBILITY IN ROADS, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES – ICARUS LAC
Company: World Bank
Position: Senior Universal Accessibility Expert, Short Term Consultant
Assignment:
- Technical assistance on the development of multiple assessment mechanisms and indicators on universal accessibility in (a) governance and legal frameworks; (b) urban environments; (c) transport infrastructures; (d) social services facilities; (e) digital initiatives; and (e) stakeholder engagement.
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2024 – 2025 Brazil
PILOT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR DISABILITY CERTIFICATION
Company: World Bank
Position: Senior Universal Accessibility Expert, Short Term Consultant
Assignment:
- Lead the pilot implementation of the National System for Disability Certification in the region of Bahía.
- Definition of implementation phases, stakeholders’ engagement, monitoring the work of local consultants.
- Recommendations for the system implementation architecture in other regions of the country.
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2023 – 2025 Madrid, Spain
UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR MADRID NUEVO NORTE
Company: Acceplan (Ayesa Ingenieria y Arquitectura; Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte)
Position: Key Expert
Assignment:
- Universal accessibility review of the APE 05.31 Chamartín Business Center development design, from the Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte urban rehabilitation project.
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2023 – 2025 Guatemala
UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES
Company: World Bank
Position: Senior Universal Accessibility Expert, Short Term Consultant
Assignment:
- Elaboration of the Guatemala`s Universal Accessibility Guidelines for urban environments, transport infrastructure and buildings.
- Development of assessment mechanisms for Universal Accessibility Guidelines’ implementation.
- Training delievery for national and regional officials.
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2023 – 2024 Panama
NATIONAL UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN OF PANAMA
Company: World Bank
Position: Senior Universal Accessibility Expert, Short Term Consultant
Assignment:
- Development of the methodology for the national strategic plan for universal accessibility.
- Development of the National Accessibility Diagnostic of Panama.
- Preparation of the National Universal Accessibility Plan of Panama, with the strategy for the country from 2023 to 2030.
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2020 – 2024 Central America and the Dominican Republic
TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES ON UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN
Company: World Bank
Position: Senior Universal Accessibility Expert, Short Term Consultant
Assignment:
- Provide support to improve key targeted infrastructure according to the priority of the project needs.
- Provide assistance to standard emergency project preparation: review standard World Bank project preparation documents for emergency loans and provide technical advice on universal accessibility.
- Review the basic design in the Feasibility Studies as well as other documentation such as technical documents (for example, the technical report on resilient infrastructure) and recommend practical ways to enhance the universal accessibility aspects and incorporate universal accessibility into the detailed design.
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2022 – 2023 Brazil
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PROJECT IN THE FOZ DO RIO ITAJAÍ
Company: World Bank Transport LAC
Position: Senior Universal Accessibility Expert, Short Term Consultant
Assignment:
- Member of the World Bank local team. Providing technical assistance on gender and disability inclusion for the projects “Sea routes”, “Accessible school routes” and the implementation of a BRT corridor.
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2020 – 2023 São Paulo, Brazil
GENDER AND DISABILITY INCLUSION IN THE ARICANDUVA BRT CORRIDOR IN SÃO PAULO
Company: World Bank Transport LAC
Position: International Consultant
Assignment:
- Analysis on inclusive public transport infrastructures focusing on groups in situation of social vulnerability such as women, elderly and persons with disabilities.
- Deign review of the project for the Aricanduva BRT corridor regarding universal accessibility.
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2022 Madrid, Spain
STRATEGIC UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MADRID
Client: Madrid City Council
Company: Acceplan Accesibilidad S.L.
Position: Key Expert
Assignment:
- Development of the Strategic Universal Accessibility Plan for the city of Madrid (PEAUM), in collaboration with the General Directorate of Accessibility of the Madrid City Council. The main objective of the PEAUM is to define the vision and roadmap to be followed by the organization in terms of universal accessibility, in addition to ensuring its mainstreaming in the different areas and actions of the municipality.
