Overview
This training is for tourism economy businesses in Monmouthshire, such as accommodation providers, hospitality venues, attractions or managers of outdoor spaces and activity or event organisers.
The training session will run on Tuesday 10th November from 9.45am – 1pm at The Angel Hotel in Abergavenny, and will include the following :
- A presentation from PIWS, a Wales-based not for profit organisation that works to improve accessibility of travel and recreational activities for young disabled people and their families.
- Conversations with a previous Monmouthshire County Council Access Improvement Grant recipient
- BSL Beginners Workshop
- Presentation from an external accessibility platform about how you can promote your own accessible features.
When leaving the training, we hope you
- Understand what accessibility is and how it is relevant to you
- Identify possible barrier to accessibility in your business and how you can remove them or provide suitable adaptations
- Know some basic British Sign Language that is relevant to customer service
- Communicate the accessibility of your business, facilities or site to potential customers and/or visitors
Attendance is limited to 2 people per business, and we hope that this will be the business owner, manager or relevant area/site supervisor to ensure learning is considered in future business changes, events or policies.
EVENT DETAILS
Location : Ballroom of The Angel Hotel, Abergavenny, NP7 5EN (The Angel Hotel - Google Maps)
Date and time : Tuesday 10th November, 9.45am – 1pm.
Parking - the closest car park is Castle Street Car Park (a 1 minute walk away), the car park has a public toilet block
Refreshments will be provided
The Visitor Accessibility Improvement Grant and its associated training is supported by the Local Growth Fund, which is funded by the UK Government and managed in Wales by the Welsh Government.