GAATES hosted Workshop at TRANSED in the Accessible Transportation and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Joseph Kwan, Mukhtar Shibani, Betty Dion and Mohammed Tarawenh at TRANSED

Focusing on Accessible Transportation elements in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, GAATES convened a one day workshop at TRANSED in Hong Kong, the only international conference on accessible transportation. While the Convention does not have one specific article that addresses accessible transportation, the need for accessible transportation is inherent in all elements of participation in society.

GAATES prepares Monograph document on Accessibility Components of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

GAATES was selected by the UN - DESA office to prepare a Monograph document for the upcoming EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON ACCESSIBILITY to be held June 27- 30 in Washington, D.C. The meeting is hosted by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank Disability Initiative.

The Expert Group Meeting aims to promote greater awareness of environmental and ICT accessibility and advancement of persons with disabilities in the context of development, and to identify innovative and cost-effective approaches to accessibility both in the physical environment and in the fields of information and communications technologies as means to further inclusive processes of development.

International Congress "Development of Tourism for All" - Ringraziamenti per la partecipazione al convegno internazionale "Sviluppo del turismo per Tutti"

Ivor Ambrose, Giampiero Griffo and Mohammed Tarawenh at the Tourism for All conference in Italy.

A very successful conference was held in Alba, Italy focusing on tourism for all and promoting accessible tourist venues. Both Betty Dion and Mohammed Tarawenh, board members of GAATES were invited to give presentations. By the end of July presentations of all speakers will be available on the Development of Tourism for All website

EOC Announces Findings of the Formal Investigation on Accessibility in Publicly Accessible Premises

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) of Hong Kong announced the findings of the "Formal Investigation on Accessibility in Publicly Accessible Premises" which examined 60 publicly accessible premises owned or managed by the Housing Authority, Hong Kong Housing Society.

The Formal Investigation is a focus study which involved collection of quantitative and qualitative data through a combination of methods, including document review, access audit, focus groups discussion, case study, invitation of views and submission from stakeholders, response from owners and management of the Target Premises. Press Release for Findings of the Formal Investigation on Accessibility in Publicly Accessible Premises.

Last updated: June 29, 2010