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We would like to invite you to read our blog about accessibility of tourism. The blog is the platform of communication between partners carrying out the Leonardo Da Vinci project “Tourist Environment Accessibility for Disability” and all parties interested in this issue – employees of tourist information centres, of travel agencies, guides, organisers of touristic events, hoteliers and all tourist industry staff as well as tourists with special needs themselves. The project is focused on rising awareness of disabled clients’ needs and developing tourist industry staff competences and skills which will allow them to take into account special needs of clients with different disabilities. The project is carried out by non-profit organizations – two from Poland (Foundation Institute for Regional Development & Cooperation Fund Foundation), one from UK (Action for Blind People) and one from Sweden (Access Sweden), taking advantage of previously executed projects, rich experience and expertise of the partners. More information about the project can be found on the website : http://eng.tead-europe.org/ . On the blog we are going to write about different issues connected with accessible tourism – present main barriers , discuss problems but also give examples of good practices and provide some useful information and tips what can be done in order to increase accessibility of different tourist services. We would like to encourage our readers to comment on our posts and send us stories of their experience with accessibility of tourism.