- IBFT at the "Ferienmesse Wien" - International fair for holidays, travel and leisure (2007-01-03 21:39:05)
IBFT is present at the holiday fair and three speeches will be given on "Accesible Tourism" (in German)
Friday, 12-01-07 14:30
Saturday, 13-01-07 11:30
Sunday, 14-01-07 11:30
information:
http://www.ferien-messe.at/en/index.html - Online questionnaire for the thesis “people with disabilities in tourism� – please take part! (2007-01-07 17:29:17)
Johannes Miesenböck studies social economy at the Johannes Kepler Universität in Linz. He writes his thesis about problems of mobility restricted people while travelling - concerned parties please take part and fill in the questionnaire!!!!
Many thanks!
http://www.umfragebv.at.tf/
- New book: Snowsport Austria – The Austrian Ski School incl. "Snow sport without Handicap" (2007-01-19 11:11:07)
The book contains the whole range of ski and snow sports in Austria. 64 of the 430 pages are about “Snow sport without Handicap�.
Price: 53€
ISBN: 978-3-85119-306-0
- Invitation to the workshop: The ANET-Project „Accessible Sport Regions“ in Salzburg (2007-01-20 21:13:35)
The project „Accessible Sport Regions“ will be guided by the question, how IKT based devices can guarantee access to sport activities or make the access easier. or Hilfsmittel mobilitätseingeschränkten Menschen den Zugang zu Sportaktivitäten erleichtern bzw. erst eröffnen können. The goal is also to provide information for people with disabilities as accessible as possible.Ferner wird das Ziel verfolgt, Menschen mit Behinderungen Informationen über touristische Angebote möglichst barrierefrei anbieten zu können.
Place: ANET Salzburg
c/o Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Jakob Haringer StraĂźe 5/III
5020 Salzburg
Techno-Z Salzburg, Gebäude Nr. 3, Veranstaltungsraum im Erdgeschoß
Date: Tuesday, 13. February 2007
09:30 – 15:00
Workshop-language: German
Guests are welcome.
The workshop is also open and free of charge for Non-ANET-Partners.
Registration is kindly requested.
Mark Markus | Tel. +43-662-2288-305
E-Mail:
mark.markus@salzburgresearch.at
http://www.ibft.at/upload/eAccessibility-Workshop.pdf
Info and Programme:
- Advance notification: IBFT Symposium on the topic "Accessible day trips, short breaks and city breaks: chances – requirements – experiences " on 26 April 2007 in Salzburg (2007-01-25 16:29:58)
It is our pleasure to announce to all interested parties that Prof. Peter Neumann, an expert in accessible tourism,
http://www.neumann-consult.com/ has agreed to give a speech. More information about the symposium coming soon.
- Guided Tour for blind people on the occasion of the World-Guide-Day on February 21st in Vienna (2007-01-29 20:30:23)
Guided tour for blind people: permanent exhibition at Museum Karlsplatz in Vienna on February 21st in Vienna
Free of charge
Registration: Verena Neumann, Tel. 01/330 35 45 /85 from the Community for the blind and visually impaired in Austria until one weeks prior notice.
- EUROPEAN STAKEHOLDERS' CONFERENCE ON ACCESSIBLE TOURISM BRUXELLES - 18 - 19 JANUARY, 2007 - Downloads and summaries (2007-02-02 09:01:25)
- New Website from the European Commision on Accessible Tourism (2007-02-14 14:45:37)
There is a new theme page on Accessible Tourism at:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/services/tourism/accessibility.htm
- IBFT-conference on Accessible Tourism concerning short-time-travelling, 26th of April 2007 (2007-02-15 17:12:43)
IBFT is organising it's annual workshop on accessible tourism in Salzburg, 26th of April 2007.
Location: Hotel Heffterhof
http://www.heffterhof.at/
Conference-language is German.
