The contribution of the geography of disability to the development of ‘accessible tourism’

Abstract

<jats:p>The article presents an outline of the evolution of the geography of disability (since the 1930s) taking into account significant issues in the creation of theoretical foundations as well as practical action in ‘accessible tourism’. It may be considered a review. Based on an analysis of literature, the first section presents a definition of ‘accessible tourism’ and the development of the geography of disability, the result of which is the geographical model of disability. The second section is a synthetic presentation of the effect of geographical research on the development of theoretical accessible tourism concepts and their implications in practice. The final conclusions highlight the need to identify the level of detail in universal design principles applied to buildings, spaces, services, which are to fulfil the criteria of accessibility for people with various types of disability.</jats:p>

Viajes cotidianos de las personas con discapacidad intelectual moderada en la ciudad de Chihuahua, México

“…Este fue el énfasis que desarrollaron, principalmente, los investigadores adscritos a los enfoques postpositivistas y conductuales y, en menor medida, los de la corriente materialista. Otros investigadores (Gleeson, 1998;Imrie y Edwards, 2007;Zajadacz, 2015) apuntan que estos trabajos pioneros sentaron las bases para analizar la discapacidad no sólo desde las condiciones individuales, sino también a partir de este punto de ruptura se consideró un enfoque mucho más amplio relacionado con las cuestiones socioespaciales (Gleeson, 1999).…”

“…La geografía no es ajena a este tema y desde la década de 1930, pero en mayor medida a partir de 1970de (Gleeson, 1999Olivera, 2012;Zajadacz, 2015) se han desarrollado sistemáticamente investigaciones relacionadas con los cambios sociales, legislativos, espaciales, entre otros. Entre las temáticas que desde los diversos enfoques geográficos 1 Los nombres son ficticios con el propósito de garantizar la privacidad de las personas.…”

“…se han desarrollado podemos encontrar las siguientes: discapacidad sensorial, intelectual, motriz, barreras físicas (incluida la arquitectura), la planificación de los espacios públicos, la accesibilidad al transporte, exclusión, marginación, igualdad de oportunidades, turismo (Butler, 1994;Chouinard, 1997;Clear y Gleeson, 2002;Dear, 1978;Dear et al, 1980;Gilman, 1987;Gleeson, 2001Gleeson, , 1996Gleeson, , 1997Gleeson, , 1998Gleeson, , 1999Gleeson, , 2000Golledge, 1993Golledge, , 1993Golledge et al, 1991;Golledge y Timmermans, 1990;Imrie, 1996aImrie, , 1996bImrie, , 1999Imrie, , 2003Imrie y Edwards, 2007;Jacobson, 1992;Jampel y Bebbington, 2018;Olivera, 2008Olivera, , 2012Park et al, 1998;Skelton y Valentine, 2003;Valentine, 2003;Zajadacz, 2015;Zimmermann-Janschitz, 2018).…”

Organizacijska S Ergonomija v Managementu Turističnih Storitev Pri Doseganju Psihosocialne Dostopnosti Gosta S Posebnimi Potrebami

“…[17), kar predstavlja tudi dokaj velik ekonomski prodajni potencial [17], v kolikor bi se zanje omogočila dostopnost, ki jim pripada. Sicer se ocenjuje, da slošno povpraševanje zajema 127,5 milijonov ljudi na svetu, kar predstalja 80. milijard evrov tržnega potenciala 2 .Veliko slepih in invalidnih gostov 3 še vedno opusti misel na potovanje že samo zaradi števila over in nevšečnosti, ki bi jih spremljale na tej poti [19]. Prispevek se osredotoča na psihosocialno dostopnost in ergonomijo strežbe GPP.…”

A Case Study on the Urban Perception of Disabled Students in Samsun (Turkey)

“…When the diversity of disability types and the intersection of disability conditions with other disciplines are taken into consideration, it has been emphasized that behavioral geography research related to the attitudes of the disabled people is a critical social issue that has been ignored for a long time (Gleeson, 1996, p. 387). On the other hand, it has been also seen that the geographers have been interested in the problems of the disabled since the 1930s (Zajadacz, 2015). Especially toward the end of the 20 th century, the analysis of the research and understanding methods for the comprehension of disabled people's world and experiences through behavioral geography has increased the calls for geographic studies both for the disabled people and their geography (Golledge, 1993;Jacobson, 2016).…”