[Travelandtourism] I am doing a training course that focuses on people with disabilities

[cheryl echevarria]

Good morning everyone:
This article is for all and not just the travel professional, but the consumer as well.
Being a travel professional, you need to constantly do training, and getting re-certified, especially with CLIA - Cruise Lines International Association, this certification allows you to sell cruises and other forms of transportation, it shows you are a legitimate travel professional.
Well today I am doing on their new courses, that is given online, so I can renew my ID Card, you have to take at least one class to show you are active in the industry, besides just renewing your account.
I am doing there Travel for all program. The cruise line industry is working hard to change how the services there clients, it might not be obvious at first, but unless you are working with a professional that knows this, or asking the right questions to make your travel more enjoyable to all. I say way to go cruise industry.
So this is a step in the right direction, whether travel professionals take this course or other courses out there for the travel professional to learn that is another thing.
I am trying to educate as many of my suppliers as possible about people with disabilities, I say it this way, because yes we are blind; but some of us have other disabilities that go along with that:
like being deafin a wheelcharuse a scooterhave a c-pap machineasthmamentally disabledand other disabilities that might not be obvious to the naked eye.
Like myself, people think I am not blind, because I look at them, or my eyes are not scared or something, I am not always wear dark glasses, unless I am out in the sun. etc.
Or I get, wait a minute you are not blind you can see me, then I have to go into other explaining about how many blind people are not totally blind, etc. etc.
Just letting you know what I am finding once I finding something that will help all of us,
Whether you are a consumer or travel professional.
Let's hear your thoughts on the matter.
Cheryl Echevarria

Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY StateOffering the Best in Meaningful Travel Experiences for Everyone!Cheryl Echevarria, Ownerwww.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations at echevarriatravel.com

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