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How Westchester County Tourism and Film Is Leading on Inclusive Travel

Peter with his guide dog Inga, a yellow lab guide dog is at the center on a harness, standing next to a man in a wheelchair. Everyone is smiling, wearing business attire with name badges, in front of a large wall-mounted screen and wood-paneled wall.

Westchester County executives and tourism leaders and Slatin Group presenters following our training session at the Louis V. Gerstner Center in Armonk, NY.

Thank you, Westchester County Tourism & Film for joining us on a learning and teaching journey to increase and improve accessible tourism throughout your 48 municipalities spread over 450 square miles. Helping this popular destination, where tourists spend well above $2 billion annually, address its accessible travel questions with a unified message is a challenge we are embracing. WCTF understands that its needs can be different from those in Our previous work with Destination Marketing Organizations in cities such as New York, Boston, New Orleans and Seattle.

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Luxury Meets Accessibility at Moet-Hennessy

Peter and Loice standing on the left side across from Arielle and Claribel, the group is talking to eachother before the event in the library area. Arielle introduced Claribel to Peter and Loice. There are a few people pictured in the back seated at a table.

On July 24 – just two days shy of the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I participated in a panel discussion at the HQ of Moet Hennessy USA in the magnificent 7 World trade Center.

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Accessibility Training at The Carlyle Hotel: Advancing Inclusive Luxury Hospitality

In a cozy back-of-house meeting room at the historic top-line Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, I spoke about Elements of Service with three groups of Carlyle associates over the course of a day.

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ADA Compliance Robots Come to Orange County

The city of Irvine, California, a meticulously planned and groomed city where no leaf dare spring loose from the knife-edged suburban hedge, is deploying several robots on walkabouts to assess ADA compliance at Irvine’s 9,000-plus curb cuts and 1,000-plus miles of sidewalks.

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Accessible Canada, Accessible World

I was honored to participate in planning the Communications track for Accessible Canada, Accessible World, a fascinating conference held in Montreal in May.

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