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Event
05 Dec 2014
Regions & Cities

Accessible Tourism: Innovative approaches between accessibility and heritage

The aim of this conference is to tackle the issue of accessible tourism dealing with the challenges of protecting the historical heritage and providing accessibility for all.

Tourism is seen as an important source of growth for the economy in Europe. Investments in this sector to improve accessibility benefit everyone in the near future and result in an improvement of the inclusion of persons with disability in society. The aim of this conference is to tackle the issue of accessible tourism dealing with the challenges of protecting the historical heritage and providing accessibility for all.The discussion will be based on the example of the League of Historical and Accessible Cities, a practical and innovative project carried out in the framework of the European Foundation Centre Consortium of Foundations on Human Rights and Disability, implemented in 6 European cities where 11 foundations are collaborating with local and national authorities, civil society, architects and experts to improve the accessibility and protect the historical heritage.The conference will focus on 4 particular aspects (services, partnerships, cultural heritage, technology solutions), each of them will be discussed by experts in a specific panel. Local and regional authorities’ representatives and other professional working in the sector will be invited to enrich the discussion and to give their perspectives and example in this field.Interpretation available in IT, FR, ENPlease register at the link above before 1 December 2014

When

5 Dec 2014 @ 09:00 am

5 Dec 2014 @ 05:00 pm

Duration: 8 hours


Where

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Rue Van Maerlant 2

Belgium


Language

English en


Organised by

European Foundation Cen...