Accessible Travel Academy
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Thought that this was a great video on the importance of accessibility in travel. The bridge from Venice could go in the accessibility fails group 😅
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https://www.reducedmobility.eu/20211029740/TheNews/airport-wheelchair-assistance-misuse-explained
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Airport Wheelchair Assistance Misuse ExplainedThe News
Occasionally, passengers who pre-book wheelchair assistance at airports are left waiting longer than they should without knowing why this happens.
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Interesting. Though, the term “misuse” made it sound more improper than it was. It highlights that accessibility in travel isn’t just wheelchairs and the importance of listening to the needs of customers and implementing new solutions. Haneda in Tokyo now has autonomous wheelchairs to help with staff assistance shortages.
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Sorry, here is a picture or two
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Hi everyone, last week we organised a webinar on Measuring The Impact of Accessibility Spend for Tourism. We thought you might be interested in the replay! –> https://www.getaboutable.com/aitcap/#webinar
It’s the first webinar for the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conversation in the Asia-Pacific (AITCAP), a series of free webinars that lead…
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Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference in the Asia-Pacific AITCAP 2022
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The webinar was fantastic – cannot recommend it enough!
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An intriguing thought, in my opinion: often, measuring inclusion turns out difficult. But we can measure exclusion instead. Here, the idea is applied to transport. Do you think this works for tourism, too?
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Until we measure exclusion we won't get inclusive transport
A recent article "Just build a ramp" got me thinking about how we provide for accessibility. The world didn't evolve with ramps and other universal design accommodations in place by default, so we relied on decades of advocacy and incremental … Continue reading
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That was really well written and I love the idea of the hierarchy. While this was for transportation systems, it can easily be expanded to apply to travel etc
Do you feel that the pandemic has changed the mindset in the industry with regards to accessible travel? Please share your thoughts!
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Why Accessibility Will Be the Next Big Differentiator in Travel
My knowledge of what is available and what is really needed to make travel easier for people with disabilities has evolved since launching the first TravelAbility Summit in 2019. My role as a confe…
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The author makes some excellent points that go beyond the ADA legislation. Indeed, “to be inclusive for everyone (is) an advanced form of customer care and service.” The current pandemic allows providers to review their service, in order to cater better for a *real* public.
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