Introduction: From disabled tourists to accessible tourism
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...And so, while the numbers of PWD may seem high, in reality, only the relatively small share of those with moderate, high or very high support needs may require specialist tourism products and services (Darcy et al., 2011; Darcy & Buhalis, 2011)....
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...Yet, Darcy and Buhalis (2011) remind us first that disabilities can be classified into a wide array of categories and second, that within each category, the degree of ability exists along a continuum based on the individual's level of support needs....
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...‘Disability’ also exists along a continuum from those with all types of disability who need no support needs to those with profound restrictions who may need 24 h support (CSD, 2015; Darcy & Buhalis, 2011; Dwyer & Darcy, 2011)....
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...Introduction Paper aim Accessible tourism is an evolving area of academic study and industry practice (Darcy and Buhalis, 2011)....
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...Previous literature on accessible tourism has mainly focused on defining relevant terminology (Darcy, 1998; Aitchison, 2003; Buhalis et al., 2005; Darcy and Buhalis, 2011) and assessing how the disabled population is made up, alongside how it has evolved....
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...Devising a comprehensive solution Previous literature on accessible tourism has mainly focused on defining relevant terminology (Darcy, 1998; Aitchison, 2003; Buhalis et al., 2005; Darcy and Buhalis, 2011) and assessing how the disabled population is made up, alongside how it has evolved....
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...It is suggested tourism products aimed at the disabled tourist are too bespoke or too costly, however it is also argued by authors of previous accessible tourism literature (see Buhalis et al., 2005; Darcy and Buhalis, 2011; Darcy and Dickson, 2009) that if suppliers facilitate the development of “universal design” tourism products, costs to travel and leisure companies and subsequently the market as a whole will be reduced....
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...…tourist are too bespoke or too costly, however it is also argued by authors of previous accessible tourism literature (see Buhalis et al., 2005; Darcy and Buhalis, 2011; Darcy and Dickson, 2009) that if suppliers facilitate the development of “universal design” tourism products, costs to…...
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...…from design to sustainability studies, from translation studies to cultural heritage, from education to tourism studies, just to name a few (e.g., Buhalis & Darcy, 2011; Janelle & Hodge, 2000; Levine, Grengs, & Merlin, forthcoming 2019; Litman, 2017; Prodan, 2017; Pullin, 2009; Stephanidis &…...
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...(Darcy & Buhalis, 2011, pp. 10–11 adapted from Darcy & Dickson, 2009, p. 34) In a service context, this definition is highly generalizable and includes an understanding that disability service provision is a collaborative and, as with transformative services, a co-creative process between…...
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...…social and economic injustice and an important consideration for the future of global tourism and humanity (Blichfeldt and Nicolaisen, 2010; Darcy and Buhalis, 2011a; Darcy et al., 2012; Foggin, 1999; Sedgley et al., 2011; Singleton and Darcy, 2013; Small et al., 2008; Visit England, 2013;…...
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...…issues of accessibility (e.g. Blichfeldt and Nicolaisen, 2010), barriers and constraints (e.g. Singleton and Darcy, 2013; Small et al., 2012; Stumbo and Pegg, 2005), and physical, social, economic and political implications (e.g. Darcy and Buhalis, 2011a) have chiefly governed its enquiry....
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...…saw a rise in political construction (Shelton and Tucker, 2005) and movements – namely, the “disability movement” – critiquing and challenging the medical model, relentlessly pursuing the reconceptualization of disability as a social tyranny of subjugation (Darcy and Buhalis, 2011a; Winance, 2007)....
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...…is a fundamental human and citizenship right, transcended internationally in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (Ateljevic et al., 2012; Darcy and Buhalis, 2011a; Darcy et al., 2010; Darcy and Dickson, 2009; Jaeger and Bowman, 2005; Singleton and Darcy, 2013)....
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...…wider scholarly literature that advocates every human being possesses the fundamental human and citizenship rights to partake and revel in the activity that is tourism (e.g. Darcy and Buhalis, 2011a; Darcy et al., 2010; Darcy and Dickson, 2009; Jaeger and Bowman, 2005; Singleton and Darcy, 2013)....
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