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Unfortunately, un-staffed stations are increasing and will hinder travelers with disabilities from exploring Japan’s beautiful rural regions 😟
english.kyodonews.net
FEATURE: Japan's disabled suffer as train stations increasingly go unstaffed
Budget cuts and Japan's widespread labor shortage issues have led rail operators to no longer staff many less frequented train stations, causing major accessibility problems for the nation's disabled.
Great news if you are a beach lover in the US Virgin Islands (or are planning to visit!) – improved beach accessibility:
stjohnsource.com
Beach Accessibility Bill Advances, Brings Beaches Closer to ADA Compliance | St. John Source
The Senate Committee on Rules and Judiciary advanced legislation at its Thursday hearing that, if signed into law, would bring the territory's beaches closer to compliance with the federal Americ
Great to see the changes in Athens. @kamil and @maria are you seeing any changes, or are these mostly just plans?
tornosnews.gr
Municipality of Athens plans for equal access to the Greek capital for all | TornosNews.gr
Τhe International Day of Persons with Disabilities, established in 1992 by the UN to be celebrated on 3 December, is an ideal occasion for further
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Hi 🙂 Well, now with the pandemic I haven’t really visited any places, so I cannot say 😅 But in general, there seem to be an effort to address some of the accessibility issues in Athens. We’ll see though…
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Hi Josh! Same answer from my side too. There’s quite a few disability things happening in Greece this period (from accessibility stuff to upcoming PA legislation). Didn’t have the opportunity to see or test any of them yet, so can’t say more for now 🙂
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Did you know that Tasmania has the highest rate of disability in Australia, at around a quarter of the population.
Find out what the local travel companies are doing to improve accessibility.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-06/disability-groups-mission-to-improve-tourism-access/12953880
abc.net.au
Push to make tourism gems accessible to everyone
A group of people with disabilities are putting their shared experiences to work and plan to use film to show the tourism industry how to be more inclusive and accessible to everyone.
I thought this was kinda of interesting. An article about how to improve accessibility for travel providers. Interesting to see things from the other side.
https://www.smartertravel.com/five-ways-to-improve-travel-for-people-with-disabilities/
smartertravel.com
Five Ways to Improve Travel for People With Disabilities
COVID-19 has indeed halted the travel plans of millions of Americans. But even long before the pandemic hit, significant barriers prohibited people with
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For the travel industry, including customers with accessibility requirements is simply good business. According to UNWTO, and many others, it may be the best way for the industry to recover from the pandemic.
Visit Flanders made a brochure for the start-up period: “Beat covid and improve your service”. I’ve got a (machine) translation to… Read more- View 3 replies
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