Events
Driving accessibility through key events and strategic partnerships.
5-Star plaque awarded to X-Madrid
12/12/2023
The Director of Institutional Relations, Ignacio Lucini, officially presented the AIS 5 Star plaque to Merlin Properties’ X-Madrid shopping center. Jorge Amérigo, manager of X-Madrid, and Javier Bustos, head of general services of the space, received the plaque.
AIS 2023 Official Awards Gala
24/11/2023
Fundación ARS held the official AIS Awards gala to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the issuance of the first certificate at the Auditorio de Castellana 81 (Madrid, Spain).
Around 2023: Annual meeting of Authorized Entities
24/10/2023
Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la RS presented the AIS 1/2023 Standard to Authorized Entities and approved technicians at Around 2023, the annual meeting of the AISer Community, which was held at the CBRE offices in Madrid (Spain).
Presentation of AIS plaque to the Portman Hotel
19/10/2023
The Hotel Portmán received the 2 Star plaque of the AIS international accessibility certificate, in the presence of Carmen Conesa, Regional Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports of the Region of Murcia and Conchita Ruiz Abellán, Regional Minister of Social Policy, Families and Equality.
Round table at the Coworking Summit
5/10/2023
Esther Bienes Pinedo, director of Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la RS, participated in the round table ‘El Diseño en espacios de oficina flexible. Where are we going?’, which took place on October 5 at the Coworking Summit.
Presentation of a plaque at the Valdeluz Arroyomolinos nursing home for the elderly.
26/09/2023
The director of Fundación ARS, the managing entity of AIS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, officially presented the 5 Star AIS plaque to Urtinsa Sociosanitario S.L. for the Valdeluz Arroyomolinos residence.
Participation in the Spanish Congress of Parks and Shopping Centers.
27-28/09/2023
AIS Certification was represented at the Congress in the Accessibility Corner, a space from which the importance of accessibility in the Retail sector was made known. In addition, the Congress obtained an AIS certification in the Events and Congresses modality (AIS Standard 1/2018).
Presentation of the Accessibility Plan for the Ciudad Universitariade Madrid Campus
20/9/2023
Liliana Pellicer, Communications Director of Fundación ARS, presented the Accessibility Operational Plan for the Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid Campus, based on the AIS methodology and the issuance of 62 Prequalification certificates from 1 to 2 stars.
Presentation on Diversity and Inclusion and its relationship with AIS in LEGO.
07/2023
The director of Fundación ARS Esther Bienes Pinedo gave a talk at the LEGO Group offices in Madrid, as part of the day of inclusion and accessibility that the company organized for its employees.
Conference “Accessible spaces from the hand of Facility Managers”.
16/5/2023
The Director of Institutional Relations of ARS Foundation and AIS Certificate, Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, participated in the round table “Spaces for all, Accessible Spaces”, organized by IFMA Spain, in the framework of the conference “Accessible Spaces from the hand of Facility Managers” in which GMP presented Arqbórea as an example of 5 AIS Stars.
Continuous reading of Don Quixote at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid
22/04/2023
José Luis Blázquez, trustee of Fundación ARS, creator and manager of the AIS certificate, participated in the continuous reading of Don Quixote, held on the occasion of International Book Day at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid (Spain).
Participation in the AECC debate ‘Designing spaces for new uses’.
20/4/2023
The director of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, participated in the round table “Designing spaces for new uses”, within the framework of the XXVIII Meeting of Directors and Managers of Shopping Centers and Parks organized by the Spanish Association of Shopping Centers and Parks.
Presentation of plaque: Torre Begonias and Torre del Arte achieve 4 Stars
14/03/2023
Galata Llano, from the SafeCity Authorized Entity, presented the AIS 4 Star plaque to Torre Begonias de San Isidro and Torre del Arte de San Borja (Peru), from Urbanova.
Awarding of plaque: 5 Stars for CC Vialia Estación de Vigo
6/2/2023
The director of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, officially presented the AIS 5 Star plaque to the CEO of Nhood Spain, Teresa Verdugo Mata, and Juan Louro Ojea, director of the Vialia Vigo shopping center.
