Traveling with a disability - More than an Access Issue

Matthew Kwai sang Yau; Robert Douglas McKercher; Tanya L. Packer

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2004.03.007

Traveling with a disability - More than an Access Issue

Matthew Kwai sang Yau, Robert Douglas McKercher, Tanya L. Packer

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Abstract

People with disabilities have the same needs and desires for tourism as others. However, travel in a context designed primarily for people without disabilities poses unique challenges. A qualitative study was conducted employing indepth interviews and focus groups to explore the tourism experiences of individuals with mobility or visual impairments. The results revealed that they experience five different stages in the process of becoming travel active: personal, re-connection, tourism analysis, physical journey, and experimentation and reflection. Better understanding of these stages will facilitate more awareness of the tourism needs of people with disabilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	946-960
Number of pages	15
Journal	Annals of Tourism Research
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2004.03.007
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2004

Keywords

Accessibility
Barriers
Culture
Disability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Development
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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