The first international conference to systematically address inclusive travel will be Adaptive Environment's Designing for the 21st Century III.
Day 1 - December 7, 2004 - includes the day-long event, "Universal Design and the International Travel & Hospitality Industry."
Watch The Rolling Rains Report for regular updates on this event to be held at Hotel Sofitel, Rio de Janeiro.
Below is the day's agenda.
Scott Rains, D. Min., Resident Scholar, Center for Cultural Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Manager, Computer-Assisted Education, Eden Housing, Inc. -- "Overview: Opportunities for Universal Design Specialists and Travel & Hospitality Professionals" Edward Steinfeld, Arch. D., AIA,Professor of Architecture,Director, IDEA Center,School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo, State University of New York -- "The History of the Universal Design Movement and Its Potential in the Tourism Industry" Simon Darcy, BA (Leisure Studies), MEnvPlan, Senior Lecturer, School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Bruce Cameron BEc, Grad. Dip. DP, CPA, ACAA Publisher Easy Access Australia (www.easyaccessaustralia.com.au) -- "The Accessible Tourism Experience: Australia with Views to the Asia Pacific Region� Eric Lipp, Executive Director, Open Doors Organization, Chicago, IL -- "Statistical Study of the Travel Purchasing Power of Consumers with Disabilities: Results from the US 2002 Study, a Look at the US 2005 Study and a Call for International Replication" Regina Cohen, Uma Cidade para Todos!, Nucleo Pro-Acesso - UFRJ, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo -- "An Urban Universal Design Makeover: The Rio City Project and It's Unfinished Agenda for Tourism"
Laurie Ringaert, Director, The Center for Universal Design, College of Design, NC State University -- "Manitoba, Canada: Is The Tourism Industry Ready for the Market of Seniors and Persons with Disabilities?" Jani Nayar, Executive Coordinator, SATH (Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality), New York, NY -- "Universal Design Best Practices Review: Case Studies from the Travel Industry" Luiza Helena Boueri Rebello, NPD - Centro Universit�rio da Cidade, "A Hands-on Field Experience: The Rio de Janeiro Green Map Project as a New Resource for Urban Tourism"
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