- Just an example for accessibility - from Turkey (2007-02-26 15:06:32)
ACT (Access Centres Turkey) was formed by a unique partnership. The skills of the Project Manager Emma Smith, who has 10 years experience in Care Workers sector of the UK's Social Services are combined with Turkey's leading medical facilities from the Caria Private Hospitals, and a UK run Construction Company, Dreams-in-turkey. Our hotel centre in Içmeler has been designed and landscaped to provide complete access and equality for people with disabilities or special needs.
http://www.accesscentres.com/ - Accessible Tourism in the Region Murtal (Styria) (2007-02-22 14:24:15)
Project thesis from Tolga Kuterdem about the beginning of accessible tourism in the "Murtal-Region" in Styria, Austrian University Course in Tourism, Vienna 2007, in German
Download: http://www.ibft.at/upload/Barrierefreier_Tourismus_im_Murtal_Projektarbeit_Tolga_Kuterdem.pdf
- OSSATE project - Europe For All launch at ITB Berlin, 9th March 2007 (2007-02-27 16:28:12)
VisitBritain and our partners in the OSSATE project are pleased to announce the launch of the Europe For All service, which will take place at ITB Berlin, in ICC Berlin, Room 17/18 at 11.00 on Friday 9^th March.
We would be delighted if you and/or colleagues were able to join us for this event.
The project is now entering its final phase, with customer evaluation of the service now in progress with additional access product data from Austria (IBFT), Belgium (Toegankelijkheidsbureau and ANLH), Denmark (FTA), Greece (Ministry of Tourism and Disability Now), Norway (VisitOSLO), and the UK (VisitBritain).
- IBFT: new forms for accommodation (2007-03-19 13:31:39)
Based on collaboration with the EU-OSSATE Project and the integration of data into the new europeforall database, a new form for accommodation has recently been introduced. We will soon be communicating with the relevant individuals responsible for the old entries to discuss the updating of their entries. The data will then automatically be available in English in the europeforall database. The old entries will be kept, but only those who agree or have already agreed to Europe-wide publication will be copied over.
- Poll about accessible travel - please participate - European Institure for Design and Disability Austria (2007-03-25 16:26:54)
Questionnaire about difficulties and problems experienced while travelling by train, underground and tram in Austria
With this survey (open until 15.4.2007), we want to find out about passengers’ difficulties while travelling by train, underground and tram. What experiences have you had personally while using the public rail network in Austria?
We kindly ask you to take a few moments to answer the 15 questions at
http://www.fgm.at/enter_fragebogen.phtml
If you need the questionnaire in Word format so that you can forward it to non-Internet users or because you are unable to or prefer not to complete it online, please let us know and we will send you the questionnaire via e-mail.
It goes without saying that your participation will be treated anonymously.
Based on the results of this survey we will work together with the Austrian rail network operators, rolling stock manufacturers and people with restricted mobility to create a concrete package of measures to facilitate more accessible travelling. Not only people with physical or sensory impairments are restricted in mobility, but also passengers with heavy luggage, prams and so on.
This study is carried out by order of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit).
Please pass on this information to other interested parties, so that as many people as possible have the opportunity to complete the questionnaire.
By completing the questionnaire you are supporting the goal of “ accessible travel for all�.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
freiraum
European Institute for Design and Disability Austria
The accessibility experts
A-4020 Linz, WienerstraĂźe 131 D
Geschäftsführung: +43/(0)699/14 13 23 45,
generaloffice@freiraum-europa.org
Sekretariat, Buchhaltung: +43/(0)699/14 13 23 46,
office@freiraum-europa.org
Technik: +43/(0)699/14 13 23 47, harald.stach@freiraum-europa.org
Web:
http://www.freiraum-europa.org
- NEW: BIZEPS Restaurant guide for Vienna (2007-03-28 12:09:26)
- The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol was adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and was opened for signature on 30 March 2007. There were 82 signatories to the Convention, 44 signatories to the Optional Protocol, and 1 ratification of the Convention. This is the highest number of signatories in history to a UN Convention on its opening day. It is the first comprehensive human rights treaty of the 21st century and is the first human rights convention to be open for signature by regional integration organizations. It marks a “paradigm shift� in attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities.
The Convention is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, social development dimension. It adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. It clarifies and qualifies how all categories of rights apply to persons with disabilities and identifies areas where adaptations have to be made for persons with disabilities to effectively exercise their rights and areas where their rights have been violated, and where protection of rights must be reinforced.
(2007-03-31 10:10:07)
Important for tourism as well:
It is the first comprehensive human rights treaty of the 21st century and is the first human rights convention to be open for signature by regional integration organizations. It marks a “paradigm shift� in attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities.
The Convention is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, social development dimension. It adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. It clarifies and qualifies how all categories of rights apply to persons with disabilities and identifies areas where adaptations have to be made for persons with disabilities to effectively exercise their rights and areas where their rights have been violated, and where protection of rights must be reinforced.
