Accessible Qatar, a Sasol initiative, is a smartphone application and website, the first of its kind in the region providing the disabled community instant and reliable information about the accessibility of public and touristic locations in Qatar. Combining expertly-audited data with user-submitted reviews and ratings, Accessible Qatar gives the disabled community and tourists the confidence to visit different accessible destinations. Moreover, having accessibility information publicly available on Accessible Qatar will encourage venues to make necessary modifications in support of accessibility for all patrons.
As part of its ongoing Accessible Qatar initiative, Sasol partnered with Project Qatar, the leading construction exhibition in Qatar, in order to raise awareness on the accessibility issue and to influence project developers towards making their existing and future venues accessible. Sasol and Project Qatar will also introduce a two days “Accessible Qatar Conference” on 8 and 9 May 2017, and “Accessible Qatar Awards” for most accessible venues in Qatar on 9 May 2017.
Sectors that would be covered in the conference will include the following:
Tourism: Accessible tourism for all: Examining global concepts and identifying new approaches and initiatives for sustainable accessible tourism
Architectural Designs: Eden Project Case Study -accessible architectural designs and implementation
Media Workshop: Importance of Accessibility and the Role of media in promoting it
Sports: How to Improve fan experience for people with disabilities. Case study on different elements and new development ideas on making World Cup 2022 accessible for all
Work Environment: Accessibility inside work place
Theme Park Accessibility: Case study of accessibility implementation best practices
The aim of the conference is to provide knowledge sharing in order to create awareness and explore importance of accessibility implementation in the various everyday life sectors. The conference will also promote a pavilion at Project Qatar to explore smart technologies which enable and foster universal accessibility.
Click here to view Accessible Qatar 2017 Conference Agenda
Click here to view Accessible Qatar 2017 Conference Recommendations Report