Disabled people in tourism

1. Disabled people in tourism

2. Disabled people in Koprivnica Strategy for the disabled people 2010 -2012 • Enable accessibility and informational support for hearing and vision impaired people in medical institutions • Activities:a) remove architectural barriers in health care facilitiesb) installing of line guiding for blind persons in health institutionsc) establish a communication system for deaf persons in health institutions (light signals)

3. Disabled people in Koprivnica • Improve the accessibility of all public institutions, facilities and public areas: • Activities: a) Improve accessibility to buildings for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility b) improve the accessibility of public areasc) build a public sanitation facility, accessible and adapted for persons with disabilities in the central part of town

4. Disabled people in Koprivnica • Introduce public transport of people with disabilities in the City of Koprivnica • Activities: a) establish a taxi service for persons with disabilitiesb) co-finance the costs of public transport for people with disabilities

5. Dissabled people in Koprivnica • Provide communications support to people with disabilities • Activities:a) further installment of traffic light sounds in the central part of townb) further markingof tactile trails for blind and visually impaired peoplein the central part of town

6. Disabled people in Koprivnica • Encourage the application of "universal design“ • Activities:a) educate competent professionals and people with disabilities of the concept and application of universal design (design of products, environments, programs and services to be usable by all people to their fullest extent without the need for adaptation or specialized design)

7. Disabled people in Koprivnica Cooperation of Association of disabled people and Taxi service “Sunce Koprivnice” – co-financed from the town budget • Things already achieved: • Transportation of disabled people

8. Disabled people in Koprivnica Movie theatre Velebit – partially adapted • Adapted public buildings and spaces

9. Disabled people in Koprivnica access for the disabled people and tactile access to the building of Police Department which leads to the first pedestrian crossing

10. Disabled people in Koprivnica • Elementary school City museum – partially adapted

11. Disabled people in Koprivnica Musem Head phones for hearing-impared persons

12. Disabled people in Koprivnica City library Fran Galović – fully adapted

13. Disabled people in Koprivnica European Mobility Week Koprivnica awarded with the European Mobility Week Award 2008 ‘Streets for People’

14. Disabled people in Koprivnica • City library Fran Galović: • CARDS 2002 project - forming of a special collection of library materials (audio bookson CDs and audio cassettes, tactile picture books, tactile toys, books for the blind, books in Braille, enlarged print books) - purchase of special equipment - aids for the blind (PCwithadditional equipment, Braille printer, electronic magnifier, MP3 players for use of audio books in the library, the conveyor transport device for people with multiple disabilities, or people with moving disabilities).

15. Disabled people in Koprivnica Reading materials and IT equipment are not enough to keep service sustainable Networking - Cooperation with numerous partnersand Associations on local and national level is a key to keep service sustainable

16. Disabled people in Koprivnica Train and bus station

17. Disabled people in Koprivnica at the following intersections: Hrvatskih branitelja-Ivana Meštrovića; Ivanjska-Gornji Banovec; Marofska-Frana Galovića; Marofska-Trg bana Josipa Jelačića; Trg bana Josipa Jelačića-Zrinski trg; Miklinovec-Braće Radića • Traffic light sounds

18. Disabled people in Koprivnica Swimming pool complex Cerine Exercises in the water for the blind • Sport and recreation

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22. Disabled people in Koprivnica Tennis club Koprivnica

23. Disabled people in Koprivnica Football stadium

24. Disabled people in Koprivnica Buildings not adapted for the disabled: • City Gallery

25. Disabled people in Koprivnica Motel Bijela Kuća

26. Disabled people in Koprivnica Restaurant Podravska klet

27. Disabled people in Koprivnica City guide for disabled where one can find a list of accessible and inaccessible buildings and places in Koprivnica as well as all other information important for the disabled

28. Disabled people in Croatia Program “Tourism without barriers”financed by the Croatian Ministry of tourism

29. Disabled people in Croatia Hotels and tourist resorts adapted for the disabled people

30. Disabled people in Croatia Beaches for dissabled people Beach Kostanj in Rijeka was the first of that kind in Croatia

31. Disabled people in Croatia Hiking route in Omiš for the disabled

32. Disabled people in Croatia • How to make disabled people to be socially included (in tourism)? Networking >Dialog > Exchanging experiences ↓ Joint Projects

33. Disabled people in Croatia Thank you for your attention!