Tourfriend

🇫🇷 Le multiplier event de notre projet Tourfriend s’est déroulé le 4 janvier auprès des étudiants et formateurs en BTS Tourisme de l’institut Clorivière Institut Supérieur Clorivière. Comment intégrer les publics sourds dans l’industrie touristique et culturelle ? Quelques éléments de réponse à l’aide des ressources disponibles sur le site du projet www.tourfriend.eu. Un grand merci à Langue Turquoise pour son atelier de sensibilisation à la LSF et aux personnes présentes pour leur enthousiasme 🤗
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🇬🇧 The multiplier event of our project Tourfriend took place on the 4th of January with students and trainers in BTS Tourism of the Clorivière Institute Institut Supérieur Clorivière. How to integrate deaf people in the tourism and cultural industry? Some answers with the help of the resources available on the project website www.tourfriend.eu. Many thanks to Langue Turquoisefor his LSF workshop and to the people present for their enthusiasm 🤗

The previous days we had our last playtestings in France, Greece & Belgium with students from the tourism sector and others who learn Sign Language! We have all their comments and are now ready to incorporate them into the final versions of our phygital game! Stay tuned, as in a while you'll get to download all the material and try it yourselves!

Some interesting news from one of the beautiful museums of Milan https://www.facebook.com/PoldiPezzoli/posts/10159306140584799

In occasione della , il Museo Poldi Pezzoli presenta due video promozionali in LIS e con i sottotitoli realizzati nell'ambito del progetto , in collaborazione con ENS sezione provinciale di Milano Ens Milano e con il Patrocinio del Ministero Del Lavoro E Delle Politiche Sociali.

Da oggi sul nostro canale YouTube sono a disposizione due video che hanno una duplice funzione: incentivare il pubblico sordo a visitare il Museo e utilizzare i filmati come breve guida durante la visita .

VIDEO 1 > https://youtu.be/rsS4EgILHzQ
VIDEO 2 > https://youtu.be/AY9dkync58A

Ricordiamo i prossimi appuntamenti in programma:

- 20 novembre 2021 ore 16.00: laboratorio creativo in LIS il gioco del ritratto a cura di Valentina Bani per ragazzi sordi

- 29 novembre 2021 ore 18.00: visita guidata virtuale gemellata con le Terre Borromeo dedicata ai sordi ma aperta a tutti

- 12 dicembre 2021 ore 11.00: laboratorio Natale pop up al Museo a cura di Silvia Gherra per bambini sordi 7/11 anni in contemporanea visite guidate alle collezioni per i genitori

Posti limitati, per prenotazioni scrivere a: [email protected]

European accessibility act: did you know that the European Parliament approved it in 2019? By March 2022 it will be officially adopted in all member States! Find out more on https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1202

European accessibility act European Accessibility Act

Another smile for a new partners meeting. News arriving soon! +

💪Be part of the change!!!
👉This is your chance to learn some sign language if you work within the HORECA industry
🎮Download the game here: https://tourfriend.eu/phygital-game/

TOUR FR(I)END phygital Serious Game – TOUR FR(i)END Our wonderful world is full of beauties and diversity. Traveling around the world broadens our minds and motivates us to accept the differences, to understand other cultures and taste the beauties of life. The game TOURFRIEND is inviting you to a unique trip to sign language with the target to make....

Today is the International Day of Sign Languages! 🧏

On this day, it is important to remember that protecting and promoting rights for people with disabilities is essential!

Follow the link below and read about the new strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities:
👉https://ec.europa.eu/.../presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_813.

Today is International Day of Sign Languages!

We believe our strength is in diversity and sign languages are part of it.

By learning a sign language, you can engage with deaf persons at work or in public life.

👉Playtesting of the Phygital Serious Game in Cyprus, helping the tourist industry communicate with DHH
😁 Getting to the final version!
🙏Test it yourself and let us know what you think!
https://tourfriend.eu/phygital-game/?lang=el

📖 The learning training guide for learning basic sign language phrases aims to promote the social inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing people. It is based on the experience and practices of different European countries. The guide provides practical and easy to follow approaches and tools specifically for learning ISL to make tourism accessible.
🤓 Discover the article detailing this production on the EPALE website of the European Commission!