- Conference: Convey nature to people with disabilities 3.5.07-4.5.07 in Weyregg/Attersee (2007-04-04 19:04:51)
Thursday 03.05. to Friday 04.05.2007
• registration fee: 50 Euro (incl. conference binder and coffee breaks)
• accompanying people do not pay registration fee
• The seminar-hotel is accessible
• please bring your wetweather gear for attending the guided tours
• please book your room directly at Hotel Bramosen, Alexenau 8,
4852 Weyregg am Attersee, Tel.: 07664/2291,
E-Mail: mailto:ecker@hotel-bramosen.at
Registration at latest on 17.04.2007 with the registration form
Internet:
www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at or
E-Mail: mailto:uak.post@ooe.gv.at
Fax: 0732/7720-14420
Organiser:
Upper Austrian Academy for Environment and Nature, Institute for Nature Protection,
WaltherstraĂźe 24, 4021 Linz
in collaboration with the Association of the Nature Parks Austria, AlberstraĂźe 10, 8010 Graz
- IBFT wishes (2007-04-05 11:07:39)
The team of IBFT wishes you a Happy Easter!
- Accessible holidays – Special theme at the Viva Touristika trade fair from 2. – 4. November 2007 in Frankfurt (2007-04-23 16:21:12)
A message from NatKo in Germany: accessible travel will be a special theme at the Viva Touristika trade fair. More information (in particular for exhibitors) at
Info-Folder (1,4MB)
- Pictures from the Conference on Accessible Tourism in Salzburg (2007-04-27 21:07:50)
Link to the galary
http://www.ibft.at/ibft/media/Salzburg07/
- Press report: Interview with Prof.Dr.Peter Neumann in the Austrian newspaper "Der Standard" (2007-04-30 13:45:13)
- Germany: Newsletter Edition 4 – 2007 of the Accessible Tourism Info (BTI) Project (2007-05-02 10:49:25)
first edition of the newsletter „eben erfahren� which will be mailed through a new splitter. From May 2007 on our new website
http://www.barrierefreier-tourismus.info will be online. There you will have the possibility to read all the newsletters released until now. Slowly we want to enlarge the homepage to a portal, which can lead to information being useful for travellers like knowledge of a place and services.
informationsbrief-subscribe@barrierefreier-tourismus.info
- Report in the Austrian newspaper "Presse" about the IBFT conference (2007-05-03 11:38:17)
- KURIER report about “Accessible travel� and tourism potential on 6 May 2007 (printed version). (2007-05-07 11:04:15)
In the “Kurier� of 6 May 2007, page 19, you will find a report about “Holidays with obstacles�, a report by a wheelchair user from the city of Salzburg..
Furthermore Prof. Neumann is quoted and IBFT is mentioned.
- Message from BIZEPS about the IBFT symposium, report on Kobinet (2007-05-07 14:38:49)
- Survey for visually impaired and blind people using the services of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (2007-05-11 09:51:08)
Information for visually impaired users of the Deutsche Bahn:
A survey on the service performances of the Deutsche Bahn AG for visually impaired and blind people.
Blind people and visually impaired people are travelling more often by themselves using mainly the Deutsche Bahn for local and long-distance traffic. Different support systems are being used and asked for by blind and visually impaired people. In order to meet demands and needs, the Deutsche Bahn has created many years ago the Mobilitätsservicezentrale (mobility service centre).
It is possible to participate in the survey in different ways: this survey has to collect the necessary data by means of questionnaires.
You can send your information online on the internet site http://umfrage.mobilitaetsportal.info.
Text-, Word- and PDF-Versions to complete online or to print can be downloaded
Printed questionnaires can be requested at the branch office of the DBSV:
Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband e.V.
GFUV-Umfrage zum DB-Service
RungestraĂźe 19 | 10179 Berlin
Telefon (0 30) 28 53 87-0
Telefax (0 30) 28 53 87-20
It is possible to participate until the 31st July 2007.
Many thanks for your willingness to participate and your effort.
Berlin, Heidelberg, Wolfen, 11. 05. 2007
Source: News letter BTI http://www.barrierefreier-tourismus.info
- Report on the IBFT symposium in the international travel magazine Eurocity.at (2007-05-11 12:04:55)
Short report on the IBFT conference available at: http:/ / www.eurocity.co.at/ index.cfm?id=21088
- Accessible experience of nature - Hiking guide for Upper Austria (2007-05-11 12:13:39)
..20 walking tours in all parts of Upper Austria, where the experience of nature is almost accessible.
