The main topics discussed at the symposium;
The concept and importance of Accessible, Reachable, Barrier-Free City for Everyone and Barrier-Free Tourism
Barrier-Free City, Problems Encountered in the Expansion of Barrier-Free Tourism, Promotion of Barrier-Free Tourism, Barrier-Free City, the importance of cooperation with local governments and civil society organizations in the sustainability of Barrier-Free Tourism.
In the symposium, which was attended by officials from the Presidency for Persons with Disabilities, the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Controllers of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism İrfan Akıncı, and ALTİD board members Hüseyin Balıkçıoğlu and İlhan Ekinci, studies in Alanya and the example of the pilot facility study were conveyed, and information regarding the studies at Monte Carlo Hotel as a pilot facility was provided.
Within the framework of the Law on Persons with Disabilities No. 5378, the current progress regarding making public areas accessible and reachable for the active participation of persons with disabilities in social life, which local governments were required to implement by 2012, and the contributions this will provide to our country's tourism were evaluated.