{"id":512,"date":"2025-02-12T09:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istarskasportskaakademija.org\/?p=512"},"modified":"2025-03-14T10:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T10:29:45","slug":"youth-placemaking-balkans-workshop-for-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-pwid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.istarskasportskaakademija.org\/?p=512","title":{"rendered":"Youth Placemaking Balkans Workshop for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PwID)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"512\" class=\"elementor elementor-512\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721ab5c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"721ab5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d76db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d76db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Youth Placemaking Balkans Workshop for PwID<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7728ee6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7728ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ccc4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50ccc4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.istarskasportskaakademija.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ISA-YPB-Capacity-building-workshop-1-Picture-5.heic\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-517\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafeb94 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bafeb94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25503ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25503ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"396\">The 1st <strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"197\">Youth Placemaking Balkans (YPB) Workshop<\/strong> brought together <strong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"324\">people with intellectual disabilities (PwID), their caregivers, family members, and experts<\/strong> to explore how <strong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"393\">everyone can play a role in shaping public spaces<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"736\">The workshop was designed to be <strong data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"470\">inclusive, interactive, and engaging<\/strong>, using <strong data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"542\">discussion and support from experts working with PwID<\/strong>\u00a0to make placemaking concepts easy to understand. Participants learned about <strong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"676\">how urban spaces can be more welcoming and accessible<\/strong> and shared ideas on <strong data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"733\">how to improve their communities<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"1084\">Through inspiring case studies like <strong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"791\">Ofarbaj POkaz<\/strong> (a youth-led mural project) and <strong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"835\">UPGRADE<\/strong> (a sustainability-focused urban initiative), participants saw how <strong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"945\">small actions can make a big difference<\/strong>. They also worked in teams to <strong data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1002\">visualize improvements<\/strong> for local public spaces, focusing on <strong data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1081\">safety, accessibility, and creativity<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1377\">The event was a beautiful reminder that <strong data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1186\">everyone deserves a voice in creating better communities<\/strong>. With the support of caregivers, family members, and experts, PwID had the opportunity to <strong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1374\">express their ideas, build confidence, and feel empowered to contribute to their surroundings<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1489\">We are proud to support <strong data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1428\">inclusive placemaking<\/strong> and look forward to seeing these ideas come to life! \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f64e0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04f64e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb2119 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no 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