Accessibility and Inclusive Tourism Development: Current State and Future Agenda

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aut.relation.articlenumber9722en_NZ
aut.relation.issue22en_NZ
aut.relation.journalSustainabilityen_NZ
aut.relation.volume12en_NZ
dark.contributor.authorGillovic, Ben_NZ
dark.contributor.authorMcIntosh, Aen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-24T02:07:06Z
dc.date.available2021-08-24T02:07:06Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_NZ
dc.date.issued2020en_NZ
dc.description.abstractAccessibility constitutes one important consideration in the field of scholarship relating to inclusive tourism development because it is fundamentally about the inclusion of people with disabilities in tourism and in society. This conceptual paper maps how accessible tourism is currently positioned against an established framework of inclusive tourism development and gives examples of relevant accessible tourism studies to recommend a future agenda for more inclusive outcomes that move towards sustainability. The seven elements of Scheyvens and Biddulph’s (2018) conceptual framework for inclusive tourism development form an appropriate and useful tool upon which to examine the current state of accessible tourism. The application of this framework reveals that we still have some way to go. We conclude this paper with a future agenda that posits attention to all seven elements of the inclusive tourism framework for accessible tourism, notably, to increase the involvement of people with disabilities as tourism producers and consumers; increase their self-representation and participation in decision-making; transform power relations; reimagine tourism places and people; and break down social barriers. We especially urge researchers to examine the dominant ableist discourse, to consider how our inquiry can be more participatory and inclusive, and to seek to bridge inquiry, industry and community.
dc.identifier.citationSustainability 2020, 12(22), 9722; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229722
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su12229722en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/14438
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/22/9722
dc.rights© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectAccessible tourism; Disability; Inclusive tourism; Sustainability
dc.titleAccessibility and Inclusive Tourism Development: Current State and Future Agendaen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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