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Route des Gerbes d’Angelica wins Mention Kéroul award for 2013 May 15 2013

Grand Prix du Tourisme 3013 The Mention Kéroul was awarded yesterday at the Grands Prix du tourisme québécois awards gala, which took place in Gatineau. Congratulations to the 2013 winner, Route des Gerbes d’Angelica, a tourist attraction in the Laurentides region.

As both a unique and magnificent attraction, Route des Gerbes d’Angelica offers visitors 12 theme-based gardens with a distinct musical ambience and programming that stimulates all the senses. Guests can taste and touch flowers, take part in visual and auditory tours and enjoy barrier-free visits of varying lengths, depending on the abilities of each individual. Guides are also available to describe the settings to persons with a visual impairment and to accompany visitors as required when they move around. In a word, the entire team at this non-profit organization has made universal accessibility a priority, thereby meeting the needs of all visitors, young and young at heart, with or without functional limitations. Read the full article

The Accessible Road: An essential vacation planning tool!
April 10th, 2013

Site Web Route Accessible Can't wait to plan your next vacation? Travelling with an aging parent, a child in a stroller or a loved one with a functional limitation, whether a visual, hearing or other physical impairment? The Accessible Road is an essential travel planning resource you can use for your next getaway to Québec!

The Accessible Road is available at www.larouteaccessible.com. There, you will find all kinds of inspiring travel ideas, hundreds of services, places to stay and tourist attractions in 15 Québec regions, offered by 230 partners that have been certified by Kéroul and by more than 1,500 individuals who have completed the Welcoming Ways training program to better accommodate and meet the needs of persons with restricted physical ability.

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Kéroul's "Gourmet Laughs" Gala is a serious hit!
October 10, 2012

Mention Kéroul 2012

On October 9, Kéroul held the 23rd edition of its benefit gala— its take on a Just for Laughs gala—at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, with Gilbert Rozon, founding president of the Just for Laughs Group, as honorary chairman, and with special guest Pascal Bérubé, Minister for Tourism, in attendance.

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Kéroul bestows the 2012 Michel Carpentier Award on Marie-Michèle Tremblay, the heart and soul of Welcoming Ways
September 20, 2012

It was during its annual general meeting that Kéroul revealed the name of the twelfth person to earn its Michel Carpentier Award, which recognizes those who have made an outstanding contribution to Kéroul's mission..

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Kéroul wins the 2012 À part entière prize for Québec
June 5, 2012

The Office des personnes handicapées du Québec (OPHQ) has named Kéroul the winner of its À part entière prize for Québec. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and will be handed out as part of the Semaine québécoise des personnes handicapées (Québec's week for persons with disabilities).

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Parc national d'Oka receives Mention Kéroul award for 2014
May 29, 2012

Sommet Mondial 2014 Parc national d'Oka, managed by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq), has won the Mention Kéroul 2012. The award was presented at the Gala des Grands Prix du Tourisme québécois, held on May 28 in Sherbrooke and attended by numerous tourism industry representatives.

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DESTINATIONS FOR ALL:
A Global Summit in Montréal in October 2014
May 16, 2012

The number of international tourist arrivals is expected to climb to one billion in 2012. Persons with physical limitations account for roughly 15% of the population and this number should continue to rise given the aging demographic. Like everyone else, people with disabilities travel for business and pleasure, to visit friends and relatives, and to discover other ways of life, just with slightly greater difficulty.

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The Accessible Road: even more to offer in 2012
April, 2012

The 7th edition of The Accessible Road promises not only an expanded roster of participating establishments in Québec, but also major improvements that make information easier to find.

The Accessible Road is an innovative reference tool designed to promote safe, barrier-free travel opportunities in Québec for persons with limited physical ability through its bilingual Web guide devoted to accessibility (www.larouteaccessible.com).

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People with physical disabilities in Québec represent a tourism and cultural market worth over a billion dollars
February, 2012

Kéroul has just published a Study on the behaviours and attitudes of people with a physical disability, with respect to tourism, culture and transportation in Québec.

The study findings highlight the importance of this segment of the population in terms of market size, consumption of tourism and cultural products, and economic value. "It is a niche market estimated to be worth more than $1 billion," said Kéroul's Chief Executive Officer André Leclerc. "And, because of our society's aging demographics, it's a fast-growing market."

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