Clear workshops

Access to cultural heritage: People, wishes, needs and tools

CLEAR-Aim and objectives

Promote accessibility to Cultural Heritage as a leverage for enlargement of tourism market - promoting new jobs profiles- showing facts and figures on the market- spreading information and exchanging best practices

The workshops

• To provide an international audience with a joint practical experience

• Using an e learning platform and a distance learning course

The weight of words

Accessibility:• (of a place) able to be reached or entered• able to be easily obtained or used• easily understood or appreciated

People Reaching and Experiencing and Enjoying a favourable environment

People and Environment

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesPersons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.

The workshops

1. Marketing accessible tourism: issues, best practices and resources

2. Policies: Including issues related to accessibility to CVs in local & regional policies

3. Accessibility checklists (How to check if a CV is accessible to All)

4. The “for all” concept 5. Best Practices on the 5 types of accessibility to

CVs

People:Customers

Workshop 1:• marketing theories

applied to the field of accessible tourism

• crucial issues to focus on in implementing inclusive tourism

• Best practices (images and case histories)

Tools:Laws and Policies

Workshop 2:• overview of the policies

and goals of the EU• Overview of the NON-

EU Policies and laws • Examples of laws or

declaration about accessibility in the partner countries

Tools:Techniques

Workshop 3• Attempt to define the

meaning of accessibility to CV

• Outline of what shall be checked, where and why

• Provision of a sample tool (check list)

Tools:Principles

Workshop 4:• The principles of Design

for all and the Cultural Heritage

• Opportunities arising from web accessibility

• For all solutions improving accessibility for disabled people

People & Environment

Workshop 5• Best practices for PRM

and elders• Best practices for people

with sensorial disabilities • Best practices for people

with intellective/cognitive disabilities and hidden disabilities