Project Visits4u final conference – Accessible Tourism for All

On Thursday 7 December 2017, the Latvian organization of people with disabilities and their friends “Apeirons” organised the visist4u final conference at the Latvian State’s Forest in Riga.

Below you can find the full programme and links to the presentations. In Latvian and English respectively.

You can also visit our blog to read about the sessions: http://www.visits4u.eu/blog/

Programme

09:30 – 10:00 Arrival – Registration

10:00 – 11:30  Overview of Accessible Tourism Policies

Conference opening: Ministry of Economics, Center for Accessible Environments, Apeirons

 

European Commission Policies and Initiatives on Accessible Tourism

Mr Antonis Christopoulos, Project Officer, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Entreprises (EASME), European Commission

PRESENTATION 

 

Government policy on accessible tourism, strategies and their implementation.

Mr Gatis Silovs, Director of the Sector Policy Department Ministry of Economics in Latvia

PRESENTATION 

 

Accessible tourism in municipalities – involvement of municipalities in the creation of accessible tourism.

Ms Laura Skrodele, Director of Development Agency, Sigulda Municipality

PRESENTATION 

 

Accessible tourism in Jurmalas municipality

Ms Anna Manuhina, Jūrmala Municipality

PRESENTATION 

 

11:10 – 11:30  Comfort Break – Networking

 

11: 30 – 12:45 Inclusive practices in Latvian tourism

Accessible tourism in Latvia’s state forest tourism places

Latvia’s State Forest

PRESENTATION

 

The way from inaccessible to accessible museum

Ms Diāna Meiere and Ms Polīna Šķiņķe, Latvian Museum of Natural History

PRESENTATION

 

Certification of accessible natural places

Mr Jānis Matulis, Chairman of the Board, Latvian green movement

PRESENTATION

 

Mapeirons : accessibility application for IOS and Android

Mr Aigars Bolis, Apeirons

PRESENTATION

 

Inclusive environments: examples and solutions. Practical exercise

Ms Michelle Horn, Centre for Accessible Environments

PRESENTATION

 

12:45 – 14.00 Lunch

 

14:00 – 15:10 visits4u: project learning and results

Inclusive environments: examples and solutions. Practical task feedback

Ms Michelle Horn, Inclusive Environments Specialist, Centre for Accessible Environments

 

Project visits4u

Ms Foteini Galanopoulou, Project Manager, Centre for Accessible Environments

PRESENTATION

 

Panel one: Capacity Building in inclusive tourism: Training course and modules

Moderator: Ms Foteini Galanopoulou, Project Manager Centre for Accessible Environments

Ms Maya Valiseva, Project Manager, Nikanor ltd

Svetla Tagareva, Trainer, Nikanor ltd

Ms Carolina Carotta, Trainer, Turin Institute for the Deaf

 

Panel two: Creating inclusive tourism products / itineraries

Moderator: Michelle Horn, Inclusive Environments Specialist, Centre for Accessible Environments

Ms Olena Bilorezova, DomSpain ltd

Ms Paraskevi Moraitou, Municipality of Rhodes

Ms Natalia Maragou, Asklipiades

Juris Pabērzs, Apeirons

 

15.10 – 15.30 Discussion, final remarks and evaluation

Conference closes