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ICAO, ACI, IATA to host The Symposium on Accessibility in Worldwide Civil Aviation in December
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Collectively the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO), Airports Council Worldwide (ACI) and the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation (IATA) will host The Symposium on Accessibility in Worldwide Civil Aviation from 2 to three December 2024 at ICAO Headquarters in Montréal, uniting governments, business leaders and advocacy teams to deal with limitations to air journey confronted by individuals with disabilities or diminished mobility.
Underneath the theme “Inclusive and Universally Accessible Air Transport for Persons with Disabilities and Reduced Mobility,” the occasion will discover methods to create a extra accessible air transport system.
Key dialogue subjects will embody:
Worldwide frameworks and insurance policies for accessibility inclusionBarriers to air journey: architectural, technological, and informationalStories from passengers with disabilitiesGlobal collaboration on mutual requirements and practicesEnhancing accessibility by design and technologyMobility in air transport
The World Well being Group (WHO) estimates that over 1.3 billion people dwell with some type of incapacity, representing round 16% of the worldwide inhabitants.
Moreover, because the inhabitants ages, the share of individuals with disabilities is anticipated to extend.
Each States and business have demonstrated a powerful dedication to enhancing accessible air transport for passengers with disabilities.
Whereas present laws focus predominantly on addressing issues by particular person jurisdictions, attaining important progress would require shifting the main focus to the institution of a cohesive international framework.
“Universally coordinated and accessible air transport can solely be achieved by shut collaboration alongside the aviation worth chain.
ICAO is heightening cooperation with IATA and ACI on this precedence, as a result of it’s only by displaying governments and operators the way to work collectively as one that we’ll efficiently deal with current limitations in air journey,” stated Juan Carlos Salazar, ICAO’s Secretary Common.
“Airways wish to guarantee protected, dependable, and dignified journey for each passenger, together with these with disabilities. To ship this, airways, airports and the incapacity group should work collectively.
On high of this, nationwide regulatory frameworks for passengers with disabilities should help profitable service supply irrespective of the place a journey begins or ends.
Coordination amongst all these gamers is the important thing to empowering passengers with disabilities to journey with confidence.
We now have excessive expectations that this occasion will transfer us in the direction of that purpose,” stated Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director Common.
“ACI is dedicated to serving to our member airports allow barrier-free environments that present equal entry and excellent journey experiences for all company, no matter capacity.
This symposium will deliver collectively aviation stakeholders from throughout the ecosystem to have interaction in significant dialogue to determine actionable steps towards making a extra accessible air transport system,” stated Justin Erbacci, ACI World’s Director Common.
Organized throughout the context of the 2024 ICAO Yr of Facilitation, this novel occasion is anticipated to outcome within the creation and alternate of great new experience in the direction of enhancing the air journey expertise of individuals residing with disabilities.
It should moreover assist inform negotiations amongst ICAO’s 193 Member States on accessibility once they convene in 2025 for the forty second ICAO Meeting.
