Welcome to Access Israel's 7th International Conference

Access Israel's 7th International Conference

22nd – 27th of May 2019, Tel – Aviv, Israel. 

 

Welcome From your Friends at Access Israel to Access Israel's 7th International Conference

23rd – 27th of May 2019, Tel – Aviv, Israel.

Dear Friends,

We are very excited to have you here with us for Access Israel's 7th International Conference 2019! This year, we have grown in the number of international guests, which we are very happy about. We truly believe that by coming together and sharing knowledge and experience we can achieve more and create a world that is accessible and inclusive for everyone.

This conference is a great opportunity to meet, exchange knowledge, learn about each other's amazing work and built an international network. We are looking forward to get to know our new guests and deepen our friendship with our annual guests.

We have exciting events planned for you in the upcoming days and hope that you will enjoy it.

Michal Rimon CEO Access Israel

Yuval Wagner Founder and President Access Israel

Rani Benjamini Co Founder and Treasurer Access Israel

Transportation to Events:

We organize pickups to all the events that we have planned during these days, so you don’t have to worry about arriving to the events. The buses will leave from the Mendeli Hotel and Dan Panorama Hotel. If you are not staying in one of these two hotels, please make sure to arrive to one of the two locations on time.

Here are the addresses of the pick up locations:

Mendeli Hotel: Mendeli Street 5, Tel Aviv

Dan Panorama Hotel: Kaufmann Street 10, Tel Aviv

If you don’t plan to come with the organized buses to any of the events, please let us know, so we know not to wait for you.

Sharon Kessler; k.sharon@aisrael.org Tel: +972-54-6209847

Schedule for the international Guests 23rd - 27th May

Thursday 23 May, 2019　

Dear Friends,

We are very excited to have you here with us for Access Israel's 7th International Conference 2019! This year, we have grown in the number of international guests, which we are very happy about. We truly believe that by coming together and sharing knowledge and experience we can achieve more and create a world that is accessible and inclusive for everyone. This conference is a great opportunity to meet, exchange knowledge, learn about each other's amazing work and built an international network. We are looking forward to get to know our new guests and deepen our friendship with our annual guests. We have exciting events planned for you in the upcoming days and hope that you will enjoy it.

Michal Rimon, CEO Yuval Wagner

Access Israel Access Israel

We organize pickups to all the events that we have planned during these days, so you don’t have to worry about arriving to the events. The buses will leave from the Mendeli Hotel and Dan Panorama Hotel. If you are not staying in one of these two hotels, please make sure to arrive to one of the two locations on time.

Mendeli Hotel: Mendeli Street 5, Tel Aviv

Dan Panorama Hotel: Kaufmann Street 10, Tel Aviv

If you don’t plan to come with the organized buses to any of the events, please let us know, so we know not to wait for you.

Sharon Kessler; k.sharon@aisrael.org Tel: +972-54-6209847

Schedule for the international Guests 22nd – 27th May

Thursday 23 May, 2019

Customized Meeting

This day is intended to introduce you to Israeli stakeholders in the field of accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. We tried to arrange meetings that are the most relevant to your background and interest. We hope that these meetings will help you build relationships with the Israeli experts and stakeholders in the field.

08:30 - 09:00 Arrival to the Export Institute and assembling

09:00 - 09:30 Welcome words by Michal Rimon, CEO of Access Israel

09:30 - 09:50 Avremi Torem, Commissioner for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Israel

09:50 - 10:10 Matan Zamir from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10:10 - 10:30 Eyal Cerlin from Ministry of Tourism

10:30 - 10:45 Representative from Export Institute

11:00 - 15:00 Customized meetings*

15:30 - 18:30 Break

*We will send you your personal schedule with the customized meetings in the days before the conference

Technological Speed dating event – Google Israel

In the last decades Israel has developed to a "Start-Up Nation" and is constantly developing many exciting start-ups and technologies. Israel is also home to innovative technologies that help create a more accessible and inclusive society. Therefore, we organize this "Technological Speed Dating Event" in order to introduce you to the exciting and innovative technologies. The technological speed dating event is designed in a way that it will allow everyone to sit down with the technologies that interests them. The evening is built like a traditional "speed dating" events but instead of meeting with a potential romantic partner, you meet with companies and technologies that interest you. All the companies that take part in this event will introduce themselves in the beginning of the evening and you will have time to choose with which technology you would like to meet.

