Member Josh Grisdale
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Great to see the changes in Athens. @kamil and @maria are you seeing any changes, or are these mostly just plans?
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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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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/
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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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More accessibility outdoors with VR?
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I totally agree that VR is a great aide to travel during Covid-19 travel restrictions and a supplement in travel for people with mobility needs. However, I’m always afraid that it will become an excuse to not improve accessibility. “We could make the site accessible, but having a VR experience… Read more
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A great video to share about traveling in a wheelchair – let’s get the airlines to listen!
https://www.facebook.com/1804070396475923/videos/482646892708402
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