The learning training guide for learning basic sign language phrases using them in the field of tourism - EPALE - European Commission The learning training guide for learning basic sign language phrases using them in the field of tourism

The learning training guide for learning basic sign language phrases using them in the field of tourism aims to promote the social inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing people by strengthening the skills of trainers in this sector.
📖 The guide opens with a brief introduction to sign language written by the team of the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris. It then presents dialogues of tourist situations in cartoon form and in national (French, Greek/Cypriot and Italian) and international sign languages. In parallel to the written form, the user will also be able to access videos in sign language (in each country of the partnership). These videos will also be exploited and used in the serious game which will be both physical and digital.

🇫🇷Alors que la crise sanitaire a stoppé net l’économie touristique, les acteurs du tourisme devront relancer leur activité en intégrant toutes les attentes des publics. Le tourisme accessible n’est plus un tourisme de niche, mais un tourisme générant des retombées économiques. Les professionnels pourront de fait capitaliser sur les perspectives offertes à court terme, notamment par des événements sportifs majeurs (les Championnats mondiaux de ski, le Mondial de rugby en 2023, les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques en 2024), pour renforcer et améliorer la mise en accessibilité. Nous vous invitons à lire le dossier à ce sujet dans le n°2 du magazine de l’Association Tourisme et Handicaps.
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🇬🇧While the health crisis has brought the tourism economy to a halt, tourism actors will have to relaunch their activity by integrating all the expectations of the public. Accessible tourism is no longer a minority tourism, but a tourism that generates economic benefits. Professionals will be able to capitalize on the prospects offered in the short term, particularly by major sporting events (the World Ski Championships, the World Rugby Championship in 2023, the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024), to reinforce and improve accessibility. We invite you to read the report on this subject in the second issue of the magazine of the Association Tourisme & Handicaps.

Tourisme Accessible N°2 001 - COUV DEF:Mise en page 1 08/04/2021 14:01 Page 1 Tourisme accessible Le magazine de l’Association Tourisme & Handicaps No 2 Avril 2021 Tourisme accessible : une opportunité Handibat l Inspire Metz l Mucem l Camping “Les Saules” l La...

For the Greek speaking audience:

🇫🇷 Très jolie réalisation des éditions Monica Compagny pour apprendre les signes internationaux. Ce manuel de 150 signes LSF est traduit en Signes internationaux et vice-versa. Un livre également utile pour les Sourds étrangers qui viennent en France et veulent connaître les signes de la LSF.

© Editions Monica Companys & la Librairie L'Ouï-Lire

🇬🇧 Very nice realization of Editions Monica Compagny to learn international signs. This manual of 150 LSF signs is translated into International Signs and vice-versa. A book also useful for Deaf foreigners who come to France and want to know the LSF signs.

One more meeting of the team of Tourfriend !!!
We are right now work on IO3- Learning training guide and videos for sign language and IO5-Serious phygital game for learning sign languages!
Stay tuned... to be the first to test our materials!!!

The TOUR FRIEND project is a European project funded by the Erasmus+ program, and aims to provide online educational resources on accessible tourism. The creation of training guides and an educational game is the cornerstone of this project.

Un tourisme accessible avec le projet TOUR FRIEND (Erasmus+) - EPALE - European Commission Un tourisme accessible avec le projet TOUR FRIEND (Erasmus+)

Our training guide on accessible tourism for deaf and hard of hearing people is ready. Also in French, Greek and Italian. Read it. Share it! https://tourfriend.eu/training-guide/

Learning training guide for basic skills of people working in touristic industry (especially in terms of language, dialogs etc) – TOUR FR(i)END The main objective of “O2- Learning training guide for basic skills of people working in the field of tourism” is to introduce deaf, hard of hearing or hearing young people to the main skills and concepts in tourism. Additionally O2 will create a framework for the scenario of the serious game. M...