Information and possibilities to download:
http://www.natur-ooe.at/index_html?sc=293
The Walking Tour Guide 3 “Experience Nature Accessible� can be ordered also by telephone at the number 0732/7720 - 13300 (Green Telephone).
Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government
UA academy for environment and nature, institute for nature protection
- Tour for deaf people in the Residenzgalerie Salzburg, 2007-05-19. (2007-05-15 15:38:05)
Saturday, 2007-05-19, 4:00pm guide through the exhibition "Architekturphantasien - Ansichten von Gebäuden in Gemälden des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts aus dem Sammlungsbestand" (Architectural phantasies - drawings of buildings from the 16th through the 19th century). Free entry for deaf people!
- Germany: First sailing ship for wheelchair users (2007-05-21 22:05:05)
The first German sailing ship for people with special needs starts in May 2007
On the 5th of May 2007 the baptism of the first sailing ship for people with special needs in Germany took place. The maiden voyage was one day later. Now disabled and able bodied people can sail together on a vessel, having an adventurous time on water. It does not matter if it is steering, cooking or turning up the sails, these duties can be done by everyone. Two experienced skippers are helping with orientation on board and they are instructing the crew.
The vessel can be used by 12 persons, 5 of them can be wheel chair users. On board they have their own wheelchair, because they have special safety systems. The crewmembers in a wheelchair can crane themselves on the vessel.
With two different independently working lifts they can get to every important place. Berths, kitchen, and showers are disabled user friendly.
If there is a group interested in a trip, the planning can start now. The period from May to October is available. The trip can take some days, one week or more depending on each group. A dinner plan has to be prepared and the food must be bought, because this is a self-catering ship. During the main season you can rent a small bus suited for disabled persons. Shops are open from Monday to Sunday.
The journey is starting and ending in Ueckermünde, the harbour of the “Wappen von Ueckermünde�. The trip is ruled by the wishes of the group, the weather situation and the evaluation of the skipper. Destinations can be harbors in the Peenestrom, Greifswalder Bodden and the Baltic Sea.
“Wappen von Ueckermünde�
The costs per person per day are €50. Harbor dues, diesel and food costs must be added (all together should be approximately €62). The institution organising these journeys is the “Zentrum für Erlebnispädagogik und Umweltbildung� in Ueckermünde, run by bsj Marburg.
Information
Zerum
KamigstraĂźe 26
17373 UeckermĂĽnde
www.rollisegler.de
info@rollisegler.de
tel. +49(0)39771-22725
fax +49(0)39771-22025
Source: www.eoe-net (European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning)
- Accessible leasure time guide for Leoben (2007-05-30 21:29:12)
- A message for all those who heard Prof. Neumann in Salzburg and are interested in the ongoing study he mentioned in his speech. (2007-06-06 10:25:50)
We are looking for participants for a focus group on the subject „ Accessible Tourism“
After the first discussion in Ruppinger Land, a round table discussion will be happening on June 15th 07 on the North Sea Island Langeoog on the subject accessible tourism. Participants will be tourists and travellers being restricted in mobility or sometimes experiencing problems with circumstances due to various reasons.
This event is part of a study about the status quo of Accessible Tourism in Germany on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and carried out by the Institute of Geography of the University of MĂĽnster.
The next round table discussion will take place on June 19th 07 in Erfurt. Further events are planned in the Saxon part of Switzerland, the Fränkischen Seenland and in Eifel.
Goal of the discussions and the study is to analyse chances and constraints of the accessible tourism for All and develop further approaches for a wider improvement of the quality of accessible products.
Therefore detailed research will be carried out in 6 selected regions. In each of these regions a focus group will be established. During the discussion, which will take around 2 hours, guests from the respective region can report about their experiences.
For this purpose we are still looking for participants for the groups in Langeoog and Erfurt.
Everybody present on these days are welcome to join the discussion groups.
You are kindly asked to contact Dr. Peter Neumann - Institute for Geography at the University of MĂĽnster Tel: 0251 1625431 / Fax: 0251/1625434 /
E-Mail: peter.neumann@uni-muenster.de .
Heidelberg, Wolfen, 06. 06. 2007
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate and contact me.
Best regards
Hartmut Smikac
- Austria misses trend towards accessibility in tourism (2007-06-15 16:13:33)
According to an article in „monat -Sozialpolitische Rundschau der Dachorganisation der Behindertenverbände Österreichs" (issue June 2007) the proposition for harmonisation of the building regulations (instructions) plans that only up from 50 (!) guest beds one guestroom has to be equipped accessible – and then respectively from 100 (!)guest beds another one.. by doing that Austria misses an important development towards more comfort and accessibility but also neglects a tourist segment that is becoming more and more important.
