Accessible Travel Academy
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Great video from @YasmineGray
Here is another accessibility rating app. There seem to be a lot! Here in Japan we have at least two.
Do you think that these apps will eventually whittle down to a few major one? Or will we be left with many regional apps? Or perhaps as more accessibility information is added to more mainstream apps (Google Maps etc) the need will not…
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Access Rating, the Trustpilot for disabled people, has secured the support of entrepreneur Martyn Sibley who joins the start-up’s board
A recommendation in the latest UNWTO brochure about reopening tourism in covid19 times (https://www.accessibletourism.org/resources/reopening-guidelines-unwto-20200730.pdf) is to “restrict usage of accessible toilets to those who need them”. How should this goal be achieved, in your opinion?
Also, more generally speaking: should an accessible…
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I have encountered that the accessible toilet is often closed – before Covid – and when you ask why the answer is “to keep it clean and avoid that others use it”, but the thing it that this way you have usually to go and search for the person who has the keys and it is not always easy or straightforward. And it takes away precious time. The… Read more
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Yikes, a difficult question!
I know that some countries use a special key (UK, Aus., etc). This works for local residents, but can be a big issue for visitors from other countries (actually, I think there is a post about these keys on the forum) if they don’t know about the system or cannot get the key easily. This could be fixed by… Read more- View 8 replies
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Is it just me, or is Australia doing a good job of talking about accessible travel? There seem to be a lot more articles coming from there compared to other countries…
“In 2018, accessible tourism was valued at $10.8 billion to the Australian tourism industry, Hawkesbury Council said, making inclusivity crucial not only for your business but also for your business reputation.”
Does anyone know where their figures come from? Would be nice to get…
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