BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL PRESS - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://accessibletravel.online X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL PRESS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20280326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20281029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260718T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260719T225959 DTSTAMP:20260505T125524 CREATED:20250630T120747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T221729Z UID:27115-1784415600-1784501999@accessibletravel.online SUMMARY:Changing Places Awareness Day DESCRIPTION:2\,820 views around the world\n Changing Places Awareness Day \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChanging Places Awareness Day\n\n\n\nThe Changing Places campaign was officially launched in July 2006. In celebration\, the Consortium decided to make July 19th an annual awareness day for the campaign. \n\n\n\nChanging Places Awareness Day is all about celebrating all that the campaign has achieved to date thanks to the dedicated support of all our incredible campaigners. \n\n\n\nIt is also an opportunity to help raise more vital awareness of the life changing difference Changing Places toilets make to peoples lives – not just in the UK but around the world! \n\n\n\nRead Real Life Stories at the website of the CPAD. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Blog \n 25.000+ accessible toilets in 1 app 25.000+ accessible toilets in 1 app in GERMANY – INTERNATIONAL #accessibletravelnews Germany\, Austria\, Switzerland It all started in the German speaking countries in Europe. 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Disability alphabet From Access Trax to Wheelchair to Z A Access Trax B Braille C Custom made D Disability E Electric scooter F Friends and family G Guide dog H Hoist I Inclusion J Justice K Knobs\, hooks\, handles L Lift\, pool lift M Mobility N No O Obstacle P Power wheelchair… \n \n \n by Accessible Travel Press \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reviews \n Reviews at AccessAdvisr Reviews at AccessAdvisr – 20+ countries – EUROPE Europe’s no 1 Review Site At the AccessAdvisr website you find over 3000 reviews worldwide AccessAdvisr was developed by Rob Trent (United Kingdom) to allow disabled people to provide a real-world view of how easy-to-access different places and transport stops are for disabled people. 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Check out these amazing… \n \n \n by Accessible Travel Press \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nDid you enjoy this article? Feel free to share it\, comment or post on your social media.Share\n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n Reddit URL:https://accessibletravel.online/event/changing-places-awareness-day/ LOCATION:Changing Places\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:International Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://accessibletravel.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/changing-places-awareness-day.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261007T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261008T225900 DTSTAMP:20260505T125525 CREATED:20250630T121048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T221631Z UID:20298-1791414000-1791500340@accessibletravel.online SUMMARY:World Sight Day DESCRIPTION:2\,820 views around the world\n every second Thursday of October – World Sight Day \n\n\n\n\n\nWorld Sight Day – October\n\n\n\nAccessible Events global calendar\n\n\n\nWorld Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October\, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment.\n\n\n\nEstablished by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2000\, World Sight Day is the main advocacy event for raising awareness about blindness and vision impairment for VISION 2020: The Right to Sight\, a global initiative created by WHO and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthe Blind Leading the Blind by Louise Bourgeois – a sculpture in the gardens of Rijksmuseum\, Amsterdam\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT VISION 2020 AUSTRALIA*\n\n\n\n Established in October 2000\, Vision 2020 Australia is part of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight\, a global initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). \n\n\n\nVision 2020 Australia is the national peak body working in partnership to prevent avoidable blindness and improve vision care in Australia and our region. We represent around 50 member organisations involved in local and global eye health and vision care\, health promotion\, low vision support\, vision rehabilitation\, eye research\, professional assistance and community support. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur vision is the elimination of preventable blindness and vision loss and the full participation of people who are blind or vision impaired in the community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo achieve this vision within a diverse sector\, Vision 2020 Australia engages its members to facilitate collaborative partnerships in order to advocate for and raise awareness of eye health and vision care. We work closely with Australian Government departments across health\, ageing\, disability and international development\, advocating for improved eye health and vision care outcomes. \n\n\n\n *source: http://worldsightday.org.au/about/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTactile painting of the Mona Lisa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Golden Cage \n \n by Bianca Moody\, SPAIN \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Traveling as an Act of Self-Care \n \n by Bianca Moody\, SPAIN \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tours for blind and visually impaired travelers \n \n by Accessible Travel Press \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Over 200 trails: Nature for all \n \n by Accessible Travel Press \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n PLANES VS. TRAINS: Blind Wanderer Edition — Blind Wanderer \n \n by Accessible Travel Press \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seable Holidays for the visually impaired \n \n by Accessible Travel Press \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lazarillo app – South America \n \n by Accessible Travel Press \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDid you enjoy this article? Feel free to share it\, comment or post on your social media.Share\n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n Reddit URL:https://accessibletravel.online/event/world-sight-day/ CATEGORIES:International Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://accessibletravel.online/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190703_160909.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261203T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261203T235900 DTSTAMP:20260505T125525 CREATED:20251203T124408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T221315Z UID:60320-1796256000-1796342340@accessibletravel.online SUMMARY:International Day of People with Disabilities DESCRIPTION:2\,820 views around the world\n\n\nInternational Day of People with Disabilities is not owned by the UN – it is owned by everyone: people\, organisations\, agencies\, charities\, places of learning – all of whom have a vital role to play in identifying and addressing discrimination\, marginalization\, exclusion and inaccessibility that many people living with disabilities face. \n\n\n\nInternational Day of People with Disabilities is one day on the international calendar\, yet it symbolizes the actions we should take every day\, in order to create diverse and accepting communities. \n\n\n\nThe Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities is an international human rights treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of people with disabilities. \n\n\n\nThere are many websites where you can find information about IDPWD – the text on this event page is found on the Australian website https://idpwd.org/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Blog \n Disability alphabet know your ABC! 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Feel free to share it\, comment or post on your social media.Share\n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n Reddit URL:https://accessibletravel.online/event/international-day-of-people-with-disabilities/ CATEGORIES:Africa,Asia,Caribbean,Europe,International Day,Middle East,North America,Oceania,South America ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://accessibletravel.online/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/3-dec-VN-dag.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20270104T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20270104T235900 DTSTAMP:20260505T125525 CREATED:20191012T073218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T221936Z UID:20331-1799020800-1799107140@accessibletravel.online SUMMARY:World Braille Day DESCRIPTION:2\,820 views around the world\n\n\n World Braille Day\n\n\n\nWorld Braille Day is observed in order to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.\n\n\n\nThe first official World Braille Day was celebrated on 4 January 2019.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is Braille?\n\n\n\nBraille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter and number\, and even musical\, mathematical and scientific symbols. \n\n\n\nBraille (named after its inventor in 19th century France\, Louis Braille) is used by blind and partially sighted people to read the same books and periodicals as those printed in a visual font. \n\n\n\nUse of braille allows the communication of important information to and from individuals who are blind or partially sighted\, ensuring competency\, independence and equality. \n\n\n\nBraille is a means of communication for blind persons\, as reflected in article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and is essential in the context of education\, freedom of expression and opinion\, and access to information and written communication\, as well as for the social inclusion of blind persons\, as reflected in articles 21 and 24 of the Convention. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n blind and visually impaired \n Tours for blind and visually impaired travelers  A collection of travel tips for blind travelers and people with low vision Tips and tours for blind travelers Throughout the Accessible Travel Online website you find quite some information for people with low vision. 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This is in Florence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto source – Facebook (unknown) \n\n\n\n\nDid you enjoy this article? 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Feel free to share it\, comment or post on your social media.Share\n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n Reddit URL:https://accessibletravel.online/event/rare-disease-day/ CATEGORIES:International Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://accessibletravel.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RDD-2025_Pledge-Card_landscape_English.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR