March 19, 2008

Accessible Wellington Forum: Tourism for Disabled People and Seniors

Wellington City Council is hosting an Accessible Wellington Forum on
Tourism for disabled people and seniors on 11 April, 2008. Dr Sandra
Rhodda, author of “Tourism for visitors to New Zealand with mobility
problems: a West Coast perspective” April 2007
http://www.taipoutini.ac.nz/taipoutini/report.asp?id=4#item , will speak
on the economic value to New Zealand business of catering for disabled
people and seniors. The Mayor of Wellington, Kerry Prendergast and the
CEO of Wellington City Council, Gary Poole will also speak.

An exhibition of barrier free solutions, Lifetime Design, Go-bus accessible buses and Wellington City Council accessible events, parks and gardens will run at the same time as the Forum.

People are asked to RSVP to Ross Livingstone by 2 April 2008.

For more information:

Contact: Ross Livingstone, Community Advisor-Disability
Postal: Absolutely Positively Accessible, PO Box 2199, Wellington
Phone: 04 801 3134
Mobile: 027 687 6412
Fax: 04 801 3124
Email: Ross.Livingstone@wcc.govt.nz

Posted by rollingrains at March 19, 2008 11:48 PM