Awarding of plaque: The Victoria Building achieves 5 Stars
12/2022
Fundación ARS Institutional Relations Director Ignacio Lucini Carnicero officially presented the 5 Star plaque to the Victoria Building, owned by Citrus Limited.
Around 2022
12/12/2022
On December 12, the Annual Meeting of AIS Authorized Entities, Around 2022, was held at Espacio La Grada, in Madrid (Spain).
Awarding of plaque: Monteparís Residence achieves 5 Stars
23/11/2022
The Director of Institutional Relations of Fundación ARS Ignacio Lucini Carnicero officially presented the 5 Star plaque to the Monteparís Residence for the Elderly, of Tirema Inversiones.
Plaque delivery: Luz Shopping mall
18/10/2022
Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, director of Institutional Relations of Fundación ARS, presented the AIS 4 Stars plaque to the Luz Shopping mall of Ingka Centres.
Presentation of plaque: Atalaya de Tormes achieves 5 Stars
10/10/2022
The director of Institutional Relations of Fundación ARS, Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, presented the AIS 5 Stars plaque to Sebastián Ojeda, director of Atalaya Superficies Comerciales, during the official inauguration ceremony of the Atalaya de Tormes retail park.
Closing of the Homologated Technician Program
16/06/2022
Closing session of the AIS 1/2018 Standard Approved Technician Program, which began in April and was attended by professionals from companies such as Cinesi, Deloitte, Grupo 4, Implaser, L35, Metier, MVGM, Savills España and UNEN.
Plaque delivery: Supercor number 75 certified with AIS
14/06/2022
The ceremony to present the plaque for the 75th Supercor store certified with AIS was attended by the Councilor for Family, Youth and Social Policy of the Community of Madrid, Concepcion Dancausa Treviño; the President of the ARS Foundation, Esther Bienes Pinedo; and the director of Supercor, Álvaro de Cabo Moreno.
Spanish Congress of Shopping Centers and Commercial Parks
8-10/06/2022
Participation in the AECC Congress, which received the AIS accessibility certificate and was held at the Pabellón de la Navegación in Seville.
Universal Accessibility Consultant’ training session
25/05/2022
Members of the ARS Foundation and AIS Certificate team shared their professional experience with the students of the CEU San Pablo University’s own degree ‘Universal Accessibility Consultant’.
Conference: ‘Accessibility, from theory to practice’.
2/06/2022
Organized by the Foundation for Accessibility and SR and CEU San Pablo University, this event brought together professionals from the business and academic worlds to discuss how accessibility impacts not only on people’s real lives, but also on economic activity.
Expo+Accessible Fair
19-20/05/2022
Fundación ARS participated as a sponsor in the Ibero-American accessibility fair Expo+Accesible with a stand of the AIS Certificate, from which it offered information on this standard.
Round table: ‘Certifications, audits and recognitions in favor of inclusion’.
20/05/2022
The director of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, participated as a speaker in this round table at EXPO+ACCESIBLE. She was joined by Omar Ocampo, from Todo Accesible; and Rubén Gómez Solórzano, from Infinia Accesibilidad, as well as the moderator Gala Llano, from the Accessibility Institute.
Lecture: ‘Certification, a global solution for accessibility’.
19/05/2022
Esther Bienes Pinedo, director of the ARS Foundation and AIS Certificate, explained the challenges of implementing accessibility at the international level at EXPO+ACCESIBLE, in a presentation moderated by Andrea Boudeguer, director of BAU Universal Accessibility.
Technical seminar: ‘Accessibility, a challenge for the Technical Architect Norms and standards’.
10/03/2022
Esther Bienes Pinedo, director of Fundación ARS and AIS, presented the regulatory landscape in terms of accessibility and the AIS accessibility certificate in a technical session at the Colegio de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Zaragoza (Zaragoza Association of Quantity Surveyors and Technical Architects).
Informative session: ‘The certification of accessibility. An opportunity for technical architects’.
