Making Fars Tourism Infrastructure Accessible to People with Disabilities Is Essential

The Director General of Cultural and Pilgrimage Affairs at the Tourism and Pilgrimage Deputy of the Fars Governorate emphasized the need to develop accessible tourism infrastructure and adapt historical and tourist sites. He called these requirements for achieving social justice and stressed the shared responsibility of executive bodies and the private sector in ensuring people with disabilities have equal access to the province's tourism capacities.

General Director of Culture and Pilgrimage of Fars Governorate:

The General Director of Culture and Pilgrimage of Fars Governorate's Deputy for Tourism and Pilgrimage Affairs emphasized the necessity of developing accessible tourism infrastructures, the adaptation of historical and touristic places is one of the requirements for the realization of social justice, and he emphasized the joint responsibility of the executive bodies and the private sector in providing the opportunity for people with disabilities to benefit equally from the tourism capacities of the province.

According to the report of Aria Heritage reporter, Siddmjatbi Alavi Ardakani today, October 21, 1405, on the sidelines of the commemoration ceremony of Shourideh Shirazi, the famous blind poet of Fars province, which was held with the presence of a group of visually impaired people and flower bearers of the poet's tomb in the historical cultural complex of Saadiyeh, said: People with disabilities, in addition to possible limitations, have valuable abilities and capacities and provide a suitable platform for their effective presence in the arenas. Social diversity is an undeniable necessity.

Director General of Culture and Pilgrimage of Fars Governorate Tourism and Pilgrimage Affairs, pointing to the necessity of achieving justice in the provision of public services, added: Achieving a just society requires that facilities and services be designed and provided in such a way that all sections of the society can benefit from them without discrimination. Tourism, as one of the important areas of public services, should be accessible to all citizens, including people with disabilities.

Referring to the difficulty of accessing some historical and touristic attractions, Alavi Ardakani said: Adapting the access routes, creating necessary facilities and removing physical barriers in touristic places will provide a more independent and easier presence for people with visual impairments and other people with disabilities.

Emphasizing the necessity of the participation of all sectors in this field, he said: The realization of accessible tourism is not solely the responsibility of government agencies, but the private sector, construction industry activists and responsible groups in the field of infrastructure design and development must also play a role in creating a suitable and inclusive environment.

The General Director of Culture and Pilgrimage, Deputy Director of Tourism and Pilgrimage Affairs of Fars Governorate, also referring to the activities of the Adaptation Committee in Fars Governorate, added: This committee, by examining the condition of urban, tourism and public places and evaluating related laws and regulations, takes steps in the direction of removing obstacles and facilitating the access of people with disabilities to facilities and services.

At the end, Alavi Ardakani thanked the Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Crafts of Fars, the General Directorate of Welfare of the province, the management of Saadiyeh complex, the Association of Tourist Guides and those involved in this ritual, and emphasized the continuation of interdepartmental cooperation for the development of inclusive tourism and the equitable benefit of all citizens from the historical and cultural capacities of the province.