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2022 European Union
ACCESS CITY AWARD 2023
Client: European Commission
Position: Jury Member
Assignment:
- Jury member of the Access City Award (ACA) 2023.
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2020-2022 Indonesia
INDONESIA NATIONAL SLUM UPGRADING PROJECT. TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES ON UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN – NSUP / KOTAKU
Company: World Bank
Position: Senior Urban Design and Architecture Expert
Assignment:
- Basic Training Courses (advisory role).
- Coaching Clinics (infrastructure design review and recommendations)
- Universal Accessibility Lab (development and delivery role)
- Universal Accessibility Guideline Development (development and delivery role)
- Advanced Training Courses (development and delivery role)
- Media Development (advisory role)
- Standard Operating Procedures (advisory role)
- Lessons Learnt Workshop (speaker role)
- Dissemination of Learnings and Advocacy (speaker role and advisory role)
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2020 – 2022 São Paulo, Brazil
INCLUSION OF GENDER PERSPECTIVE ON PLANNING, OPERATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTS IN SÃO PAULO
Company: World Bank Transport LAC
Position: International Consultant
Assignment:
- Member of the World Bank local team in the projects: “Repository of solutions for micro-accessibility to be applied to São Paulo’s informal areas”, “Analysis on inclusive public transport focusing on groups in situation of social vulnerability and impact evaluation for Aricanduva corridor”, “Gender and personal security audits in Aricanduva BRT corridor zone of influence”, “Supporting the inclusion of gender perspective on planning, operations and management of transport agencies in Sao Paulo”, and “Accessible school routes for all children”.
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2021 Eropean Union
ACCESS CITY AWARD 2022
Client: European Comission
Position: Jury Member
Assignment:
- Jury member of the Access City Award (ACA) 2022.
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2020 – 2021 Khiva, Uzbekistan
CULTURAL HERITAGE INTEGRATION PROGRAMME IN UZBEKISTAN – KHIVA / KHOREZM REGION: DISABILITY ACCESS ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Consortium: Acceplan Accesibilidad, Corporate Solutions (EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
Position: Key Expert 2 (International Disability Access Expert in the Tourism Sector)
Assignment:
- Development of a universal accessibility assessment in touristic environments and services from Ichan-Qala and Khiva.
- Development of a detailed concept planning for the infrastructure and services improvements identified as required in the previous assessment.
- Activities for community and stakeholders’ engagement.
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2020 Madrid, Spain
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS AND
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION PROCESSES IN THE FIELD OF UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR MADRID NUEVO NORTE
Company: Acceplan (DCN Madrid Nuevo Norte – MNN)
Position: Key Expert
Assignment: Development of the strategic framework on the social participation processes and technical parameters for the incorporation of inclusion criteria for age, gender and disability in the Madrid Nuevo Norte urban project.
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2019-2020 Vietnam
VIETNAM SUUP – Technical Advisory Services on Universally Accessible Infrastructure Design
Company: World Bank
Consortium: Acceplan Accesibilidad & Corporate Solutions
Position: Key Expert 2 (Urban designer & architect)
Assignment: Supporting the TL on the technical advisory tasks. Development of a baseline report and the review of local regulations on urban design and inclusive design. Report on the administrative capacity of the Vietnamese Government regarding inclusive development for PWD. Development of a needs assessment, a social study on the needs of people with reduced mobility on their use of the urban environment. Design review of infrastructure detailed designs for 7 SUUP cities of the Mekong Delta region. Development of design guidelines on inclusive urban design. Capacity building.
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2019 Barcelona, Spain
STRATEGIC ACCESSIBILITY PLAN FOR THE CIUTAT VELLA DISTRICT
Company: Acceplan Accesibilidad (Barcelona City Council)
Position: Senior Key Expert
Assignment: Development of a methodology for prioritizing the incidents identified in the accessibility assessment of the urban environment in the District of Ciutat Vella, Barcelona. Development of a management and control tool for accessibility incidents in the urban environment of the District.
