Disability Access, World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015, WTM: now open for...
The World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at WTM are now open and include the category “ Best accommodation for disability access”. The Awards are part of the world’s largest event for responsible...
View ArticleAccessAble Leicester app: 24/7 access guide
DisabledGo, working in partnership with Leicester City Council have launched a brand new app to revolutionise access information. The AccessAble Leicester App is the world’s first bespoke access app...
View ArticleNew app: Accessible NYC subway and places
Wheely is an application designed to help wheelchair and stroller users better navigate the New York City Subway system as well as provide a useful guide to accessible places in specific...
View ArticleNew “Accessible Japan” website for visitors
Guest blog: When not slaving away in a Japanese office, Josh Grisdale is out seeing the sights and wants to share his adopted home – from a wheelchair user’s point of view. In this blog, he describes...
View ArticleTravel businesses missing out on huge market: WTM
Travel businesses failing to take into account the disabled market are missing out on up to £80 billion of potential spend in the UK alone. The headline figure was discussed a round table...
View ArticleWTM London 2015 award for accessible accommodations
Tourism businesses and organisations around the world are being considered for the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at WTM London this November. The prestigious awards scheme, co-founded and...
View ArticleEdinburgh Airport hosts guide dog training day
The cuteness factor hit new levels at Edinburgh Airport recently as 12 trainee guide dog puppies descended on the terminal for a training day. The pups, aged between six and 15 months, arrived at...
View ArticleWelsh working hard to improve access in the arts
About 30 theatres and arts centres in Wales have signed up to a scheme to give disabled people better access to the arts, writes Georgia Snow in The Stage. The scheme, called Hynt, is the brainchild...
View ArticleLonely Planet wants your accessible travel information
Here is a great opportunity to get your access information in front of a worldwide travel organisation. Martin Heng, Accessible Travel Manager at Lonely Planet is in the process of compiling a...
View ArticleEU Parliament-financed study: Catering for Accessible Tourism demand in Europe
A new study on the supply of accessible tourism services in the EU Member States, financed by the European Parliament, shows that there is a general lack of provisions for visitors with access needs....
View ArticleEC grant helps VisitEngland to expand its Access For All initiative
VisitEngland has a grant of €125,000 from the European Commission to expand its “Access for All” initiative. This follows a successful pilot project in 2013-14 with four destinations: VisitBath,...
View ArticleSpain: Survey of Accessible Tourism
ONCE Foundation for cooperation and social Inclusion of disabled people is Spain’s leading disabilities foundation (Fundacion ONCE). Since 2011, the Universal Accessibility Directorate of the...
View ArticleBrazil focuses its accessible tourism drive on visually impaired visitors
Brazil has launched a set of unique projects based on sensory experiences aimed at visually impaired tourists, reports Tourism Review. Sensory tourism allows people with visual impairments to enjoy...
View ArticleUK Airports improving service for children with ASD
Guest article by Will Davies of Fubra Limited. Fubra is a small creative technology company located in Hampshire, England. It runs many websites including Airport Parking Shop and the UK Airport...
View ArticleNew guide for wheelchair visitors to Paris
Access Now has launched the first in a series of European wheelchair access guidebooks – Paris Access Now. The guide is a comprehensive guidebook written specifically for wheelchair users and...
View ArticleCyprus action plan on accessible tourism
The Republic of Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) is preparing an action plan to provide people with disabilities accessible holidays in the country. CTO recognizes this as a big market. During a...
View ArticleDerbyshire Peak District tourism businesses improve access with EC grant
Eight businesses in the Derbyshire Peak District have become part of a project to improve tourism access for disabled people. Using money from a £93,000 European Commission grant, the businesses have...
View Article“Map My Day”: an event for anyone to note accessible places anywhere
A worldwide event to raise awareness for disability rights and accessibility kicks off on December 3. The “Map My Day” campaign is designed to improve the availability of information on the...
View ArticleScandic Hotels– World Travel Market winner for accessible accommodation
Scandic Hotels – already a world leader in access – is the joint gold winner in the category “Best accommodation for disability access” at Responsible Travel’s World Responsible Tourism Awards. They...
View ArticleCity of Rio’s accessibility improvement plans praised by IPC President
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has praised plans to improve accessibility at major tourist attractions in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the next year’s Paralympic Games...
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