Best regards,
Ivor Ambrose, Managing Director, ENAT.     Email: enat@accessibletourism.org

Events

 III International Congress on Tourism for All, November 2010, Spain
Valladolid, Spain. 24-26 November 2010. Last minute Registration: The ONCE Foundation for co-operation and inclusion of disabled people invites you to participate at the 3rd International Congress on Tourism for All, addressing the main theme of Cultural Tourism.
 
 IBFT One-day Symposium: “Information Needs and Information Service in Tourism for All”
Innsbruck, Austria. 2nd December 2010. IBFT - the information platform for accessible tourism - has been organizing conferences for several years on the subject of accessible tourism. This year's symposium deals with the information needed by people with mobility impairments and with the information necessary for providers of tourist services, in order to improve their service offerings.

 Libyan National Conference on Access for Persons with Disabilities
Benghazi, Libya. 13 to 14 December 2010. The Libyan National Conference addresses "The Right to Access for Persons with Disabilities to the Built Environment, Transportation, Design for All".

 SATH World Congress 2011 - Aboard the Navigator of the Seas (Florida - Mexico)
24 to 26 January 2011. SATH World Congress for Travellers with Disabilities and the Mature takes place aboard the Royal Caribbean Line's 'Navigator of the Seas', on a 4-day cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico and back.

News

 ENAT Membership Special Offer
Take advantage of this special offer. Join ENAT before the 31st December 2010 and your membership fee will cover you or your organisation right through to the end of December 2011.

 ENAT Honorary Member Dr. Scott Rains Recognised in 2010 Virgin Travel Awards
Scott Rains has been highly commended in the Best Personal Contribution category at this year’s Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards organised by responsibletravel.com.

eAccess+. A Thematic Network for Improving Implementation of eAccessibility throughout Europe
The eAccess+ network aims to bridge the widening gap between the potential of ICT/AT and eAccessibility for people with disabilities and the ageing population on the one hand and the actual implementation of eAccesibility on the other hand. eAccess+ is driven by 25 core members, coming from all over Europe. It is their task to involve all stakeholder groups at national level and to expand the network by developing a group of so called “Associated Partners”.

140 Tourism Businesses in the Basque Country now have the Accessibility Seal
The Vice Minister for Trade and Tourism, Pilar Zorrilla, presided over the first seal award event, held in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The Accessible Seal is the result of the Accessibility Programme developed by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourism of the Basque Government which prepares businesses to orient their services to all visitors.

New Book. Accessible Tourism: Concepts and Issues
Accessible Tourism has been gradually finding its way into the curricula of university courses in Tourism Management, Disability Studies and related disciplines around the world. This new publication, an edited collection of contributions by leading researchers and practitioners in this emerging field, answers the need for a solid and comprehensive textbook for teachers, students, researchers and professionals.

Forums

Give Your Feedback on the European Commission Disability Strategy 2010-2020
On 15th November the EU Commission published its 10 year strategy to  promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities. The strategy will provide a framework for action at European level.
Give Your Feedback on the European Commission Tourism Policy Communication 2010
EC Communication  (COM2010/352final). Keeping Europe the world's top tourist destination is the objective of a Communication tabled by the European Commission on 30.06.2010.