The 6th edition of the

International Design for All Foundation Awards

recognise achievements in the field of design for all, great and small, by governments, businesses, not-for-profit organisations and professionals from all over the world.

In so doing, they aim to demonstrate that the implementation of design for all/universal design in any form contributes towards improving quality of life for everyone.

Each year an international jury will select the 5 "

Best Practices

" out of all the

Good Practices

submitted to be presented with the

International Design for All Foundation Award

. These will be the examples which stand out in terms of their impact and which indicate the way ahead for better implementation of design for all/universal design.

Candidates may submit entries in one of the following categories:

• Space, products and service already in use

• Projects, proposal, initiatives, methodologies and studies

Entry is free

to members of the

Design for All Foundation

and to members of the

European Network of Living Labs

(ENoLL).

Non-members

should pay the following fee:

• 250 Euro if the final user/client does not have to pay anything to use the service or product.

• 1,000 Euro if the final user has to pay to obtain or use the product or service.

Should your organisation be unable to afford the entry fee, you can contact the

Design for All Foundation

to let them consider your situation.

Eligibility

The awards are open to public and private organisations, governments, professionals, not-for-profit organisations, networks, associations, consortia or any other type of union of organisations, temporary or permanent, as long as they are formally established as such,

from any country

.

Prize

Entries which are selected as

Good Practices

will receive a certificate and will have the right to:

• The use of the

Good Practice

logo in materials relating to the product or service.

• Publication of the

Good Practice

on the Design for All Foundation website and international networks, social networks and other communication channels.

• Inclusion of the

Good Practice

as reference material in the Design for All Foundation library.

• Free attendance at the award ceremony at

Urbaccess

, exhibition Accessibility and Design for All, from

10 to 11 March

in Paris.

• Space to exhibit a poster showing the

Good Practice

at the Design for All Foundation stand at Urbaccess, the European Accessibility and Design for All Exhibition, or alternatively a 20% discount on the hire of a stand at the exhibition.

Of the

Good Practices

, 5 will be selected by the jury to receive the

Design for All Foundation Awards 2015

. A maximum of 2 awards will be allocated in the proposals and initiatives category.

In addition to the benefits obtained by being selected as a

Good Practice

, award winners will receive a trophy and will have the right to:

• A year’s free membership of the Design for All Foundation’s international networks, currently

Towns and Cities for All

,

MuseumforAll.eu

and

User-Centred Business

, and enjoy the benefits these have to offer.