
• QR codes have been prepared for Navilens, which can be captured through an app without the need to focus
- The City Council launches this initiative for the first time in collaboration with the Fallera Inclusion Association and the fallas commissions
- People with disabilities can access all information about the monument such as the author, motto, and description
- Two types of codes have been developed; one Navilens, which can be captured through a free application without the need to focus, and another individual that requires a mobile or tablet camera
The City Council of València, through the General Directorate of People with Disabilities, has launched, for the first time, and in collaboration with the Fallera Inclusion Association and Caixa Popular, an inclusive QR to make falla monuments accessible to people with disabilities.
Thus, 69 fallas commissions have joined this initiative and offer QR codes on their monuments, which, once scanned, provide access to explanations, both in Spanish and Valencian, adapted for people with hearing, visual, or intellectual disabilities through augmentative and alternative communication systems, sign language, easy-to-read text, pictograms, and accessible PDFs.
According to the Director General of People with Disabilities, Javier Copoví, these adaptations have been made possible thanks to the collaboration of entities such as Plena Inclusión CV, Fesord, and Fundación Mira’m, «who not only have written the texts but have also validated them with people with disabilities working in them, thus promoting their labor inclusion and social integration at the same time.»
In the case of people with hearing disabilities, they can access explanations of both the large and small fallas through a video describing the monuments in sign language. People with visual disabilities can also learn about the satire and criticism of the fallas from both the City Council and the 69 participating commissions through a PDF with audio description that captures each explanation.
On the other hand, people with intellectual disabilities can access an easy-to-read guide, written in a language adapted to their needs, including pictograms about the explanation of the monuments, both large and small.
Furthermore, Copoví explained that «two types of codes have been prepared. One is the group code, which includes 6 Navilens QR codes, organized by nearby areas and can be read with a free application that allows capturing the code and accessing the information without focusing, or with the mobile camera. And the other is the individual code, which the 69 fallas commissions offer on their two monuments and can be captured with the mobile or tablet camera.»
The goal of this initiative, with an investment exceeding 15,000 euros, «is to allow many people to understand, for the first time, the fallas, their message, and their context, and to have at least one inclusive falla in all areas of the city,» highlighted the Director General of People with Disabilities.
In this sense, the Director General wanted to thank the fallas commissions «for their commitment and awareness so that the Fallas are a popular festival open to everyone without discrimination for the enjoyment of adults and children, a festival for all people regardless of their age or condition.»