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Tourism, disability and mobility.
Jennie Small,Simon Darcy +1 more
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The article was published on 2010-11-01. It has received 32 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tourism & Social inequality.read more
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Gölem project: Concept and design of a trekking/hiking wheelchair:
TL;DR: The main goals of the Gölem project are to design and to test an improved model of trekking/hiking wheelchair taking into account passengers comfort and better functionality of the device.
Enhancing Accessibility in Tourism a Outdoor Recreation : A Review of Major Research Themes and a Glance at Best Practice
TL;DR: Enhancing Accessibility in Tourism and Outdoor Recreation: A Review of Major Research Themes and a Glance at Best Practice as discussed by the authors, is a review of major research themes and best practices.
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Traveling with a guide dog: Confidence, constraints and affective qualities of the human-guide dog relationship
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the influence of the PwVI-guide dog relationship on travel behavior through a mixed method study of guide dog owners in the United Kingdom and found that confidence to work the dog outside its normal environment has a significant positive effect on the number of overnight trips taken with the dog.
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Natural Tourism Through The Sensation of Tourists with Visual Impairments
Abstract: Tourism is an activity traveling to a place that is intended to freshen up both soul and body (refreshing), after struggling for so long with routine activities that are considered tiring. Everyone, including people with visual impairment, needs tourism activities and wants the opportunity to travel. Traveling does not have to be done by traveling to far and expensive places. Traveling can be done by visiting a location that is able to help in order to restore both energy and mind. This study used the descriptive method, and the result showed that There are several stimuli caught by the senses of the ears, nose, and skin felt by tourists with visual impairments as a different sensation when they travel in the mountains. Tourists with visual impairments say that the sound of birds, the splash of water, to the friction of leaves is a sensation that can be heard and enjoyed while doing nature tours to the mountains. The aroma of leaves and soil and fresh air are stimuli that are felt by the sense of smell and produce a feeling of fresh and united with nature. While the rocky contours of the uphill cause the desire to continue climbing up to the highest peak.
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Tourism Promotion and Disability: Still a (Linguistic) Taboo? A Preliminary Study
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the relevant linguistic features of a corpus of promotional materials advertising holidays and tourist services for the disabled, and relate them to the communicative strategies of two other corpora dedicated to the standard and translational language of tourism.