This year the "Speed dating event" is hosted by Google and will take place in the Google Israel Offices in Tel Aviv.

Address: Yigal Alon St 98, Electra Building, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Schedule:

18:30 – 19:30 Entrance and light dinner

19:30 – 20:30 Welcome word by Google

20:30 - 22:00 Speed dating rounds

22: 00 End of the event and ride back to the hotels

* Enjoy your night at Tel Aviv

Experiential activities

Exhibition with accessible technologies and suppliers

Conference moderator: Mrs. Linoy Bar Gefen, Journalist and presenter

Mrs. Adv. Michal Rimon, CEO of Access Israel

Mr. Avremi Torem, Commissioner for Equal Rights of Persons With Disabilities, Israel

Mr. Gideon Shalom, Senior Vice President, Head of Disability Administration, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services , Israel

Mr. Yariv Bash, Co-Founder of SpaceIL, Israel

Mr. Haim Pinto, CTO of Bank Hapoalim, Israel

M. Caroline Casey, Ted speakers and founder of #Valuable, Ireland

Mr. Christopher Patnoe, Sr. Programs Manager, Google, USA- The Future of: AI & Accessibility

Ms. Sabine Lobnig, Policy Officer and coordinator of the Mobile and Wireless Forum representing 98% of all producers of Mobile Units worldwide, MWFAI, Austria- GARI , Global Reporting Initiative

Mr. Yuval Wagner, Founder and President of Access Israel - The path to fulfill the goal of an accessible Israel

Chair: Mr. Amir Halevi, Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Israel- Challenges on the way to accessible tourism in Israel

Mr. Ralf Schliwa, Vice President and Executive Expert Overall Cabin, AIRBUS- Plans for an accessible airplane for accessible tourism

Mr. Magnus Berglund, Accessibility Director at Scandic Hotels, Sweden- What can we learn from the most accessible Hotel chain in the world

Chair: Mr. Yuval Wagner, Founder and President of Access Israel, Israel - Creating the DNA of Accessibility

Mr. Christopher Lee, Managing Director & Chief Learning Officer of IAAP, USA - The IAAP professional certification for accessibility experts

Ms. Susan Scott Parker, Founder of the Business Disability International & the Global Procurement Taskforce, UK - Models to implement accessibility in businesses

Chair: Mr. Victor Calise, Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, USA

Ms. Karen Tamley, Accessibility Commissioner of Chicago and board member of the U.S Access Board, USA

Mr. Stephen David Simon, Executive Director of the City of Los Angeles Department on Disability, USA

Chair: Mr. Moshe Fadlon, Mayor of Herzeliya and deputy chairman of the Federal Local Authorities of Israel

Mr. James Thurston, Vice President for Global Strategy and Development of G3ict, USA

Ms. Simone Brצschke, Ms. Sabine Lobnig, Deputy Director Communications & Regulations, Mobile & Wireless Forum (MWF), Germany

Kristine France, Corporacion Ciudad Accesible, Chile

Jose Luis Borau Jordבn, Architect, Head of Built Environment Accessibility Department, Spain

Galia Granot, Vice President of the Ruderman Foundation, Israel - Accessibility Index for Municipalities

14:15 -14:30 Adam Polachek, CEO of Leo Burnett, Israel –Inclusion in the light of global advertising

Chair: Martin Essl, Founder of the Essl Foundation, Austria

Lunch / End of the conference

Feast of the Senses dinner

The "Feast of the Senses" dinner will take place in the Millennium hotel in Raanana.

Pick up from the hotel: 19:30

20:00 – 22:30 Feast of the Senses Dinner

Access Israel offers the program 'Feast of the Senses', an experiential dinner that allows the participants to experience a meal through the eyes of people with disabilities. The meal simulates visual, hearing and physical disabilities and creates a unique experience that changes the perception and understanding one had about people with disabilities. At the feast, participants go through an emotional and educational experience.