02/03/2022
The director of ARS Foundation and AIS Certificate, Esther Bienes Pinedo, participated as a speaker in a talk on accessibility and the AIS Standard 1/2018 at the Association of Quantity Surveyors and Technical Architects of the Region of Murcia.
Briefing: ‘Accessibility, a niche/challenge for architects’.
01/03/2022
Esther Bienes Pinedo, director of Fundación ARS and AIS, presented AIS and its opening and expansion model at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de la Región de Murcia (COAMU).
Webinar: ‘The AIS accessibility certificate, an opportunity for the Project Manager’.
17/02/2021
Esther Bienes Pinedo, director of ARS Foundation and AIS Certificate, and Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, director of Institutional Relations, participated as speakers in this talk organized by PMI Madrid and aimed at Project Managers.
Official plaque delivery: Torre del Parque 2 (Peru)
28/01/2022
Representatives of Torre del Parque 2, of Urbanova Inmobiliaria, received the AIS 4 Star plaque, during an official event attended on behalf of the ARS Galata Llano Foundation, of the Safecity Authorized Entity.
Informative session: ‘Accessible Product’.
02/12/2021
The Authorized Entity IMPLASER made a detailed review of the most common products used in accessibility projects during this session, which was held at the headquarters of ARS Foundation and AIS Certificate for LATAM Authorized Entities.
Around 2021: AIS Authorized Entities Meeting
1/12/2021
Celebration of the first Meeting of AIS Entities, Around 2021, at The Mun coworking, a space in the process of certification with AIS. The meeting, which was attended by almost all AIS Authorized Entities, discussed the achievements and challenges of certification.
Field Technician Course for Authorized Entities A
11/2021
First edition of the AIS Field Technician Course, which trains professionals from AIS Authorized Entities to collect and dump data under the protocols and tools of the AIS System.
Roundtable at the Workplace Summit IFMA 2021
23/11/2021
Participation of Esther Bienes Pinedo, director of AIS in the round table ‘Creating egalitarian, diverse and accessible spaces’, at the Workplace Summit 2021, organized by IFMA Spain. Also participating in the meeting were Sergio Verdasco Gil, from ILUNION; Jon Patxi Lerga Zalduondo, from Grupo SIFU; and Rubén Ares Arranz from CLARO SOL FACILITY SERVICES.
Participation in the jury of the ‘Zardoya Otis. For a world without barriers’ Awards
18/11/2021
The President of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, participated as a member of the jury in the “Zardoya Otis for a world without barriers” Awards, in which Asociación adELA, ROIS Medical, TVE and APTENT SOLUCIONES received awards.
AECC Members Meeting
7/10/2021
The Director of Institutional Relations, Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, and the Director of the Technical Department, Rosa Rodríguez Castaño, attended the AECC Partners Meeting, organized at the X-Madrid shopping center.
Meeting with officials of the Peruvian Ministry of Housing
5/10/2021
The President of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, held a meeting with Urbelinda Zevallos Flores, General Director of Accessibility and Technological Development, belonging to the Peruvian Ministry of Housing, to share more details about AIS and its implementation in the country.
Meeting Embassy of Spain in Peru
5/10/2021
The President of Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la RS and AIS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, held a meeting with the Spanish Ambassador to Peru Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martín and the Economic and Commercial Counselor Cristina Santamaría, during her institutional visit to Peru.
Latin American Authorized Entities Meeting
5/10/2021
The President of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, met in Lima with the representatives of the Authorized Entities in Latin America: BAU Accessibility, Design 4 All and Safecity.
Official presentation of plaque to La Rambla San Borja and La Rambla Brasil (Peru)
4/10/2021
The president of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, officially presented the 4 Star plaque to the shopping centers La Rambla Brasil and La Rambla San Borja. She was accompanied by representatives of the shopping centers, Urbanova and Safecity, AIS Authorized Entity.
Inauguration of the Vialia Estación Shopping Center in Vigo
29/09/2021
The Director of Institutional Relations, Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, attended the inauguration of the Vialia Estación shopping center in Vigo, in the process of certification with AIS.
