To promote inclusion, the Government of Irapuato has worked and actions to consolidate the Strawberry Fair as an inclusive event, being beneficial to the people with disabilities, to this group of population were given free access to the site, as well free and safe transport with the units of Inclusive Transportation of Irapuato (TRAIN); Those units are adapted for people with reduced mobility, every place on the transport was adapted with a guide for visually impaired people and ramps, as well as an inclusive area in the town theater.
Inclusive Fair
Official Name of Signatory
City of Irapuato (Mexico)
Delegation
Mexico
Website of the Signatory
Name of the person presenting the Good Practice
Liliana del Carmen Torrero García
Position/Job Title of person presenting the Good Practice
General Director of Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia in the municipality of Irapuato, Guanajuato.
Aim of the Good Practice
Promote attention with inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility to the people with disabilities and members of civil associations, who can attend and have fun at the municipality's main festival.
Target Group of the Good Practice
People with disabilities and seniors
Annual Monitoring Report
2024
Implementation period
From March 15 to 31, 2024
Consistency over time
In the first edition of the Inclusive Strawberry Fair in 2023 we had the attendance of 4,500 seniors and people with disabilities who enjoyed free admission, inclusive transporta with no cost, also an special area in the town's theater, among other benefits. In the 2024 edition the attendance was more than 7 thousand people by receiving the international accreditation "Distintivo i -inclusive tourism committed" (Committed to inclusive tourism) in the category "Tourism for All"
Evaluation of the Good Practice
Perception survey.
Key stakeholders and partnerships
Municipal Government, Municipal DIF and Guanajuato Institute for Persons with Disabilities (Ingudis)
Future Goal 1
To be a benchmark municipality in the promotion of public policies for social inclusion and non-discrimination.
Future Goal 2
Continuing the inclusion of people with disabilities and senior citizens in major events
Future Goal 3
To be a municipality with universal accessibility infrastructure