The participants are served with three courses; the first course is served while their eyes are covered, the second course while their hands are covered with special gloves and the third while their ears are covered in order to simulate the loss of the senses. During the meal an open dialog is held with people with the specific disability which the participants experience. We aim to enable each participant to get to know the person behind the disability, how he/she manages to integrate into society, their needs and their success stories. In addition, participants experiment with sign language and braille, and learn about accessibility. The dinner is a way to stimulate the senses and introduce participants to experiences they never encountered before in order to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Monday, 27 May, 2019

Workshops and roundtables

Pick up from the hotels: 07:30

08:00 – 08:45 Entrance

There will be four rounds of parallel workshops, each 90 mins long. During each round there will be four workshops. Every guests will be asked to choose one workshop for each he would like to join.

Urban Accessibility

Chair of the session: Dr. Revital Shurtz-Swirski, Head of Access Israel North, Vice-mayor and council member in her town Kiryat-Bialik, Israel

Dr. Orna Eran, Orit Spra- Tubul and Galia Shemesh, Israel- The Accessible City Model of Shoham, from Vision to reality

James Thurston, Vice President for Global Strategy and Development, G3ict, USA- How G3ict helps to promote accessibility in the world's leading cities

Liora Schechter, CIO &Smart City Director Tel Aviv Municipality, Israel– Tel Aviv - Accessible Smart City

Dr. Avi Ramot, Non-Profit Organization Shekel, Israel- Challenges of making the old city of Jerusalem accessible

Irene Mbari-Kirika, Founder and Executive Director of inABLE, Kenya- Challenges in making a developing country accessible

Sven Michaelis and Kathrin Bצgelsack, Norway- Mapping Norway –Register and Survey the Status of Accessibility

Accessible Websites & Application led by IAAP

Chair of the session: Christopher Lee, IAAP Managing Director & Chief Learning Officer, USA - Building an International Community of Websites & Application Accessibility Professionals

Alon Zakai, Founder and CEO of A-2-Z, Accessibility and marketing in the internet, Israel - 5 Common mistakes in keeping digital organizations accessible

Ricardo Garcia, AccessiblityOZ, - The most accessible media player in the world

Lisa Seeman, founder of Athena ICT, facilitator of the Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task Force (COGA), committee member of the WCAG– Making websites accessible for people with cognitive disabilities in the framework of the wcag 2.1

Taliah Aviran, Accessibility Check in applications, Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA)

Bruno von Niman, ICT accessibility standardization in Europe - A user centered, accessible and harmonized terminology for current and upcoming ICT devices, services and application.

Accessible Tourism

Chair of the session: Alan T. Brown, Director of Public Impact, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation - "30 years I dreamed of coming to Israel"

Magnus Berglund, Accessibility Director at Scandic Hotels, Scandinavia- Examples of accessibility beyond the laws and regulations

Omer Zur, Paratrek – Nature Trips for everyone

Vered Sabang-Koren, Vice President of Accessible Education, Non-profit organization Lotem – Accessible tours in Museums and heritage sites

Rachel Regev, Head of Access Israel Eilat and Accessibility Consultant – Accessibility in the tourist city Eilat

Vered Sabag Koren, Non-profit organization Lotem, Israel

Subhash Chandra Vashishth ,Director, Svayam- Global Centre for Inclusive Environments, India

Accessible Transportation

Chair of the session: Ido Garnot, Joint Israel- Challenges of making the Israeli Public Transportation Accessible

Ohed Ifrach, Team leader QA

Victor Calise Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities- Advanced accessibility solutions in New York

Ralf Schliwa, VP and Executive Expert Overall Cabin at Airbus Group – Can airplanes be fully accessible in the future?

Michal Shik-Hartuv, Head of the Access Israel's Legal Department- Dealing with the legal aspect of the accessibility solutions for public transportation

Google - Accessibility at Google

Join Googlers to learn about Android, Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Home and Assistant, Google Maps, and recently announced Google products.

