About 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. The global disability prevalence is higher than previous WHO estimates, which date from the 1970s and suggested a figure of around 10%. This global estimate
ETCAATS was one of the first online training offers in the field of accessible tourism when it was launched in 2012. The course content has been updated several times since then to keep up with new developments. Today more than 1000 people from around the world have registered and taken the course