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The main function of Europeforall.com is to help travellers who need accessibility information to plan their holiday or business trip more easily and with confidence.
The EfA database contains the results of individual assessments of venue accessibility based on standard questions and checklists. The check-points have been carefully selected by user representatives and experts to provide essential accessibility information for people with all types of accessibility requirements.
Every EfA venue is assigned a Venue Assessment Level, as follows:
The assessment procedures are described in more detail, below.
No Level - Incomplete assessment is the lowest level of accessibility assessment. It means EITHER that no accessibility information is available OR that answers to some ‘self-assessed’ questions may be missing. For example, a venue owner may not have completed the “measurements” section of the EfA self-assessment questionnaire. The accessibility data which is displayed is, however, compliant with the EfA Level 1 assessment procedure.
Level 1 - Self-assessment provides an ”entry-level” accessibility assessment procedure for those venue owners or managers who wish to register their establishment with Europeforall.com. The number and type of questions is fixed, according to the venue type. Most questions have ”closed” answers, which require the venue owner or manager to select the appropriate response from two or more fixed alternatives. In some cases the respondent may reply ”not applicable”. A few simple measurements are also required, such as the minimum width of a door opening.
View sampleLevel 1 Assessment Questionnaire for Hotels
Level 1 assessment also includes an option for the venue owner or manager to upload photos to the database. To help the venue owner or manager to take suitable photos, theEfA Photo Guide is provided. This document may be downloaded or consulted on-line.
To help the owner take accurate measurements for the venue self-assessment, theEfA Measurement Guide is provided. This document may be downloaded or consulted on-line.
Level 2 - Access Audit is the EfA assessment procedure used by independent auditors on site visits. In this procedure all public areas of the venue or establishment are measured, described and assessed, using appropriate checklists for each part of the venue. Level 2 audit questions cover a wider range of information than the self-assessments, and the checklists also include a greater number of measurements.
For Private Operators of multiple venues, as well as Cities, Regions or Countries which do not currently operate an Accessible Tourism Information Scheme, EfA Level 2 provides a comprehensive approach with training procedures, accessibility checklists and database tools for establishing and managing such a scheme. For further information about the implementation of EfA Level 2 assessment for venues in your area or under your management, please Contact EfA.
Level 3 - Proprietary Scheme means that venue accessibility data has been gathered during an on-site audit by a third-party organisation which has an agreement with EfA to display all or part of its information on the EfA site.
Level 3 audits may be carried out, for example, by hotel chains or by city, regional or national access schemes.
A Level 3 Proprietary Scheme may contain more or less detailed information than is gathered by EfA Level 2 checklists. The Level 3 data supplier’s name and a link to the independent on-line source data are provided, where this is possible.
The current list of Level 3 proprietary suppliers to EfA is shown below:
Europe for All - Online information on accessibility for travellers (At epractise.eu)
ProWorker IBFT - Infoplattform barrierefreier Tourismus (Austria) , Assoc. Nat. pour le Logement des personnes Handicapées asbl. (Belgium) , Toegankelijkheidsbureau vzw. (Belgium) , Foreningen Tilgængelighed for Alle (Denmark) , Disability Now (Greece) , EWORX S.A. (Greece) , Ministry of Tourism (Greece) , VisitOSLO AS (Norway) , Turism för alla i Sverige (Sweden) , British Tourist Authority "Visit Britain" (UK)