Completion of the AIS 1/2018 AIS Standard Approved Technician Program
07/2021
Professionals from companies such as Arup, BAU Universal Accessibility, Gleeds, IMPLASER, Minsait and TYPSA completed the training process that enables them to advise their clients on the implementation of the AIS accessibility certificate, the only international accessibility standard.
Lecture at the El Escorial Summer Course ‘Higher Education, equity and coexistence’.
13/07/2021
The director of Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la RS and CertificadoAIS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, participated as a speaker in the El Escorial summer course “Higher Education, equity and coexistence: challenges and bbpp in the face of discrimination due to diversity”.
Session in the course ‘Universal Accessibility Consultant’, CEU San Pablo University.
06/2021
Members of the management team of Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la RS presented AIS Certification in a session of the course ‘Universal Accessibility Consultant’, organized by the CEU San Pablo University.
‘AIS and the Public Administration’
Webinar for Authorized Entities
17/05/2021
First information session for Approved Technicians on the appearance of the request for AIS certification or similar in public procurement documents (PCAP).
Italk with the AECC: Touch, feel, live. Experiences with the five senses
21/01/2021
Esther Bienes Pinedo, president of Fundación ARS, moderated a round table on accessibility in the retail sector in Spain, accompanied by representatives of Merlin Properties, L35, BREEAM Spain and Finestrelles Shopping Center.
Amifp 2020 Conference: The Right to Accessibility for a Society for All
28/10/2020
The president of ARS Foundation Esther Bienes Pinedo spoke about awareness and guarantees through the certification of accessibility with AIS at the conference organized by the Association in favor of people with disabilities of the National Police.
Objective Value’ cycle of certifications, organized by AEDIP
27/10/2020
Esther Bienes Pinedo, president of Fundación ARS, and José María Espejo Escorial, director at Deloitte Spain, participated as speakers in the conference on Accessibility of the Objective Value cycle, organized by the Spanish Association of Integrated Project Management.
Online course on Approaching the AIS Standard 1/2018
8/10/2020
The conference provided the basics of AIS accessibility certification and explained the system’s opening scheme and the figure of the Authorized Entity and the Approved Technician.
Webinar Basic Approach to the AIS 1/2018 Standard Course
27/07/2020
First edition in online mode of the Basic Course of Approximation to the AIS 1/2018 Standard, directed by the Technical Director of Fundación ARS, Rosa Rodríguez Castaño.
Webinar with AEDIP:
‘Becoming certified in troubled times’.
10/06/2020
The President of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, gave a lecture on ‘Becoming certified in troubled times’, in a webinar organized in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Integrated Project Management (AEDIP).
Approved Technical Program
in the AIS 1/2018 Standard.
7/05/2020-20/07/2020
First edition of the Certified Technician Program in the AIS 1/2018 Standard, which runs for about two months in blended mode, led by the Technical Director of Fundación ARS, Rosa Rodríguez Castaño.
WIRES Sustainable Mobility Debate
27/02/2020
Attendance to the debate ‘Sustainable mobility and its implications in the real estate sector’, organized by Women in Real States Spain at CaixaForum in Madrid.
SICUR
25/02/2020
Attendance at the International Security Exhibition SICUR, organized in Ifema, by the hand of our Collaborating Entity dedicated to signage Implaser.
AECC Breakfast: Climate Change
11/02/2020
Representatives of Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la Responsabilidad Social participated in the breakfast organized by the Spanish Association of Shopping Centers on sustainability in the Retail sector in Spain.
Presentation of KONEDX
06/02/2020
Representatives of Fundación ARS and AIS attended the presentation of the new KONE elevators in Spain.
Carmiday, from Carmila
05/02/2020
AIS certification representatives participated in Carmiday, a networking day organized by Carmila for retailers and potential partners.
XXIII CEU Angel Herrera Awards
23/01/2020
The President of the ARS Foundation, Esther Bienes Pinedo, and Trustee Ignacio Lucini Carnicero attended the XXIII edition of the CEU Ángel Herrera Awards at the Casino de Madrid.