Lots of things are still closed, but let's get ready for the re-start and have a look here at these Italian accessible museums!: https://www.accessibitaly.it/en/accessibitaly/about-the-portal/

About the Portal – Progetto AccessibItaly – ENS Musei Accessibili per le Persone Sorde

✨ The Erasmus+ Tourfriend project team wishes you a Merry Christmas! ✨

🇫🇷 Chaque année, l’Association Tourisme et Handicaps décerne les trophées du tourisme accessible qui récompensent les bonnes pratiques au service de l’accessibilité des sites touristiques. Ces trophées couronnent l’engagement et la volonté des sites candidats d’accueillir les personnes en situation de handicap en leur offrant l’assurance de prestations adaptées à leurs attentes. Rendez-vous sur le site de l’association pour découvrir les lauréats et les présélectionnés de chaque catégorie.

🇬🇧 Every year, the Association Tourisme et Handicaps awards accessible tourism trophies that reward good practices in the service of the accessibility of tourist sites. These trophies reward the commitment and willingness of candidate sites to welcome people with disabilities by offering them the assurance of services adapted to their expectations. Visit the association's website to discover the winners and shortlisted candidates in each category.

Trophées du Tourisme Accessible 2020 Tourisme et Handicaps

📯 NEW NEWS ON THE TOUR FR(I)END PROJECT!

The first part of the methodological guide is online! This guide explains the objectives and perspectives of the project. In this first part, the methodology adopted included a documentation questionnaire in each partner country ( , , , and ) and a survey of the target audience, also in each country.

On the programme, find out: what is deaf culture? What are the types of languages in dhh and communication channels? Which institutions support these audiences in the development of their skills and job search? What is the place of the target public in the tourism industry? How is this sector evolving with regard to accessibility? In each partner country. Finally, we present the expected results of this project.

The partners Logopsycom, Challedu, Citizens In Power / Πολίτες Σε Ισχύ, Enjoy Italy and Les Apprimeurs are proud to make available this first content developed for the Erasmus+ Tour-Friend project!

To be found at this address:https://tourfriend.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/O1_Methodological-guide_Part-A_FINAL_For-platform.pdf

tourfriend.eu

Hands Up!
A very active Greek organization helping deaf people with various activities and services, provides deaf-friendly tours with parallel translation in sign language in the famous ancient greek monuments and antiques, like ancient Agora in Athens, Ancient Theatres of Hepirus and Korinth.
They are also an associate partner of our project.
Visit their page and learn more https://www.facebook.com/HandsUp.InterpreterAgency/
https://hands-up.org/en/category/%ce%be%ce%b5%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%ae%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%82/

Tours Archives - Hands-Up Image Tours Τα Ελευσίνια Μυστήρια για πρώτη φορά προσβάσιμα σε Κωφούς & Βαρήκοους

🇫🇷 Une autre façon d'apprendre quelques mots et phrases en LSF, qui pourront vous servir pendant vos voyages. Une très belle initiative de lepetitgeste_lsf à découvrir sur Instagram à cette adresse : https://www.instagram.com/lepetitgeste_lsf/

©lepetitgeste_lsf

Do you know about Deaf Europe Travel?
It is a website created by a sign language interpreter wishing to make the wonders of Spain and other European locations accessible for deaf tourists 🧏‍♀️🧏‍♂️
You can check their website here:
➡https://deafeurope.com/

ASL Deaf Tours In Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, & Europe Discover Europe with an American Sign Language Guide for the Deaf

Yesterday was World Tourism Day ! Its aim is to raise awareness of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The Secretary-General of the United Nations calls for global awareness: "Everyone has the right to equal access to leisure and tourism. However, 1 billion persons with disabilities worldwide (...) still face barriers in accessing the basic elements of travel, such as clear and reliable information, efficient transport and public services, and a physical environment in which it is easy to get around. In many tourist areas, nothing is being done to accommodate visually, hearing, mobility and cognitive impaired people, despite modern technology". Universal accessibility in tourism is a shared responsibility of all stakeholders in the tourism value chain, including our EU project Tour Friends !

Today we celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages.

Through actions like the European disability strategy and the European accessibility act, we are working to remove barriers that prevent deaf and hard of hearing people from participating fully in work and public life.

In 2021 we will present a new and strengthened European disability strategy. Together we will build a !