[openyourmind] Re: Blind Traveling accessibility.
- From: Antonino Cotroneo <antonino.cotroneo@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openyourmind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 18:14:14 +0200
Hi Anna Maria and Hi everyone,
I'll read your text as soon as I'll have more time available, because now
I'm going out to go to my english course (I started it after Berlin
seminar!).
I want to say you that, finally, I could visit and navigate our blog in its
parts. I wrote a post and I pointed out on it something about my experience
with the accessibility of the blog.
When you'll read it, tell me (and us) what about you think.
Regards.
Antonino.
2013/6/29 anna-maria foskolou <firefly.tinos@xxxxxxxxx>
> **
> Hello to everyone!!
> I wish you to have a good month,and I hope everyone of you are healthy and
> full of energy!!
> Today I read the text that I attach you below and I think that as a team
> that works for the blind travelling we could make a contact to FEG, the
> European Federation of Tourist Guides to give them the route of how to
> guide for blind or partially sighted travellers.
> what do you think about it?
> we can search the wayto communicate with them, is a good chance because
> this programm is in process and they make their first steps now too as our
> team!!
>
>
> Retraining guides for tourists with special needs
>
> The enjoyment of travel and tourism in general is not always easy for
> people with learning difficulties and their families. In response to this
> challenge, the FEG, the European Federation of Tourist Guides and a group
> of partners in the fields of tourism and disabled starts an educational
> initiative, the "T-GuIDE", to retraining official certified guides in
> skills which will help them to offer to these groups of tourists a better
> experience and understanding of cultural and historical sites of Europe.
>
> The online refresher courses will be offered free of charge to guides and
> help them to adjust their tour to the needs of these groups. The project
> will be tested by creating a pilot program for tourist visitors with
> learning difficulties and overall education will provide a framework for
> consideration of education and skills at EU level. The result will be the
> creation of a wide range of tours for visitors in European countries and
> will lead to new job opportunities for hosts and for the tourist market.
>
> Organizations of people with learning difficulties and their families will
> contribute to the development of programs and tools for professionals,
> ensuring that the retraining will cover the needs of these groups.
>
> Behind the program "T-GuIDE" is a group of nine organizations, supported
> by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU "Leonardo Da Vinci". The lead
> partner is the Polish university Spoleczna Akademia Nauk, in Lodz.
>
> On behalf of the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG),
> the executive director and certified trainer guides in Greece and Europe,
> Ms. Effie Kalampoukidou states: "The program T-GuIDE is an excellent
> opportunity for our certified guides across Europe to develop new skills on
> tours for people with learning difficulties to cultural and historical
> heritage of the country which have been certified to guides. It's always a
> challenge to try something new in our profession as tour guides to explore
> new areas of work and innovation, but also to apply the statutory
> guidelines of the European standard EN15565: 2008 European Committee for
> Standardisation (CEN) to train tour guides in Europe . I am sure that will
> be a very interesting collaboration will bear fruit, because the partners
> involved with our program is very worthwhile. "
>
> many regards Anna-Maria
>
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