A survey and report on the barriers confronted by people with disabilities when they travel on holidays and visit tourist venues : Wish I could go - here, there and everywhere
Access for All Alliance Inc200U
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This survey identified many factors which made holidays less enjoyable for people with disabilities. It confirmed that the number of accessible hotels/motels and other tourist facilities in Australia is low.
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River Heads QLD Access for All Alliance Inc c 2006
Collation:
73 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Summary of key findings - Recommendations - Recommendations from organisations - Tourists with a physical disability - Tourists with a hearing impairment - Tourists with a vision impairment - Summary of participant's experiences - All people with disabilities - People with a physical disability - People with a vision impairment - People with a hearing impairment - People with an intellectual impairment - People with autism - People with a brain injury - People with a physical/intellectual impairment - People with physical/ Angelman's Syndrome - People with a physical/vision/intellectual impairment - Issues linked to recommendations - Findings - Demographics - Tourist facts and figures - Travel - At the airport - Accommodation - Tourist and entertainment venues - Ramps and kerb ramps - Shared information - Economic benefits of accessible tourism - Conclusions - Appendix A: Methodology - Appendix B: Legislation referred to: Australian standards, Disability Discrimination Act-1992, Disability standards for accessible public transport - Appendix C: Triggers for requiring upgrading of access - Appendix D: An overview of how the BCA96 is applied in each state jurisdiction - Appendix E: Case studies - Appendix F: Emergency evacuation plan - Appendix G: Summary of participant's experiences - References
Dewey class:
362.4 SUR
Local class:
362.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
77140