May 26, 2005
Inclusive Travel -- Brazil
With clever wordplay between "Disabled" ("Deficiente") and "Efficient" ("Eficiente"), one robust Brazilian non-profit seems poised to make a big contribution to national efforts to build industry capacity for travel that is suitable for senior and disabled tourists.
Cidadão Eficiente in São Paulo integrates tourism into its already considerable work for social inclusion. with apologies to those who don't read Portuguese (yet), I recommend the column by Julie Nakayama Hasushi "Julie Cristal," Viagems Pelo Mundo as a place to start at http://www.cidadaoeficiente.org.br/
Notice too the capacity-building workshops, lectures, installations (Hotel Eficiente) and guided experiences (Trilha Sensorial). Cidadão Eficiente can also print Braille items. Other agencies providing services to the disability community will find much to imitate in the model and offerings of Cidadão Eficiente.
Posted by rollingrains at May 26, 2005 09:09 PM