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2018-2019 Lima, Peru
WORKSHOP ON UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY AND GENDER CONSIDERATIONS IN URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (Sustainable Urban Transport in Latin America – P168466 / PE – Lima Metro Line 2 Project – P145610)
Company: World Bank
Position: International Consultant
Assignment: Support the Bank´s Task Team with regards to the Universal Accessibility and Gender Considerations at Design Phase for Lima Metro Workshop.
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2018-2019 Turkey
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACCESSIBILITY OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES IN TURKEY (TR2013/0740.10-2/SER/007)
Company: Acceplan Accesibilidad, Corporate Solutions (Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, project co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey)
Position: Senior Non-Key Expert
Assignment: Development of a set of indicators and a data collection toolkit on the public transportation accessibility.
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2018-2019 Spain
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING OBSERVATIONS AND NOTES, DEVELOPING THE WORK GROUP WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND ELABORATING THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE MINISTERIAL ORER “FOM”, THAT DEVELOPS THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT OF BASIC ACCESSIBILITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION CONDITIONS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.
Company: Acceplan Accesibilidad, Spanish Ministry of Develpment (General Directorate of Architecture, Housing and Land)
Position: Consultant
- Review and analysis of the contributions and updates of the regulations of the Spanish Autonomous Communities.
- Supporting the development of working groups on the new law with different stakeholders.
- Elaboration of the new draft of the Ministerial Order TMA/851/2021, de 23 de julio, por la que se desarrolla el documento técnico de condiciones básicas de accesibilidad y no discriminación para el acceso y la utilización de los espacios públicos urbanizados.
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2018 Aranda de Duero, Spain
MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN OF ARANDA DE DUERO.
Company: Aranda de Duero City Council, Acceplan Accesibilidad
Position: Consultant
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2017 – 2018 Lima, Peru
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON THE LESSONS LEARNED MANUAL FOR MAINSTREAMING INCLUSIVE DESIGN AND UNIVERSAL MOBILITY IN LIMA (P129561)
Company: World Bank
Position: International Consultant
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2017 – Dhaka, Bangladesh
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BETTER ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY
Company: World Bank
Position: International Expert
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2017-2018 – Barcelona, Spain
FACULTURAL DIRECTION OF THE WORKS OF REHABILITATION AND FUNCTIONAL ADAPTATION OH THE HOUSES INCLUDED IN THE MUNICIPAL PROGRAM FOR THE REHABILITATION OF HOUSING OF PEOPLE IN VULNERABLE SITUATION
Company: Barcelona City Council. Consortium: ACCEPLAN ACCESIBILIDAD S.L., ARQUITECTURA I ACCESIBILIDAD S.L. and ILUNION SALUD S.A.
Position: Member of the technical team, responsible for the development of the program implementation methodology.
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2016 – Madrid, Spain
ACCESSIBILITY WEEK VILLA DE VALLECAS
Company: Madrid City Council, Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Team leader. Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2016 – Cusco, Peru
PILOT PROJECT “PERSON-ENVIRONMENT INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF CUSCO, PERU”
Company: IADB Inter-American Development Bank & ACCEPLAN (A CUERDO BID # C0053-16), Emerging and Sustainable Cities, Housing and Urban Development Division. Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Member of the technical team. Responsible for the development of the methodology and indicators.
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2014 – Lima, Peru
MAINSTREAMING INCLUSIVE DESIGN AND UNIVERSAL MOBILITY IN LIMA (P129561)
Company: World Bank, PROTRANSPORTE. Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Manager of the Accessibility and Urban Design Area.
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2013-2015 – Pedrógão Grande, Portugal
STUDY OF ACCESSIBILITY IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF PEDRÓGÃO GRANDE, PORTUGAL.
Company: PEDRÓGÃO GRANDE CITY COUNCIL
Position: Team leader.
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2013-2014 – Barcelona, Spain.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY ON THE TRANSFORMATION RENEWAL PROJECT OF THE ONE OCEAN PORT VELL, THE MAIN MARINA OF BARCELONA.