Christopher Patnoe, Sr. Programs Manager

Henri Fontana, Technical Program Manager

Sapir Caduri, Software Engineer

Kiran Kaja, Search and Assistant Accessibility Lead

Kyndra LoCoco, Programs Manager

Anastasia Helfinstein, Software Engineer

Marco Lobato, Interaction Designer

Culture for All

Nava Kessler, Chairman of the Museums Association and ICOM, Israel

Emmanuel von Schack, Director, Access Programs, 9/11 Museum, USA - Museum for All: How to Make a Museum Accessible?

Rose Ginosar, Director of Development and External Relations, Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem, Israel – Transforming Cultural Spaces: Making Cultural Heritage Accessible

Ben Rotman, artist, Israel - Accessible paintings

Roni Ankori, Director of Culture and Leisure and the Institute for Cognitive Accessibility, AKIM Israel - Cognitive accessibility in museums and leisure sites

Veronica Ellran, Israel- Accessible Exhibitions for the blind

Yfat Kadir, Director of projects and accessibility technologies, Israel

Advanced Accessible Services

Chair of the session: Michal Rimon, CEO of Access Israel

Mariana Moalem, strategic leader of Bank Hapoalim, Advanced Accessibility in large organizations

Zohar Israeil, Accessibility Consultant, Access Israel – Advanced accessible phone center

Einav Yaakobi, Product Manager Digital Division Corporation Kan - Making the Eurovision in Israel Accessible

Dana Kimchi, Project Manager, accessibility consultant, Access Israel – Undercover customer

Or Alterman and Sharon Gabrielov, Accessible theaters for children on the autism spectrum – Saved seats

Technologies Promoting Accessibility led by Microsoft

Chair: Moshe Gaon, YOOCAN

Adi Mor Biran, marketing manager at Microsoft cloud Middle East and Africa

More information will follow soon

Inclusive Employment of People with Disabilities

Chair of the Workshop: Caroline Casey, Valuable 500

Martin Essl, Founder of Essl Foundation - Developments of inclusive employment in Austria

Susan Scott Parker, Business Disability International– The inclusion model of the Business Disability International Forum

Guy Simchi, Director of Employment for People with Disabilities, Israel -Promoting inclusion in Israel, challenges and success

Racheli Regev, Head of Access Israel Eilat and accessibility consultant, Access Israel - Making the employment chain more accessible

Inclusive Education

Rupert Corazza and Marie Gitschthaler , Board of Education, Austria

Liat Ori, Head of the Education Department of Access Israel - The component of teacher training and the success of integration in the education system

Howard Blas, director of the National Ramah Tikvah Network, USA

Ricardo Garcia, Accessibility Oz - Access to individual study materials - as part of the assimilation of accessibility

Dr. Shosh Nachum, Vice President Senior and Director of the Pedagogical Administration, Ministry of Education

Einat Meital, teacher and parent, Accessible teaching and personal experience

Universal Design

Chair of the session: Sagit Haklai, Buildings, Infrastructure and Environment Accessibility consultant

Alon Maori, Licensed accessibility consultant and architect - Special Accessibility Elements

Ivelina Gadzheva, Design For All Bulgaria

Rama Gheerawo, Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre of Design at Royal College of Art in London

Eszter Harsבnyi, CEO Co-Founder of MagikMe - Accessible playgrounds

Alan T. Brown, Director of Public Impact, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation - Reports from the Christopher Reeve Research Center for Paralysis

Justice for All and Political Participation

Chair of the session: James Thurston, Vice President for Global Strategy and Development, G3ict, USA

Karis Elharar, Member of Knesset and lawyer, The legal basis in Israel

Richard Bernstein, Supreme Court Judge of Michigan, USA

Dr. Gaby Admon, Commission for Equal Rights for People with Disabilities, Ministry of Justice -Activities of the Commission for Equal Access to the Legal System

Kjell Stjernholm, Studiefצrbundet Vuxenskolan SV, Sweden- Accesible elections for people with cognitive disabilities

Matan Bar Noy, Orcam – Pilot of accessibility in elections for people with visual disabilities

More Information on Israel and Tel Aviv

Israel is a country in the Middle East its capital is Jerusalem and the official language is Hebrew and Arabic. Israel declared Independence in the year 1948 and defines itself to be a Jewish and democratic state. While the majority of Israelis are Jews it also has a high minority count of Arabs. The most unique places in Israel are Jerusalem Israel capital and a city with a lot of connections to different religions, Tel Aviv Israel more modern city also called "the city which never sleeps, the Dead Sea the lowest place on earth and a sea with high concentration of salt, the salt in the dead sea is also renowned for its health and healing properties and the galilee with its history.

