International Webinar on Accessible Tourism for All: Focus on Ukraine

The Webinar will:

• Explore the evolving opportunities and challenges in the sphere of accessibility at a national and international level.
• Showcase good practices in advancing accessibility, focused on universal design, built environments, tourism services, as well as natural and cultural heritage assets
• Discuss technological innovation in developing hands-on accessibility solutions.

Register to access the Webinar on Zoom 

Target groups

•  Government agencies and Destination Management Organizations 
•  Standardization bodies 
•  Tourism businesses and service providers
•  Civil society stakeholders
•  Technology and innovation actors
•   International and multilateral bodies

Programme

14:30 – 14:40    Opening remarks

• Cordula Wohlmuther, Director, Regional Department for Europe, UN Tourism
• Natalya Tabaka, Chairperson, State Agency for Tourism Development, Ukraine

14:40 – 16:10   Moderator: Igor Stefanovic, Technical Coordinator of Ethics, Culture and Social Responsibility Department, UN Tourism
Presentations by:

• José Luis Borau, Head of Built Environment and Accessibility, ONCE Foundation, Spain 
• Emiliano Deferrari, Executive Board Member, European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT)
• Helena Ribeiro, Project Manager, Turismo de Portugal
• José Miguel Ferrer, Cofounder and CIO Innovation Manager, Blind Explorer by Green Urban Data, Spain
• Khrystyna Lebed, Head of Lviv Tourism Office, Ukraine 
• Lina Kukuruza, Project Manager, Etnoсhary Ceramics of Podillia, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Questions and Answers

16:10 – 16:30    

• Video message by: Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director, UN Tourism
• Wrap-up & Conclusions by: Igor Stefanovic, Technical Coordinator of Ethics, Culture and Social Responsibility Department, UN Tourism