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Not sure how much you’ll like the outcome, but Disability Horizons just published the results of their survey about people with disabilities’ travel intentions and travel behavior considering the current pandemic:…
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Majority Of Disabled People Unhappy About Travelling During Covid-19
Our survey has found that 95% of disabled and chronically ill people won't travel abroad until we know more about Covid-19 or there is a vaccine. 49% are unhappy about holiday accommodation opening in the UK.
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Interesting about the accommodations. Which do you think would be better, hotels, or Airbnb-like privately owned places?
I would assume hotels would have stricter guidelines, but with many rooms there would also be the likelhood of hurrying and cutting corners…
I will likely try a domestic trip first. But not yet. 😅- View 1 reply
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Martin Heng wrote this thought-provoking article about inclusive versus accessible tourism. What do you think? https://www.newmobility.com/2020/07/big-ideas-in-travel-and-tourism/
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Big Ideas In Travel And Tourism
It’s Time To Move Beyond Access To Inclusion There’s been a lot of talk about “accessible tourism” lately, but is this the right term to use? As a wheelchair user, if somewhere — a cool bar, a significant monument, a … Continue reading
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I’d actually go one step further than Heng here. We need not only inclusive tourism (that is, tourism developed in response to the needs of users with intersectional identities: gender, race, class, etc.) but also collaborative tourism. In other words, tourism where the guests who travel to and from particular destinations play a direct role… Read more
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To be the devil’s advocate… isn’t there a benefit to focusing on a specific aspect of inclusion (while still teaming up with other advocacy groups of course)?
For example, I know and can speak on accessibility (in a me-centric power wheelchair user perspective), but cannot speak on vegan travel or LGBTQ+ travel, etc. So, I can… Read more
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A group of friends enjoying a city trip in Mechelen, Belgium. One of them, Charlotte, uses a power wheelchair. But that doesn’t matter, really.
Happy to say that this is an award winning video now!
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That was great! I love the production value. But more importantly, the message was great.
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Rubens, Bruegel, Van Eyck, Ensor and the Mechelen city palace Hof van Busleyden welcome you. Meet some of our top art experts while watching the “Stay at home museum” videos. They guide you along a few of the absolute masterpieces you can admire in Flanders, Belgium.
Enjoy these VIP tours from the comfort of your couch:…
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Stay At Home Museum | VISITFLANDERS
Rubens, Bruegel, Van Eyck, Ensor and the Mechelen city palace Hof van Busleyden welcome you. Flanders loves to share its rich cultural heritage. Our m…
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