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Survey on disability awareness
People 1st has teamed up with VisitBritain and a number of other partners in the leisure industry to conduct a survey on disability awareness training in the UK.
The aim of the research is to gain a better understanding of the extent to which existing training in the UK tourism industry meets the needs of disabled visitors.
The survey is part of the government's efforts to increase access in the run up to the 2012 olympic and Paralympic Games.
In September 2007, the DCMS published a tourism strategy for 2012 which set out a programme of work to increase and improve access to services for disabled visitors in the UK.
It included a commitment to look at how training is meeting the needs of disabled visitors.
An Accessible Stakeholders Forum was set up in April 2008, covering a cross-section of stakeholders in tourism, visitor accommodation, visitor attractions, passenger transport and the hospitality industry.
The results of the survey, which closes on 27 February, will be analysed by People1st to help inform an industry-led working group on how to improve access for all.
Leisure industry professionals are encouraged to express their views and to complete the questionnaire at www.people1stsurveys.co.uk/accessibility/.