The online course on assisting people with disabilities is carried out in collaboration with the International Hotel Directors Circle.
Today, Monday, May 25, starts the online course on assisting people with disabilities ‘The future of hotels: hosting accessibility and security’ within the Accessibilitas platform. Organized by the ONCE Foundation and the International Hotel Directors Circle.
The course on assisting for people with disabilities, addresses what assistance should be like in these establishments during the new opening phase, to continue fighting against the coronavirus without neglecting the needs of people with disabilities.
In the ‘new normality’, it will be necessary to implement new strategies and tackle actions aimed at gaining the trust of tourists, including certain groups (that of people with disabilities) so far forgotten, in order to reach the levels of which It has been enjoyed in the past, since tourism will play a very important role in the efforts carried out for the recovery of society in general.
Both entities ensure that in this way, the quality of services is increased, the company image is improved, it provides added value and allows it to be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
The online course on assisting for people with disabilities ‘The future of hotels: hosting accessibility and security’, which lasts for a week, aims to promote accessibility and sanitary security in hotels, in addition to guaranteeing equality of opportunities in the use and enjoyment of all people.
‘Design of a room and bathroom’, ‘Design of the common areas of the hotel’, ‘Care and treatment of customers with disabilities’,’ Standardization and certification ‘,’ Format and content of the website ‘,’ New technological and design solutions’, and ‘Case study’, are the blocks into which the course has been divided.
