Accessible Tourism: How Travel Can Be Accessible for All - Jose Bourdain

Accessibility NYC Meetup - December 2 2021

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TourismForAll is a travel agency and tour operator that specializes in accessible tourism. Its mission is to provide quality services and accommodations to anyone with a disability who travels to Portugal. It has customized packages and trips to meet customer needs and expectations. A team of specialized professionals will ensure travelers receive the help and care they need from arrival to departure.

And because TourismForAll has vast knowledge in the area of care tourism, it is able to offer its customers a wide range of adapted activities. We have accommodations for transportation, visits, tours, experiences, and offer services of daily care/monitoring as well as technical aids equipment.

It has a dynamic multilingual team with a great passion for our country and for contacting people from all over the world.

Come learn how it's possible for people with a disability or chronic illness to travel and tour places like Portugal.

And there will be time for your questions.

PRESENTER BIO
José Bourdain holds a degree in Human Resource Management from the Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa and a Master's degree in Political Science from the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon. He conducted several investigations on electoral behavior and co-authored a book, published several articles in national and international newspapers and magazines. He has appeared on television and radio programs as a guest political commentator.

He started his career in the area of disability. In 1998, he founded Cercitop, a non-profit cooperative. In 2013, he created Tourism for All, a tour operator and travel agency that specifically focus on market segments to be explored in Portugal such as health tourism, medical tourism, and accessible tourism
http://www.jose-bourdain.com/
https://www.tourism-for-all.com/en/home/

DETAILS
https://www.meetup.com/A11yNYC/events/281794320

SPONSORS
Thanks to Adobe, Equal Entry, and Fable for sponsoring.

CAPTIONS
Texas Closed Captioning http://www.texascaption.com/

WEBCAST
Livestream provided via a partnership with the Internet Society Accessibility SIG https://A11ySIG.org

ACCREDITATION
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY NYC
New York City is home to virtually every type of person and every type of company on earth. Our group exists to advance accessibility and inclusive design. Our goal is to bring together NYC's accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, and our experiences. If you're interested in accessibility and inclusive design then we want you in this group. We meet monthly, our previous presentations are archived on this YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/a11ynyc Follow us on Twitter @A11YNYC https://twitter.com/a11ynyc

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