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24/08/2012 Australian Wheeelchair User Loses Discrimination Appeal Against Jetstar Airline
ENAT member, Sheila King fought against Jetstar's policy - and lost. The appeal court judges ruled that if Jetstar budget airline should change its "2 wheelchairs per flight" policy it would suffer undue hardship. 0 comments
19/06/2012 Air Passengers' Rights: Commission sets out new guidance for airports and airlines ahead of London Paralympics
Unfair refusals are 'still a problem' for disabled air travellers, says the European Commission. A new guidance document aims to clarify the EU Directive and counteract bad practices. 0 comments
05/06/2012 Transport accessibility for all users under threat in Council discussions on new TEN-T guidelines
Representing a wide coalition of European organisations acting on behalf of the transport industry and the transport passengers, we call upon the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to uphold article 43 of the Commission’s proposal for the development of the trans-European transport network. 0 comments
17/02/2012 "Best Practice in Accessible Tourism" Textbook Now Available
Best Practice in Accessible Tourism, edited by Dimitrios Buhalis, Simon Darcy and Ivor Ambrose, focuses on policy and best practice in accessible tourism, reflecting the ”state-of -the-art” as expressed in a selection of international chapters. Available now, at 20% discount. 0 comments
24/11/2011 A special ENAT offer on two essential Accessible Tourism books
Order these two new textbooks on Accessible Tourism from Channel View Publications and make great savings, thanks to this deal arranged with ENAT. The offer closes on 31 January 2012. 0 comments
29/10/2011 Call for Abstracts, Interdependence 2012 Conference, Vancouver, Canada
Co-hosted by the Rick Hansen Foundation and the Rick Hansen Institute, Interdependence 2012 is an international four-day conference and exposition with a focus on creating accessible communities and furthering spinal cord injury (SCI) research for a cure. Abstracts are now invited for presentations in the theme session on "Making Communities Accessible for All". The two sub-themes are "Accessible and Inclusive Tourism" and "UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities". 0 comments
23/08/2011 Baby Boomers: Rebels With a Cause. National Geographic Traveler Talks to Scott Rains
Boomers, many of whom came of age holding a protest sign, are joining forces with disability and senior groups to add muscle to the cause of increased accessibility in travel. “They don’t intend to let hip replacements and insulin shots stop them from traveling,” says Rains. “Nor will they be pandered to, stigmatized, or written off.” 0 comments
20/06/2011 Contribute to a Survey on International Travel to South Africa
Accessible tourism has been identified as a relatively untapped tourism market, which has not been capitalised on in South Africa. If you have travelled to South Africa, it would be appreciated if you could complete a questionnaire prepared by the "Urban-Econ" tourism consulting firm. 0 comments
15/04/2011 Clear Violation of EU Regulation Leads to Discrimination of Passengers With Disabilities
Brussels 15 April 2011. Last week flight passenger Shuaib Chalklen was refused to board flight number LX353 London- Geneva on the grounds of his disability. 0 comments
Project Item
10/02/2012 JPS Tours, Belgium. Travel Agency and Tour Arranger for Travellers with Learning Difficulties
JPS Tours provides all-inclusive vacation packages for travellers from the ages of 16 to adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 0 comments
17/01/2012 City of Turin, Italy
Turin (Torino) is the capital of Italy's north-western region of Piedmont (Piemonte). Geographically located at the cross point of the Po River and the Dura River, the city is surrounded by the snow-covered Alpine arch, which offers an impressive backdrop. With a population of 909,000 inhabitants, which reaches 2.2 million people in the wider metropolitan area, Turin is a major business, industrial and cultural centre. 0 comments
22/05/2011 New Haneda Airport Terminals, Tokyo, Based on Universal Design Principles
Tokyo's new Haneda Airport passenger terminals, opened in October 2010, are based on universal design in accordance with the barrier-free concept to ensure convenience in use of facilities. 0 comments