In every country, including Slovenia, there are people with special needs. The awareness of importance of including them into the society and giving them a chance to be as independent as possible has grown in recent years. To make that possible it is important that we try to understand their point of view, to see what kind of obstacles they have to overcome on daily basis and try to make it easier for them to do so and also make an effort of including them into our community and our lives so they too can contribute to the society. As six youngsters, who often participate in activities and workshops in the youth centre we formed a group to do a youth exchange and too learn how to write a project. As a group we met a few times and decided that we wish to make our hometown more friendly for the people with disabilities. during the exchange we want to discover what kind of problems people with disabilities have to face on daily basis and to learn what kind of adjustments and help they are offered to in other countries. during the exchange we want to determine critical points in the city, so points where people with disabilities are faced with problems, for example with access, and discuss what we could change there to make it more available to them. We want to establish longterm cooperation with two associations in our local community who work with people with disabilities. We wish the participants would use the knowldege gained trough the exchange in their own countries. Objectives - to determine at least 5 critical points; points where people with special needs are faced with problems, e.g., cannot access them - to make a map of those critical points - to cooperate with three foreign partner organisations - to make a youth exchange for 24 participants - to experience problems that people with special need have in everday life with the use of blindfolds, wheelchairs, ect… - to cooperate with municipality during the exchange, show them our results, give them our ideas for adjustments Number and profile of participants This project will include 3 partner organisations. Each organisation can apply a group of six people- five participants and one mentor. The participants are required to be between 18 and 25 years old. The number of all participants and their mentors for this project, including the Slovenian group, shall be 24. Description of activities - Participants get to know each other, teambuilidng - Visit two organisations for people withs special needs, VDC and Drustvo invalidov Trbovlje, discussion about organising an event together - »Experience it yourself« workshop. Where participant will experience problems that people with special needs ae faced with, with the use of blindoflds, wheelchais, etc… - work in groups: determination crtitical points in town - work in groups: making a map of critical points in town - presentation of a map of the critical points to the the mayor - Evalvation of the project, youthpass - Movie night - Tour of the city, getting to know the local community - A trip - Singstar evening - Goodbye party Results: - Successfull youth exchange - 24 youthpasses - guerrilla action - event in cooperation with VDC and ŠENT - presentation of results to the mayor - a map/brochure - permanent cooperation with VDC and Šent