Disabled people in tourism

Strategy for the disabled people Enable accessibility and informational support for hearing and vision impaired people in medical institutions  Activities: a) remove architectural barriers in health care facilities b) installing of line guiding for blind persons in health institutions c) establish a communication system for deaf persons in health institutions (light signals) 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 areas c) build a public sanitation facility, accessible and adapted for persons with disabilities in the central part of town 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 disabilities b) co-finance the costs of public transport for people with disabilities Disabled people in Koprivnica

 Provide communications support to people with disabilities  Activities: a) further installment of traffic light sounds in the central part of town b) further marking of tactile trails for blind and visually impaired people in the central part of town Dissabled 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) Disabled people in Koprivnica

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

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

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

 City museum – partially adapted Disabled people in Koprivnica Elementary school

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

 City library Fran Galović – fully adapted Disabled people in Koprivnica

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

 City library Fran Galović:  CARDS 2002 project - forming of a special collection of library materials (audio books on 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 (PC with additional 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). Disabled people in Koprivnica

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

 Train and bus station Disabled people in Koprivnica

Traffic light sounds 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

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

Disabled people in Koprivnica

 Tennis club Koprivnica Disabled people in Koprivnica

 Football stadium Disabled people in Koprivnica

Buildings not adapted for the disabled:  City Gallery Disabled people in Koprivnica

Motel Bijela Kuća

 Restaurant Podravska klet 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 Disabled people in Koprivnica

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

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

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

 Hiking route in Omiš for the disabled Disabled people in Croatia

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

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