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Connect with travelers with disabilities and welcoming locals, offering tips on accessible hotels, wheelchair-friendly attractions, and transportation in Australia. From Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour Bridge to the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, and Melbourne’s laneways, whether it’s your first visit or a return trip, this is the place to ask about accommodations, getting around, or inclusive activities – someone here has likely experienced it before. You’ll find personal stories, travel tips, and recommendations for cultural, nature, and outdoor experiences. This group supports mobility aid users, as well as travelers with sensory sensitivities, low vision, and hearing loss, helping you enjoy a more accessible Australia adventure.
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A great review of Neighbourhood Earth from Have Wheelchair Will Travel. Also great to learn there is a changing places toilet available! That really helps families enjoy what our universe holds.
Have you been?
https://havewheelchairwilltravel.net/neighbourhood-earth-accessible-sydney/
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NEIGHBOURHOOD EARTH - ACCESSIBLE SYDNEY - Have Wheelchair Will Travel
Neighbourhood Earth is open at the ICC Sydney and offers a wheelchair accessible exhibit with plenty of family-friendly space activities.
“Developed by the ATIC in consultation with TravAbility, the Accessibility self-assessment module aims to help businesses evaluate how inclusive their experience offering is for people with a disability.”
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Queensland launches the National Quality Tourism Framework – Accessibility Accreditation Module – Travability
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Still seems to many challenges in Western Australia… if you have been to any places that have worked out well, let us know!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-08/proposed-accessible-tourism-south-west-wa/100522560
abc.net.au
Why the pitch to 'wander out yonder' in WA excludes many people with disability
After a year where intrastate travel reached record highs, disability advocate Ben Aldridge wants to help make holidays more attainable for people with disabilities.
I had never heard of an “ocean pool” before, but now that I learned about the access ramp in this one, I certainly want to try it!
https://aboutregional.com.au/bermagui-ocean-pool-made-accessible-for-people-of-all-abilities/
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Bermagui ocean pool made accessible for people of all abilities | About Regional
A project to make an ocean pool inclusive for people of all abilities has finished and the water can now...
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“Hooray for bubbles” is right! Congratulations to our friends in Australia and New Zealand who can travel in their bubble!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56796679
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Australia opens travel bubble with New Zealand
The world's first major travel bubble set up in the Covid pandemic allows quarantine-free visits.
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