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August 14, 2014 | Melissa (admin)

Melissa chats with Cameron Marshall of ABC Mid North Coast, 13th August 2014

Sand Ramp, Beach Wheelchairs Trial at Burleigh Beach

Beach wheelchairs and a sand ramp are being trialed at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast. It’s being done by the Council and the Burleigh Surf Club. They’re free to use by anyone with restricted mobility. It’s a really positive initiative and it’d be great to see […]

Your Disability Parking Permit Can Save You Money

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Go off road with a Wheelchair Accessible Camper Trailer from Evolution Caravans

Kakadu Chameleon is a wheelchair accessible camper trailer from Evolution Caravans. For many people with a disability, touring Australia can seem like a daunting task, especially if you’re planning on heading off the beaten track to remote areas. Kakadu’s Chameleon camper trailer is designed to make […]

Is it time to modernise the wheelchair access icon?

The current wheelchair access icon has been with us for many years and there is now a debate about whether it should be changed for a more modern look. The International Symbol of Access was designed by Danish student Susanne Koefoed and has been in […]

Tweed Shire Access & Inclusion Awards

A great night was had by all at the Tweed Shire Access & Inclusion Awards held last night. This is the third year for the awards, held each year on the 3rd of December – International Day of People with Disabilities. The awards are all […]

It’s a form of tourism that aspires to ensure holiday destinations, related services, amenities and attractions are accessible to all – not just the able bodied, but also the not so able bodied.

Randolph Bias used the term, the ‘temporarily able bodied’ for non disabled people. It is to remind us that we can all join the disabled community; it is not like gender or race where we are born into the community. Some of us get there as we get older and our faculties and physical strength gets worn out, some of us by sickness, some by accidents and some of us from birth.

Inclusive tourism is for everybody. It means disabled and non disabled, slow walkers, people with crutches or walking sticks, children on holiday with grandparents, it means groups enjoying trips together.

It means no exclusion because of ‘special needs’.