Company: One Ocean Port Vell. Rovira-Beleta Accesibilidad.
Position: Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2013-2014 – Barcelona – Madrid, Spain
THE IEE COURSE ON THE NEW REQUIREMENTS ON REHABILITATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY PROPOSED BY LAW 8/2013.
Company: GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN, Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Ministerio de Fomento). Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Member of the technical team. Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2011-2012 – Barcelona, Spain
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECT “CORTA CON LAS BARRERAS”, LED BY THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY NOVARTIS.
Company: NOVARTIS
Position: Team leader
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2010 – Coslada, Madrid, Spain.
PROJECT TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND THE URBAN SCENE IN THE BARRIO DE LA ESTACIÓN FROM THE CITY OF COSLADA, MADRID.
Company: Coslada City Council. Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Member of the technical team. Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2008-2010 – Ica, Peru
ACCESSIBLE ICA – avoiding barriers in urban reconstruction after the 2007 earthquake in the area.
Company: AECID (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional). Fundación Autónoma Solidaria. Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Member of the technical team. Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2008-2013 – Madrid, Spain.
PRELIMINARY STUDIES AND DRAFTING OF THE MINISTERIAL ORDER VIV 561/2010 WHICH DEVELOPS THE NEW LAW – TECHNICAL PAPER OF THE BASIC CONDITIONS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION FOR ACCESS AND USE OF URBANIZED PUBLIC SPACES.
Company: GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN, Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Ministerio de Fomento). Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Member of the technical team. Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2007-2009 – Barcelona, Spain
RESEARCH PROJECT: Project ‘Accessible Heritage: R & D + i for a culture without barriers’ (Patrimonio Accesible: I+D+i para una cultura sin barreras – PATRAC).
Company: GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN. Ministry of Education and Science. Acceplan Accesibilidad.
Position: Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2008-2009 – Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain.
MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN OF RIVAS VACIAMADRID
Company: Rivas Vaciamadrid City Council. Ciudades para todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2008 – Province of Badajoz, Spain.
DIPUTACIÓN DE BADAJOZ. Development of the Municipal Accessibility Plan of eighteen Municipalities: Puebla de la Reina, Hornachos, Palomas, Puebla del Prior, Hinojosa del Valle, Ribera del Fresno, Santa Marta de los Barros, Aceuchal, Villalba de los Barros, Torremejía, Solana de los Barros, Corte de Peleas, Entrín Bajo, Villafranca de los Barros, Nogales, Torre de Miguel Sesmero, Alemendral and La Albuera.
Company: Ciudades para todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2007 – Province of Granada, Spain.
DIPUTACIÓN DE GRANADA. Development of the Municipal Integral Accessibility Plan of seven Municipalities: Alquife, Diezma, Huelago, Nigüelas, Beas de Guadix, Gojar and Villanueva de las Torres.
Company: Ciudades para todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2007 – Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES – ARGENTINA. Emblematic proposal for the development of the Accessibility Plan for six Municipalities: Chivilcoy, Carlos Tejedor, Campana, San Isidoro, Luján y San Antonio de Areco.
Company: Ciudades para todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2007 – Province of Barcelona, Spain.
DIPUTACIÓN DE BERCELONA. Development of the Municipal Integral Accessibility Plan of seven Municipalities: Balsareny, Puig – Reig, Navas, Corbera de Llobregat, Begues, La Granada and Torrelavit.
Company: Ciudades para todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2007 – Socuéllamos, Spain.
MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN OF SOCUÉLLAMOS.
Company: Ciudades para todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2007 – Gibraleón, Spain.
MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN OF GIBRALEÓN.
Company: Ciudades para todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2006 – Spain
RESEARCH PROJECT: Accessibility and non-discrimination in hotels: the basic conditions of design and service. Research project in collaboration with ACCEPLAN team.
Company: Acceplan Accesibilidad S.L.
