FEELIT-A Pioneer Curriculum for Designing Tourism Experiences for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Project number:

2021-1-EL01-KA220-VET-000028082

Timespan of the project:

28-02-2022 / 27-08-2024

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Financing program:

KA 2 Program – Cooperation partnerships in adult education

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CEIPES: International Centre for the Promotion of Education and Development

E-mail:

info@ceipes.org

The objectives of the project are the following:

Offer a better understanding of the requirements of tourists with hearing impairments as a valuable share of the tourism market (referring to physical access, accommodation, food, activities, attractions and transport).
Create employment opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing people to work as tourist agents creating accessible vacations for their peers.
Train travel agents on how to serve deaf customers and customers with hearing impairments. Staff who are well-trained with a ‘can-do’ attitude are important in improving travel enjoyment for these groups of customers.
Create a European community of deaf and hard of hearing people that will be advising peers to organise their trips in the visiting country.

Experimenting the FEELIT methodology with users
Increasing the understanding of the tourism experiences of Deaf or hard of hearing people through interactive activities
Developing an inclusive and interactive handbook
Creating a network of certified activities offering inclusive experiences for Deaf and hard of hearing people
Disseminating the FEELIT methodology

The project will produce the following three results:

R1 A curriculum on entry-level travel agent basics adequate for people with hearing impairments. b) A curriculum on design accessible vacation for deaf and hard of hearing people (both for existing travels agents and also for people with hearing impairments followed R1)
R2: An online e-learning platform with the course materials in all consortium languages and all countries sign languages.
R3: A certification scheme for both target groups to acquire the FEELIT certification.
R4: A VR and PC 3D game and a handbook with infographics for tourist providers to understand how it feels to be a visitor with hearing impairments in a foreign country.
R5: An online community of FeelIt operators ready to support visitors with hearing impairments that want to visit their countries
R6: To raise awareness of the project results, offering the game (for free) to the tourist industry.
R7: To enhance sustainability by (a) illustrating the added value of the services offered by the FeeliT Operators, (b) providing a convincing argument to decision-makers through dissemination and communication of the results of the project activities, and (c) supporting the online community of FeelIt operators in expanding the services offered.1- Engaging groups that will interact with the T4proIN training program (NGOs, travel agents and agencies, hotels, public authorities) and the final beneficiaries (people with disabilities, NGOs).

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