The world is changing, and so is the way we travel. As we celebrate World Tourism Day in 2023, the UNWTO has chosen a theme that resonates deeply with the current global landscape: "Tourism and green investment." This theme emphasises the urgent need to redirect tourism investments towards a more sustainable and responsible future for the benefit of all, focusing on People, Planet, and Prosperity.

This guide provides actionable steps to enhance accessibility for your tourism product. Discover the importance of inclusivity, learn about relevant laws, and find practical tips for improving physical and informational accessibility, training staff, and implementing accessible marketing strategies.

Creating an inclusive workplace that accommodates people with a disability is essential for any successful organisation. By implementing effective strategies, companies can create a diverse and welcoming environment that benefits both the business and its employees.

For blind guide dog handlers, ride-sharing and taxi refusals are all too common. In this excerpt, Henry, a guide dog handler, shares some personal experiences with the share ride industry, underscoring the challenges and discrimination guide dog handler have faced. Henry recognises some of the positive experience and offers insights on the shortcomings of the ride-sharing industry and proposes solutions to address the needs of individuals with disabilities.

Queensland has declared 2023 the Year of Accessible Tourism to support a more inclusive tourism industry. The government has introduced two grants for Queensland tourism businesses and organizations to support accessible and inclusive tourism, creating a welcoming environment everyone can access and enjoy. Check your eligibility for the grants in this blog post.

One in five Australians has a disability. Many are able to work, want to work and simply need to be given a chance to show what they can do. Hiring people with a disability is not only the right thing to do, but it can also benefit your business in many ways.

The disability market presents a significant business opportunity for the tourism industry, with an estimated $1.8 billion in untapped potential in Queensland alone. What can we do to reach our potential? This blog highlights the importance of universal design, transparency of accessibility information, hiring people with disabilities and the opportunity to fill workforce shortages.

World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and low vision people.

Braille is an integral means for enabling people who are blind or have low vision to communicate and access information independently.