Representatives of Sarajevo International Airport held a workshop as a part of Danova project for blind and partially sighted people. A goal of the project and prospective outcomes of its implementation were presented at the workshop to stakeholders.
Representatives of the Association for the Blind of Sarajevo Canton, the Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted People of the Republic of Srpska, the Faculty of Transport and Communications, BHCAA, the Border Police of B&H and of a company Centrotrans attended the workshop.
A leader of Danova project on behalf of the airport Sarajevo, Berin Riđanović pointed out that a goal of the project implementation was improvement of infrastructure and improvement of service for blind and partially sighted people who use air traffic.
Associates from the Faculty of Transport and Communications participated in the workshop and Mr. Edvin Šimić through a presentation provided proposals and solutions for development of transportation infrastructure for blind and partially sighted people in B&H. Representatives of the Association for the Blind of Sarajevo Canton were participants as well and they provided information to attendees about issues and challenges blind and partially people in B&H face with.
Representatives of the Passenger Handling Department of Sarajevo International Airport, by means of a presentation, put emphasis on importance of raising awareness regarding blind and partially sighted passengers and they explained how staff was trained and how the handling of blind and partially sighted people was carried out.
Selmir Isaković, a representative of the Association for the Blind of Sarajevo Canton thanked the people in charge of the workshop organization and evaluated the same as of high quality and underlined the importance of Danova project implementation in B&H as well the importance of raising awareness in relation to rights and needs of blind and visually impaired people.