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• Jul 1, 2015 Applications Open for Access City Award 2016 0 comments The European Commission is calling EU cities to participate in the sixth edition of the Access City Award 2016. This prize is highly recognized for its distinction in making cities more accessible to people with disabilities and to the elderly. A ceremony will take place to grant the award at the annual European Day of People with Disabilities Conference on December 7, 2015. Interested organizations are welcome to apply.
• Mar 3, 2015 URBACCESS 4th edition- Paris, 10-11 March 2015, Urban solutions for all citizens 0 comments URBACCESS is a European Exhibition of accessibility and universal design, taking place in Paris with the aim of presenting urban solutions for accessibility of the city for all citizens, covering a range of fields, from the built environment to green and entertainment spaces, transport, Information Technology, and services.
• Feb 17, 2015 ACCESSIBLE TOURISM: Innovative approaches between accessibility and heritage protection- Conference Press release 0 comments On 5 December, 27 speakers from EU institutions, Foundation, associations for people with disabilities, Accessible Tourism Organisations, local regional authorities and others met at the EESC to discuss ways of improving inclusive social, political and physical infrastructures while promoting accessibility for all within the tourism industry.
• Feb 17, 2015 - Feb 17, 2015 "ToTour4All”- Release of the cultural tourism app for people with limited mobility, visual and hearing impairments 0 comments On Tuesday 17th of February the new cultural tourism app "ToTour4All” will be presented and available for free for people with limited mobility, visual and hearing impairments The new app allows people of disability to discover Turin through a circular route between 30 cultural, historical and artistic spots.
• Feb 4, 2015 Project Smart Tourist Routes for Inclusive Groups (STRING) 0 comments STRING (Smart Tourist Routes for Inclusive Groups) is a transnational cooperation initiative to be implemented by 12 partners from 6 countries. It aims to create 9 fully accessible itineraries respectively in Italy (Piedmont Regione), Spain (Ávila) and Bulgaria (Sozopol) which will then be developed into comprehensive tourist packages.
• Feb 3, 2015 Accessible Tourism: The European Commission's Actions on increasing accessibility in Tourism 0 comments The European Commission is committed to increasing accessibility in tourism through a number of actions, including the co-funding of projects related to the design, implementation, and marketing of accessible tourism itineraries; studies on accessible tourism and European Awards for Accessible Tourism
• Mar 31, 2015 - Mar 31, 2015 T-GuIDE European Conference - SAVE THE DATE 31 March 2015, Brussels 0 comments A conference presenting the results of the T-GuIDE Lifelong Learning project.
  
  The conference is open to:
  
  Tourist guides
  Managers, owners or staff of tourist destinations and attractions
  Organisations that arrange holidays, trips or events for people with learning difficulties and/or intellectual disabilities
  Families and friends of people with learning difficulties and/or intellectual disabilities.
• Feb 3, 2015 - Feb 3, 2015 Réussir l'accessibilité: Conférence en ligne ERP & Ad'AP 2015 mardi 3 février de 17 à 18 h 0 comments Nous avons raté 2015. Allons nous réussir l'accessibilité ?
  Nous vous proposons cette conférence en ligne pour faire avec vous un premier point d'étape au moment où se mettent en place les maintenant célèbres Ad'AP. (Agenda d'Accessibilité Programmée)
• Oct 23, 2014 First UNWTO Conference on Accessible Tourism in Europe 19/20 November 2014- registration open 0 comments The UNWTO and the Government of the Republic of San Marino will jointly organize the 1st UNWTO Conference on Accessible Tourism in Europe, to take place in San Marino on 19/20 November 2014. The Conference will feature good practices of universal accessibility and design for all in a wide-range of tourism destinations in Europe, with a special focus on heritage cities.
• Oct 6, 2014 1st World Summit Destinations for All- Montreal, 19-22nd October. Registration is still open! 0 comments The World Summit Destinations for All promises to take the current dialogue on accessible tourism to a new and exciting level. By bringing together key players in tourism, culture, and transportation, the Summit aims to identify and implement the necessary measures to establish international tourism that is inclusive and accessible.