Dancing Through Life 'Til Hell Freezes Over - Gary Presly on Gimp Life at 50 YearsGary Presley, author of "Seven Wheelchairs: A Life Beyond Polio" (University of Iowa Press) begins his article in the Washington Post this way, "This month I began my 50th year of riding a wheelchair through life. In case you're wondering,... Air Travel - Philippines This review of the Cebu Pacific's discrimination against deaf travelers appeared at Filipino Deaf blog... $4.7 Million Disability Transportation Research GrantCongratulations to Edward Steinfeld, Arch.D.and Aaron Steinfeld, Ph.D on their grant from the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).... The New Visitability Slide Show Available for DownloadOn the Visitability web site, Concrete Change, you will find this goal statement: VISIT-ABILITY (Inclusive Home Design) Our focus is new homes. Not government buildings, restaurants, etc. (important as they are). Our goal is to make ALL homes visitable, not... 2009 Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Florianópolis, Brazil During disastrous flooding the chairman and top executives of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) met with Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the Governor of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, Luiz Henrique da... Universal Design, Visitability and the "Resort Lifestyle" in a Retirement HomeLuxury comes home in Kansas City. It is being described with reference to travel industry products in the "resort lifestyle" retirement home with "cruise ship style dining": Riverstone Resort Lifestyle Retirement Community in Kansas City, North, offers a “cruise ship”... Vida em Movimento (Portuguese) Apresentado por Dudu Braga, filho do cantor Roberto Carlos, o programa "Vida em movimento" estréia neste sábado, dia 29, às 10h, na TV Cultura. O objetivo "é mostrar e valorizar toda a capacidade física de pessoas com deficiência", como... The 2012 Games - Tourism Development SurveyIn 2012 the eyes of the world will be on the UK and of course the South West, therefore The South West RDA are trying to build up a picture of what the current offer is to disabled visitors and... Canadians with Disabilities Win Air Transportation AccessFrom November 20, 2008: Today the Supreme Court of Canada denied Air Canada and WestJets request to appeal the decision of the Canadian Transportation Agency which requires the airlines to accommodate persons who need additional seating space because of their... Australia Supports Disablity & DevelopmentThe Australian Government has for the first time made people with disability a priority for Australia's international development program. Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, will launch Australia's first strategy to guide Australia's aid program in supporting people... First International Conference "Accessible Tourism for All", BelgradeThis announcement comes via ENAT: 13-14 December 2008. Belgrade. The First International Conference on "Accessible Tourism for All" to be held in Serbia will take place in Belgrade, supported by the Ministry of Economy and Development, the National Tourist Organization... Una casa para toda la vida (Spanish)La Sociedad Insular para la promoción de las personas con discapacidad (Sinpromi) del Cabildo de Tenerife, vuelve a estar, por tercer año consecutivo, con Una casa para toda la vida, en la Feria Construye, que se celebra del 26 al... Trends Toward Inclusive Tourism in Industry Ethics StatementsThis new item together with application of CRPD Article 30 and the explicit promotion of Inclusive Tourism by the Responsible Tourism movement portends hopeful future: The World Committee on Tourism Ethics inaugurated its permanent secretariat on the occasion of its... Once Greece "Gets It"The Greek Minister of Tourism Spiliotopoulos predicts that Greece will weather the current economic downturn well. With tourism development projects underway emphasizing ecological sustainability and diversity of projects it requires only a half-step forward until the country emerges as a... Strategies for Promoting Universal Design in the USThe US elections signaled the mainstreaming of a frustration with confrontation and gridlock in addressing the common good of societies. Whether Republican, democrat, or independent the mantra was "Change!" Here the message has consistently been that the change that is...
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