- Kolpinghaus Wien-Zentral: Accessible Hotel – opening at the beginning of July (report "online-Standard" of 19.6.2007) (2007-06-19 21:27:13)
The new Kolping House will open on July 1st 2007!
The new building is 100% accessible, altogether 18 wheelchair users can stay for short or long term stays.
In summer 2007 we will open our new Kolping house - with 60 hotel rooms (130 beds), 84 double and single rooms for students as well as 6 apartments. All our house will be modern, colourful and in a happy looking style - we want you to feel at home!
The hotel rooms will be equipped with shower/toilet, SAT-TV, telephone, radio, internet-access, hair dryer and safety box. The rooms for students will be equipped with shower/toilet, little kitchenette, access for internet, TV and telephone.
Our Breakfast room will be on the first floor - if the weather is fine you can have breakfast on our terrace with garden view. On the first floor will be our seminar rooms (for up to 100
people) and the chapel as well.
We will have two floors for parking (65 places) and for the storage of your bikes and bicycles. Half board will be served on request and needs an reservation.
Source: www.kolping-wien-zentral.at
- The latest from Switzerland (Toggenburg region – report at the 2006 symposium)
(2007-06-25 11:07:49)
For everybody who participated in the 2006 IBFT symposium or has seen the symposium materials: more communities in the Toggenburg holiday region have joined the project “Accessible Toggenburg�.
Further information:
http://www.mis-ch.ch/d/aktuell/newslett.htm
(source: mis-newsletter)
- The latest from Germany: Baden Württemberg – the accessible experience (2007-06-30 19:25:48)
- BIZEPS informs us that there are places still available for quick decision-makers at the “Summer camp for a self-determined life� taking place from 6 - 10 August 2007 in Graz, Austria. (2007-07-06 11:01:10)
BIZEPS informs us that there are places still available for quick decision-makers at the “Summer camp for a self-determined life� taking place from 6 - 10 August 2007 in Graz, Austria.
- Rathausplatz Film Festival 2007 - wheelchairs, induction loops, programme in Braille. (2007-07-08 19:53:11)
Rathausplatz Film Festival 2007
30.6. - 2.9. Wheelchairs available free of charge for guests with restricted mobility, a few seats are equipped with induction loops and the programme is also available in Braille. (Info from Falter-online and Wien-aktuell)
http://www.falter.at/web/kino/festival.php
- Accessibility down under: National One Stop Shop For Accessible Tourism in Australia (2007-07-13 09:26:47)
At the address:
National One Stop Shop For Accessible Tourism in Australia
http://www.australiaforall.com.au
there is a new e-service that helps you search for accessible accommodation (in English).
- ENAT International Workshop (2006) - downloads available (2007-09-12 09:29:57)
The Report and Presentations from the ENAT International Workshop (2006)are now available on-line at:
http://www.accessibletourism.org/?i=enat.en.events.4
On Monday 23 October 2006, the European Network for Accessible Tourism held its first International Workshop in Athens, Greece, attended by 77 participants from 13 countries.
- ENAT Congress 21-23 Nov. 2007 Valenciana (Valencia), Spain (2007-09-18 11:10:25)
more information:
http://www.accessibletourism.org/?i=enat.en.enatcongress
- The European Tourism Forum - Webstreaming on 26th of October 2007 (2007-10-25 14:13:14)
- ENAT International Congress - 2 Press Releases (2007-10-25 14:21:26)
- Congress Presentations - ENAT INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON TOURISM FOR ALL (2007-11-14 19:26:15)
- Information about EuropeforAll.com on epractice.eu (2007-11-15 17:02:32)
epractice.eu is a new service that merges the eGovernment Observatory with the Good Practice Framework - it's a place to discuss and influence the way in which public administrations across Europe operate and deliver services.
You'll find information about EuropeforAll.com at:
http://www.epractice.eu/cases/2326 - Congress Presentations - ENAT INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON TOURISM FOR ALL (2007-12-17 14:31:47)
You may download draft abstracts and presentations in English from this page, using the links from the titles of presentations.
http://www.accessibletourism.org/?i=enat.en.congresspresentations-english
- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (2007-12-20 07:39:07)
Season greetings from the IBFT-Team
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