{"id":1200,"date":"2026-05-16T11:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/?page_id=1200"},"modified":"2026-05-17T20:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:54:44","slug":"specialized-local-associations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/?page_id=1200","title":{"rendered":"Specialized local associations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-table-bureau-APO-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1235\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-table-bureau-APO-3.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-table-bureau-APO-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-table-bureau-APO-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-UK-transp-e1779019898190-974x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1265\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-UK-transp-e1779019898190-974x1024.png 974w, https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-UK-transp-e1779019898190-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-UK-transp-e1779019898190-768x808.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-UK-transp-e1779019898190-1461x1536.png 1461w, https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-UK-transp-e1779019898190.png 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Before placing any pictograms or material on a space or a project, <strong>systematically reach out to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/specialized-local-associations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1200\">specialized local association<\/a><\/strong>, rather than relying on a single individual with a disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why?<\/strong> Consulting only one person, even with the best intentions, does not cover the full spectrum of needs. The requirements of a manual wheelchair user, a power wheelchair user, a visually impaired individual, or someone with a cognitive disability are radically different. Only a specialized association possesses the comprehensive expertise and objectivity needed to accurately validate a universal accessibility level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"764\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-FR-transp-1b.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-FR-transp-1b.png 720w, https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APEMUE-picto-access-FR-transp-1b-283x300.png 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Avant d&#8217;apposer l&#8217;un de ces pictogrammes sur un espace ou un projet, <strong>faites syst\u00e9matiquement appel \u00e0 une association locale sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e<\/strong>, et non \u00e0 une seule personne en situation de handicap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pourquoi ?<\/strong> Solliciter l&#8217;avis d&#8217;une seule personne, m\u00eame avec la meilleure volont\u00e9 du monde, ne permet pas de couvrir l&#8217;ensemble des besoins. Les attentes d&#8217;un utilisateur en chaise roulante manuelle, d&#8217;une personne en chaise \u00e9lectrique, d&#8217;une personne malvoyante ou ayant un trouble cognitif sont radicalement diff\u00e9rentes. Seule une association sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e dispose de l&#8217;expertise globale et de la neutralit\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaires pour valider objectivement un niveau d&#8217;accessibilit\u00e9 universelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Europe :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AT<\/strong> : Austria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BE<\/strong> : Belgium\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.almagic.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.almagic.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Almagic<\/a> \/ APEMUE of course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cawab.be\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.cawab.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAWAB<\/a> coop. with &#8230;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/handy.brussels\/amt-concept\/presentation-de-lassociation-amt-concept\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMT concept<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(other ad. with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonomia.org\/type_service\/conseil-en-amenagement-du-lieu-de-travail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autonomia<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BG<\/strong> : Bulgaria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CY<\/strong> : Cyprus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CZ<\/strong> : Czechia (Czech Republic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DE<\/strong> : Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DK<\/strong> : Denmark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EE<\/strong> : Estonia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ES<\/strong> : Spain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FI<\/strong> : Finland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FR<\/strong> : France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GR<\/strong> : Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HR<\/strong> : Croatia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HU<\/strong> : Hungary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IE<\/strong> : Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IT<\/strong> : Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LT<\/strong> : Lithuania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LU<\/strong> : Luxembourg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LV<\/strong> : Latvia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MT<\/strong> : Malta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NL<\/strong> : Netherlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PL<\/strong> : Poland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PT<\/strong> : Portugal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RO<\/strong> : Romania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SE<\/strong> : Sweden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SI<\/strong> : Slovenia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SK<\/strong> : Slovakia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:400pxpx\" class=\"animated bounce delay-2s wp-block-themeisle-blocks-leaflet-map\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-leaflet-map-48bddcc1\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tif ( ! window.themeisleLeafletMaps ) window.themeisleLeafletMaps =[];\n\t\twindow.themeisleLeafletMaps.push( { container: \"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-leaflet-map-48bddcc1\", attributes: {\"id\":\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-leaflet-map-48bddcc1\",\"location\":\"avenue des Mimosas 7 - 1150 Woluwe-saint-pierre\",\"latitude\":\"50.82762254888975\",\"longitude\":\"4.406955242184401\",\"bbox\":\"4.4049060344970234,50.826944851006026,4.409004449871779,50.82830023693554\",\"zoom\":18,\"className\":\"animated bounce delay-2s\",\"height\":\"400px\",\"markers\":[],\"zoomControl\":true,\"draggable\":true,\"hasCustomCSS\":false,\"customCSS\":\"\",\"otterConditions\":[]} } );\n\t\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before placing any pictograms or material on a space or a project, systematically reach out to a specialized local association, rather than relying on a single individual with a disability. Why? Consulting only one person, even with the best intentions, does not cover the full spectrum of needs. The requirements of a manual wheelchair user,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/?page_id=1200\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Specialized local associations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1200","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1200"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1354,"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1200\/revisions\/1354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apemue.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}