Accessibility Day:
Time travel
16/01/2020
Fundación ARS organized an accessibility conference with the awarding of a 5 Star AIS plaque at the Arenas shopping center in Barcelona, with the collaboration of Merlin Properties and Implaser.
5 Star AIS plaque delivery
to Valdeluz Leganés
18/12/2019
Official delivery of the AIS 5 Star plaque to the Valdeluz Leganés residence for the elderly, which has obtained the highest level of excellence of the AIS international accessibility certification.
Training with Navilens
12/12/2019
The AIS team attended a course on the uses and applications of Navilens, as part of our internal process of approaching new developments in the field of accessibility.
ASEPAU Innovation Conference
16/12/2019
The President and Trustee of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo and Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, participated in the Professional Conference on Innovation in Accessibility, organized by the Spanish Association of Universal Accessibility Professionals (ASEPAU) in Barcelona.
Sustainability Day in the Hospital Habana Fraternidad-Muprespa
05/12/2019
Within the framework of the Climate Summit in Madrid, representatives of Fundación ARS attended the sustainability conference organized by Fraternidad-Muprespa at its Hospital Habana.
Endorsement of the campaign
‘Right lane, safe lane’.
04/12/2019
ARS Foundation adheres to the Road Safety campaign ‘Right lane, safe lane’, promoted by the Collaborating Entity AVATA Foundation.
Sustainable Urban Mobility Workshop Las Palmas
03/12/2019
The President of Fundación ARS participated in the Urban Mobility conference organized by the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which included presentations and a meeting with Plena Inclusión Canarias, among other groups.
Delivery of the AIS 1/2018 Authorized Entity plaque to Touza Arquitectos.
29/11/2019
ARS Foundation publicly formalized the agreement by which TOUZA Architects had become the first Authorized Entity of the AIS accessibility certification in Spain.
GMP Foundation Benefit Concert
Dreamers in White
29/11/2019
ARS Foundation and AIS representatives attended the benefit concert organized by GMP Foundation ‘Dreamers in White’.
Third edition of the Basic Course on Approaching the AIS 1/2018 Standard.
29/11/2019
Professionals from different sectors attended the basic course, organized by Fundación ARS, to learn the basics of international accessibility certification.
Inauguration X-Madrid
20/11/2019
Representatives of Fundación ARS and AIS attended the inauguration of the X-Madrid shopping center, a new retail concept by Merlin Properties.
Zardoya Otis Awards For a world without barriers
14/11/2019
The President of Fundación ARS attended the Zardoya Otis For a world without barriers Awards gala as a member of the jury.
Safecity Approved Technician Training
13-15/11/2019
Safe City professionals were in Madrid completing their on-site training as Certified Technicians in the AIS 1/2018 Standard.
Signing of the Authorized Entity Agreement with Safe City
25/10/2019
The accessibility consulting firm SafeCity becomes the first Authorized Entity in the AIS 1/2018 Standard in Peru, after signing an agreement with Fundación ARS, last October in Madrid.
Second edition of the Basic Course on Approaching the AIS 1/2018 Standard.
25/10/2019
ARS Foundation delivered the second edition of the Basic Course on Approaching the AIS 1/2018 Standard as part of the process of opening the AIS System.
EXSI Training Seminar
24/10/2019
The President of Fundación ARS, Esther Bienes Pinedo, participated as a speaker in the training event, organized by EXSI in Malaga, together with Clemente Huerta (Implaser) and Manuel Jesus Roldan Molina (UTC).
Seminar ‘Accessibility in Commuter Stations. Self-protection Vision’.
14/10/2019
The President of Fundación ARS participated as a speaker in this seminar organized by Renfe for internal training on accessibility in self-protection.
Spanish Congress of Parks and Shopping Centers
02/10/2019
Representatives of the AIS accessibility certification attended the Spanish Congress of Parks and Shopping Centers, organized by the AECC in Madrid.
