EUROSTAT mentions Tourism for all

Within the EUROSTAT "Panorama on Tourism" report from 2006 you'll find some remarkable sentences starting at page 10 (13 within the .pdf File):
"Another aspect that has seen increased attention in Europe in recent years is "tourism for all". That means that disabled people also participate frequently in tourism activities. Their access to means of transport, attractions and other facilities (accommodation establishments, beaches, etc.) has considerably improved.
In the year 2000, official statistics showed that the proportion of people who are registered as severely disabled was estimated at 9% of the total EU population (33.8 million people). However, the overall number of disabled is much higher (about 25% — European Commission, 2004). Some studies have demonstrated that the number of trips per person that could be made by disabled people who are financially and physically able to travel would be the same as for the average population.
This highlights the importance of adapting tourism offerings and services in such a way that nobody is excluded from enjoying them.
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Thank you to Ivor Ambrose, Coordinator of the OSSATE-Project, for this information

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