Rethinking accessible travel and tourism

Australians living with disability often face enormous challenges when travelling.

Person pushing a wheel chair at an airport

For many people with disability, air travel is associated with anxiety, discomfort and long waits. Flying can even be the cause of trauma and human rights violations. 

For tourism activities and destinations, accessibility is often defined in the physical sense; notwithstanding the larger proportion of Australians living with a sensory, intellectual or invisible disability.

Yet some organisations are finally understanding and capitalising on this huge, yet neglected portion of the market. 

In this episode of Think: Business Futures, presenter Stefan Posthuma chats to Simon Darcy, Professor of Social Inclusion at the UTS Business School and Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission about the challenges and opportunities of accessible tourism.

LISTEN > Rethinking accessible travel and tourism | 14 June 2022 | 27 min

GUEST BIOS

Simon Darcy is a Professor of Social Inclusion at the UTS Business School, specialising in organisational approaches for diverse groups, including people with disability. See Simon's bio on UTS experts.

Ben Gauntlett is a Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. See Ben's bio on LinkedIn.

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Think: Business Futures is produced by 2SER in partnership with UTS Business School.

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