Tourism should be an experience accessible to everyone, yet many individuals with disabilities encounter significant obstacles that limit their ability to participate fully. To address these challenges, the Erasmus+ project HeritAccess, in partnership with Forcoop and other organizations, has developed a comprehensive set of guidelines to promote inclusivity and sustainability in tourism, with a particular…

The Ruta del Vino de Toro recently hosted a highly anticipated multiplier event to present the HeritAccess project, part of the Erasmus+ program, in collaboration with Formative Footprint. This event was a key moment in introducing the project to a wide range of stakeholders, including tourism professionals, accessibility advocates, and local community members, to spread…

In September 2024, Ruta del Vino de Toro conducted a piloting phase for the HeritAccess project, with 20 participants testing the newly developed platform designed to make heritage sites more accessible. The platform, featuring panoramic tours of different wineries of the consortium country cities, received positive feedback for its usability and accessibility. The HeritAccess platform,…

Novopano hosted their multiplier event in Hamburg, Germany in form of an exhibition stand on the “WeinHamburg” exhibition. We were very happy to be a part of the 140 exhibitors on the 3000 sqm area from 2nd to 3rd of November. The other exhibitors itself were primarily small wineries. To some of them we were…

Grm Novo mesto – center biotehnike in turizma organised the multiplier event on 24.10.2024. The event attracted 30 participants that were interested in the project results, as the panorama photos with the alternative texts and voice description of the wineries is something new and different from what they have seen until now. In the multiplier…

Grm Novo mesto – center biotehnike in turizma organised three workshops in September and October 2024 to test the web page of the HeritAccess project (2022-1-ES01-KA220-ADU-000086106). Workshops were organised in order to get the feedback about the webpage and the panorama photos with all the adjustments for people with disabilities. In those three workshops, Grm…

We recieved great and positive feedback for our project website and panororamic tours – Thank you! We got over 150 answers and here is a small summary of your feedback: The operability of both website modes (normal and screen reader optimised) was evaluated highly positive. Over 94% evaluated the navigation on the website and 87%…

Do you enjoy pure silence? Silence – where you can the birds singing in the wood? Silence – where you can hear snow falling? Silence – where you can hear the sparkling of wine? Enjoy the sound of fermenting grapes: Video was taken at Liakou Winery in Kalambaka, Greece. You can also listen to the…

One of the projects outcomes is the creation of a collection of guidelines, the HeritAccess Guide, containing standards and advice to turn an old almost unused space into a ready-to-be-exploited site, full of historical value and, most importantly, accessible to a wider adult public. The HeritAccess Guide is available in all seven project languages and…

Did you already listen to the 360° storytelling? Maybe even in a language other than your native language? Almost all audio descriptions in all languages are available. This makes an incredible number of 174 audio recordings. A bit thanks to our storyteller! If you have not yet, visit our website, enjoy the panoramic tours and…