Accessible Recommended places in Tel Aviv to visit

Tel Aviv Promenade: Nothing is quite like taking a stroll along this seaside promenade, breathing in the fresh and salty air of the Mediterranean Sea. Many spectacular sights such as the city's skyscrapers and the beautiful shore can be seen on this promenade.

Jaffa Flea Market: Jaffa's Flea Market, or Shuk HaPishpeshim, as it is called in Hebrew, is filled with unique sights and smells, incredible, restaurants and hotels. The Flea market offers a wide range of shops and restaurants to explore.
https://www.timeout.com/israel/shopping/jaffa-flea-market

Jaffa Port: The Jaffa Port is one of the oldest known harbors in the world. Nowdays the port mostly serves as an entertainment facility incorporating a boardwalk and warehouses hosting bars, fish restaurants and shops. The port also hosts the nonprofit Nalaga'at Centre, home to a deaf-blind theatre company.

Rotschild Boulevard: Rothschild Boulevard was one of the first streets to be built in the city of Tel Aviv. It is located in the heart of the city and is filled with a rich variety of restaurants. The area hosts the main theater and concert hall of Tel Aviv and major financial institutions.

Carmel Market: The Carmel Market is the largest market in Tel Aviv. The Carmel Market is a vibrant marketplace where traders sell anything, from clothing to spices, and fruit to electronics, visiting the Carmel Market is a fascinating thing to do in Tel Aviv.
https://en.shuktlv.co.il/category/carmel-market

Neve Tzedek: Neve Tzedek might be one of Tel Aviv’s oldest districts. Neve Tzedek was the first Jewish neighborhood outside of the old port city of Jaffa. In recent times the district has been going restoration works that have taken it to its former glory. Nowdays, you can explore Neve Tzedek to a variety of intriguing shops and restaurants.

Tel Aviv Museum of Art: The Tel Aviv Museum of Art is Israel's largest museum. The museum shows the works of both Israeli and international artists including impressionism and post-impressionism. Permanently on display include the works of Cezanne, Chagall, Dali, Monet, Henri Moore, Auguste Rodin, Archipenko, Picasso, Klimt, Kadinsky
http://www.tamuseum.org.il/

Sarona: Sarona, once a German Templar colony, is a newly renovated beautiful complex in the heart of Tel Aviv, at the heart of new central business district. Sarona offers a unique shopping experience and houses many diverse restaurants.

Tel Aviv Port: Tel Aviv Port has recently been restored and is now one of the hottest places in town. During the day, the cafes and stores at Tel Aviv Port offer you an enriching experience, and if that's not enough, the port is also one of Tel Aviv’s most popular nightlife venues.

https://www.timeout.com/israel/attractions/a-day-at-the-tel-aviv-port

Hilton Beach: Hilton Beach is a well-known beach in Tel Aviv, one of the most popular amongst locals and tourists alike. The beach is also an excellent choice for those looking to surf, suntan, and swim. The Hilton beach is located in front of the Hilton hotel on the northern part of the boardwalk. All the beaches in Tel Aviv are accessible

https://www.timeout.com/israel/attractions/the-best-beaches-in-tel-aviv

https://www.timeout.com/israel/attractions/hamaravi-beach-the-maravi

Touring the Tech Distriv of Tel Aviv
https://www.timeout.com/israel/news/touring-the-tech-district-of-tel-aviv-041519

Sarona Market: Sarona Market is an extraordinary culinary center in Tel Aviv. The market boasts over 100 business, including 40 eateries, and tens of fine food stalls, and offers a distinct culinary experience.
http://saronamarket.co.il/en/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA