The Royal Board on Disability (Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad ) is a public institution of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The RPD is composed by representatives of the Ministries involved in disability issues and regional governments. Organizations representing disabled persons and their families, scientific institutions and experts, also take part in this institution. Her Majesty the Queen Sofía is Honorary President of the Royal Board on Disability.

Its mission is to encourage prevention of impairments, rehabilitation and social integration of persons with disabilities, and to facilitate, in these fields, collaboration among entities, associations and private sector. Besides, it aims to provide support to specialists and organizations through studies, research, documentation and training.

With the collaboration and coordination of Polibea Turismo a three-day Accessible Tourism Training Course has been organized and will be given at Spanish Tourism Colleges. The Course aims to provide knowledge, tools and training about disability awareness and accessible tourism to these students who soon will be working staff in the tourism industry. From this trained staff equality of opportunity for disabled people in the enjoyment of travel and leisure activities will outcome.

The three-day Course programme is as follows:

SESSION I
Introduction.
Accessible Tourism: the concept.
Practical Training
Serving clients with disabilities

SESSION II
Accessibility to the tourist environment
Architecture
Urban development and town planning
Transport
Norms and regulations related to accessibility.
Technical aid equipment

SESSION III
Organizing accessible tourist activities
Information sources about accessible tourism
Conclusions

The course will be given at the following Colleges in November:

IBIZA. Días 6, 7 y 8
Escola de Turisme del Consell Insular d'Eivissa-Formentera
Edifici Polivalent
Cas Serres, s/n
Eivissa

SEVILLA. Días 13, 14 y 15
Campus Universitario Eusa
Plácido Fernández Viagas, 4
www.eusa.org.es
Tel: 954 238 797

BENIDORM. Días, 20, 21 y 22
Escuela Universitaria de Turismo Lope de Vega
Avda. Dr. Severo Ochoa, 9
Benidorm
http://www.lopedevega.es/turismo/index.htm
Tel: 965 85 62 85

PONFERRADA. Días, 27, 28 y 29
Escuela de Turismo de Ponferrada
Rañadero,5
Ponferrada, El Bierzo, León
Tel: 987 41 42 38
http://www.esturismoponferrada.com

Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad
Serrano, 140. 28006 Madrid - España
Tel.: +34 91 7452444 - Fax: +34 91 4115502
E-mail: sgrealpatronato@mtas.es
www.rpd.es

 

Polibea Turismo