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Carolina Palazón recalled that "in recent years, the Popular Party has made great strides working on accessibility in all interventions on the historical heritage".

The World Tourism Day is celebrated on the 27th with the slogan "Tourism for all: promoting universal accessibility", "this phrase reminds us that accessibility is not only a concern for the tourism sector, but is also a real opportunity for destinations, "he said the popular councilman Carolina Palazón,

In this regard, the Municipal People's Party presented a motion to the full City to carried out a series of actions that allow Cartagena is an accessible tourist destination in order to ensure that the environment, tourism products and services can be enjoyed on an equal basis by anyone with or without disabilities.

Palazón said that in in recent years, the Popular Party has made great progress in this area, "working on accessibility in all interventions on the historical heritage and peatonalizando the main streets and squares of the areas most traveled by tourists . This work allowed to draw accessible routes and has been essential to receive approval from tourists cruising and many visitors who look for easy travel destinations and adapted for the disabled ".

However, "Cartagena can and should do much more to improve the offer and make the product have already created comes as an offer to tourists seeking accessible to schedule trips and holiday destinations".

Therefore, the Municipal People's Party asked the Government to continue in this line of work and carry out a series of activities focused on the tourist offices, which are the first image of the city:

Staff receive customer service training in care of people with disabilities and diverse needs.

For example, basic training in sign language or how to properly inform a visually impaired person.

Having information in visual, auditory and intellectual accessible formats.

Development of a simplified city level.

Design adapted routes through the old town, set on a calendar and the possibility of advance reservation, in which each focus on a disability: auditory, visual, physical and intellectual;

and the development of support materials with easy to read brochures, pictograms and Braille librettos of the most emblematic elements.

Implementation of a dissemination plan "" 100% accessible "" media and institutions linked to people with disabilities.

In addition, the popular council has insisted that "it is important to remember that this offer is not only attractive for people with disabilities, but also for travelers who travel with children or the elderly and is a feature of quality and prestige for the destination".

Source: PP Cartagena