The Accessible Tourism Podcast speaks with people with disabilities and people from the tourism industry about what its like travelling with a disability and what industry is/could be doing.
Travelling with a disability can be very challenging. We explore the constraints people with disabilities experience as they travel away from home. Real life experiences from people with disabilities are shared to provide an accurate picture of what it’s like to travel with a disability. People from the tourism industry also share their experience and knowledge of providing accessible experiences to people with disabilities. Each conversation finishes with an outlook on the future for people with disabilities in the tourism industry.
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Hi everyone, my name is Marcus Hansen. I am an academic with expertise in accessible tourism - travelling with a disability. I started this podcast in an effort to raise awareness on this very important topic. I hope you will find the episodes interesting and useful.
🎧 Listen in on Spotify at open.spotify.com/show/3lXV53AwByWJHSzjYm1e3s
Any questions, thoughts or comments please do not hesitate to get in touch. Thanks. Marcus
Do you have an RSS feed for non-Spotify users? Thanks!
Hi Josh, that's a really good point. I've had a few people comment on this. I am currently looking into that. Sort of learning on my feet! Please bear with me, but I am hoping to have a solution very soon
Looking forward to it! We have a podcast on tabifolk as well - maybe we can collaborate!
www.tabifolk.com/twm/
I've just seen it - looks amazing! Yes would love to collaborate. Absolutely. Always keen to work with others. My email is m.h.hansen@ljmu.ac.uk. It would be great to chat with you :)
Great to hear! We typically use Apple Podcasts.
Hi Marcus, this is great to see! I'm an amputee who uses a prosthetic leg, and I travel the world full-time with my husband and 2 school-age children. On our blog and social channels we regularly discuss what it's like to travel with a disability, but we also find that our content appeals to others with mobility impairments, such as senior citizens, folks with joint/back issues, etc. We'll check out the podcast, would love to chat more as well.
Hi Jodie, thanks for this! Much appreciated. Yes, I completely agree - all my research indicates that being accessible to people with disabilities doesn't "just" benefit people with disabilities, but indeed goes much wider than that! I'd love to chat further with you - my email is m.h.hansen@ljmu.ac.uk. Feel free to get in touch. It'd be great to continue the conversation. All the best. Marcus
Thank you Marcus! We've gotten settled in for some time in Europe, and we're going to check out some episodes so we're more up to speed, then reach out.
I just listened to Episode 1 - great interview with TravelAbility!
thanks Ian! That's really kind of you - much appreciated. I've got more episodes on the way over the coming weeks too. Thanks for the support!
Great topic, appreciate Marcus' straightforward approach to the topic.
Excited to hear this podcast exists! An incredibly important topic!
Woow this is an interesting topic and initiative, a member of my team was discussing with me about such an initiative of tourism for the disabled and deaf, how in our company we could offer extra support an cater for this segment that not so many people//operators go an extra mile to attend to.
I think if we as stakeholders pay lots of attention to such aspects and make it possible for people with different demographic variables able to enjoy the God given dignity of our natural environment, tourism would be the best industry/sector.