Position: Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2006 – Spain
RESEARCH PROJECT: Accessible housing. Research Project in collaboration with ACCEPLAN Team, which has resulted in the publication of the book: Adaptación de la vivienda en la población dependiente. IUEE, Fundació SALAS.
Company: Acceplan Accesibilidad S.L.
Position: Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2006 – Ponferrada, Spain.
ACCESSIBILITY MANAGMENT SYSTEM: Consulting activities and development of the Global Accessibility Management Manual to El Rosal Shopping Center (Ponferrada). Development of the certification process with AENOR.
Company: Ciudades Para Todos S.L.
Position: Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2006 – Province of Barcelona, Spain.
DIPUTACIÓN DE BARCELONA: Development of the Municipal Integral Accessibility Plan of six Municipalities: Allela, Masquefa, Polinyà, Sant Climent de Llobregat, Sant Pere de Riudebitlles, and Vilanova Del Camí.
Company: Ciudades Para Todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2005-2006 – Province of Granada, Spain.
DIPUTACIÓN DE GRANADA. Development of the Municipal Integral Accessibility Plan of sixty seven Municipalities: Armilla, Churriana de la Vega, Padul, Iznalloz, Otura, Cullar Vega, Algarinejo, Benalua, Montejicar, Dudar, Valle del Zalabi, Purullena, Lecrin, Guadahortuna, Arenas del Rey, La Malaha, Chimeneas, Benalua de las Villas, La Peza, Montillana, Pedro Martínez, Hueneja, Alpujarra de la Sierra, Fonelas, Albuñuelas, Zagra, Jéres del Marquesado, Quentar, Gor, Itrabo, Villamena, Albondón, Morelabor, Alamedilla, Trevelez, La Calahorra, Torvizcon, La Taha, Berchules, Escuzar, Aldeire, Murtas, Sorvilan, Ventas de Huelma, Alicún de Ortega, Capileira, Gorafe, Lanteira, Rubite, Albuñán, Almegijar, Portugos, Marchal, Lugros, Busquistar, Bubion, Pampaneira, Agrón, Dudar, Castaras, Policar, Entidad Local de Dehesas Viejas, Entidad Local de Domingo Pérez, Entidad Local de Torrenueva, Zafarraya, Villa de Fornes, and Villa De Játar.
Company: Ciudades Para Todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2005 – Spain.
RESEARCH PROJECT: Accessibility in justice buildings. A pilot study in seven municipalities of the Diputación de Badajoz commissioned by the Ministry of Justice of Spain.
Company: Government of Spain. Ministry of Justice. Ciudades Para Todos S.L.
Position: Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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2004-2005 – Province of Lugo, Spain.
DIPUTACIÓN DE LUGO. Development of the Municipal Integral Accessibility Plan of seven Municipalities: Antas de Ulla, Baralla, Carballedo, Guntin, Láncara, Pantón, and Sober.
Company: Ciudades Para Todos S.L.
Position: Team leader.
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2004 – Spain.
MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLANS: Member of the technical team of Ciudades Para Todos S.L. between 2004 and 2005, working in the elaboration of Municipal Accessibility Plans in different Spanish cities, developped under the collaboration agreement between de Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (IMSERSO) and the ONCE Foundation, for the cooperation and social integration of persons with disabilities.
This plans covered diagnosis, data collection, proposals elaboration, cost estimate, training activities for the future implementers of the plan and citizen participation programs. The plans adopted the principle of universal design defined by the United Nations, the implementation of the logical framework matrix and stakeholder analysis. The list below includes the Municipalities in which Plans I participated as a consultant:
Irún (Guipuzcoa), Archidona (Málaga), Torelló (Barcelona), Alhaurín el Grande (Málaga), Rianxo (A Coruña), San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife), Almedinilla (Córdoba), Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona), Centelles (Barcelona), Tiana (Barcelona), Cuenca.
Company: Ciudades Para Todos S.L.
Position: Accessibility and design for all consultant.
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