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  • 06/01/2025

FEEL IT - Deaf Travel - Final Conference and Mutual Learning Event

Final Conference announcement "Welcoming tourists who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" with FEEL IT logo and sign language pictogram Final Conference announcement "Welcoming tourists who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" with FEEL IT logo and sign language pictogram

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Join us in Brussels, where we present and discuss the results of the FEEL IT project, a tourism training initiative funded by the EU ERASMUS+ programme.

Logo of FEEL IT project with words feel it and line drawing with a paper aeroplane circling a head The FEEL IT Conference is a mutual learning event with presentations of the project's results by the FEEL IT partners, including specialists in accessible tourism, vocational training and Deaf Travel.

The event features FEEL IT's training videos, with sign language and captioning, as well as a hands-on demonstration of immersive Virtual Reality scenarios, showing how technologies can be used by tourism operators to enhance their services for visitors who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

Event Timing: Tuesday 14th January 2024 from 13.30 to 17.00 hours

Venue: Rue du Marche aux Herbes / Grasmarkt 61, 1000 Brussels (VisitFlanders offices, 5th floor). The entrance is via the ground floor. The building has accessible toilets, a lift and step-free access. Pre-registration and photo ID are required to attend the Conference. 

Languages: The event will be held in English, with sign languages available in Greek and Romanian. (Other sign languages available on request) 

Attendance is Free of Charge.
A sandwich lunch is offered from 12.30 to 13.30 (request lunch in the Registration Form).   
Attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance. 

Registration is now closed.

Agenda

Downloads - available from 21 January 2025 from the Downloads section in PDF Format.

  • FEEL IT Conference Agenda
  • FEEL IT Conference Announcement 
  • Presentation 01 Ambrose - Deaf Travel Examples
  • Presentation 02 Vonica - e-Learning Platform
  • Presentation 03 Klimis - Curriculum and Course Contents
  • Presentation 04 Cali - Online Community
  • Presentation 05 Bourgeios (Guest) - Plain-Pied
  • Presentation 06 Koutrakis - VR-Video Game and Handbook
  • Presentation 07 Papadopooulou - Certification
  • Presentation 08 Conference Evaluation (QR code to participants' survey)     


EU Flag Co-funded by the European Union

EU Legal Disclaimer: The European Commission support for this event does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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