{"id":8012,"date":"2022-10-21T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/?p=8012"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:59:46","slug":"gott-adgengi-i-ferdathjonustu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/gott-adgengi-i-ferdathjonustu\/","title":{"rendered":"Good accessibility in tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Accessibility in Tourism Invites You to a Seminar on October 27, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sj\u00e1lfsbj\u00f6rg, the National Federation of the Disabled, in collaboration with \u00d6B\u00cd Rights Associations, the Housing and Building Authority, and the Tourist Board, presents the project &quot;Good Accessibility in Tourism.&quot;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is intended to highlight what is being done well in accessibility and to encourage improvements. People with disabilities are a large group who want, and should be able, to travel as they please without barriers. Accessibility is a human rights issue that affects everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project will be presented at the Grand Hotel on October 27, 2022, with a seminar. Margr\u00e9t Lilja A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00f3ttir, chairperson of Sj\u00e1lfsbj\u00f6rg, and \u00d3sk Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, executive director of Sj\u00e1lfsbj\u00f6rg, will be among the speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15:00\u00a0<strong>Awareness campaign for the tourism industry<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:10\u00a0<strong>Address<\/strong><br>Sigur\u00f0ur Ingi J\u00f3hannsson \u2013 Minister of Infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:15\u00a0<strong>Good accessibility in tourism \u2013 Opportunities for increased revenue<\/strong><br>J\u00f3hann Vi\u00f0ar \u00cdvarsson \u2013 Analyst at the Tourist Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:25\u00a0<strong>Good accessibility, introduction to a new educational and motivational project<\/strong><br>Margr\u00e9t Lilja A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00f3ttir \u2013 Chairperson of Sj\u00e1lfsbj\u00f6rg<br>Harpa Cilia Ing\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir \u2013 specialist at the Housing and Building Authority<br>\u00c1slaug Briem \u2013 Project Manager at the Tourist Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:40\u00a0<strong>Introduction to Travable and Ramps Up Iceland<\/strong><br>\u00d3sk Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir \u2013 Executive Director of Sj\u00e1lfsbj\u00f6rg, the National Federation of the Disabled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:50\u00a0<strong>Training for frontline staff<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:00\u00a0<strong>Final words<\/strong><br>Thur\u00ed\u00f0ur Harpa Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, Chairperson\u00a0<strong>\u00d6B\u00cd Rights Association<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chair: El\u00edas Bj. G\u00edslason \u2013 Director at the Icelandic Tourist Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To attend the Grand Hotel, you must register.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferdamalastofa.is\/is\/moya\/formbuilder\/index\/index\/skraning-a-malthing-gott-adgengi-i-ferdathjonustu\">here<\/a>. The seminar will also be live-streamed.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fb.me\/e\/2VTBB2h5K\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seminar will not be sign-language interpreted, but will be note-taken if specifically requested. 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