Adhesion to the European Foundations Day
01/10/2019
ARS Foundation joined the celebration of the European Day of Foundations with the dissemination campaign in social networks: ‘Accessible Journey to the Moon’. To watch the video click here.
Class at the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería de Caminos Canales y Puertos (School of Civil Engineering)
30/09/2019
The President of Fundación ARS gave a lecture on the subject of Project Management and Integrated Project Management of the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Signing of the AIS 1/2018 Authorized Entity Agreement with Safe City.
27/09/2019
Safe City and ARS Foundation signed an agreement whereby the accessibility consulting company in Peru becomes an Authorized Entity for the implementation of AIS.
Basic Approach Course to
AIS Standard 1/2018
27/09/2019
Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la RS kicked off the AIS training process last Friday, September 27th with the celebration of the first Basic Approach Course.
#ODSéate Campaign
10-15/07/2019
Adherence to the #ODSéate campaign in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals with dissemination actions in AIS certification channels.
Delivery of 5 Star plaque to Hospital Fraternidad-Muprespa Habana
12/07/2019
The President of the ARS Foundation, Esther Bienes Pinedo, and its Trustee, Ignacio Lucini Carnicero, presented the 5 AIS Stars plaque to the Hospital Habana of Fraternidad-Muprespa.
Personal Income Tax (IRPF) subsidy campaign
11/07/2019
The AIS certification initiates a campaign to disseminate the accessibility parameter in the IRPF subsidies of the Community of Madrid.
Risk Prevention Meeting La Otra Mirada (The Other View)
18/06/2019
Representatives of AIS attended this day of approach to occupational risk prevention from a gender perspective, organized by Fraternidad-Muprespa.
Technical Seminar on Safety and Accessibility with Iberext
18/06/2019
Fire protection and safety systems from the perspective of accessibility are some of the points addressed by Iberext and ARS Foundation in a training session held on June 18.
Agora Wellness
28/05/2019
Great level of the speakers who participated in Ágora Bienestar, a meeting attended by representatives of AIS. From AIS we believe in accessibility as a way to achieve wellness.
Run for Multiple Sclerosis
25/05/2019
Last Saturday members of the AIS accessibility certification team wanted to run for Multiple Sclerosis and show, in this way, our support to the FEMM.
International Meeting Contract Aragón
15/05/2019
AIS participated last week in the International Contract Aragon Meeting, a conference organized by Aragon Exterior (Government of Aragon) and the Chambers of Commerce of Aragon as part of its plan to help companies to enter this channel.
Supercor Albacete plaque delivery
15/05/2019
Supercor continues to make progress in accessibility hand in hand with AIS. Its center in Albacete received the AIS 5 Star plaque from the ARS Foundation Trustee Ignacio Lucini Carnicero.
Presentation of Supercor Toledo plaque
17/04/2019
Supercor has taken another step forward in its commitment to accessibility by obtaining 5 AIS Stars at its Toledo center, whose official plaque presentation ceremony was held on March 17 in the presence of the Toledo associative movement.
Collaboration agreement with AL&Asociados
18/03/2019
AL&Asociados is committed to accessibility by signing an agreement with Fundación ARS, creator of AIS, the leading international certification in accessibility.
Training day with Gleeds
22/02/2019
On February 22nd, Fundación para la Accesibilidad y la RS went to Gleeds headquarters in Madrid to give an informative and commitment day on accessibility, in which the fundamentals of AIS were presented to the team of this leading consulting firm in the real estate and construction sector.
R+D+i Day with Implaser
08/02/2019
Implaser and the Foundation for Accessibility and SR held last Friday, February 8, a conference on accessibility R&D&I in which both entities renewed their commitment to cooperation in the research of accessibility solutions. The meeting included a visit to the factory and its research and development department.
Awareness day at Neinver
06/02/2019
On February 6, technicians from the Accessibility Indicator System, AIS, visited Neinver’s headquarters in Madrid to give an accessibility awareness day, with which the leading company in outlet center management in Europe reaffirms its commitment to a more comfortable, safe and usable society for all.
