Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Accessible tourism : concepts and issues / edited by Dimitrios Buhalis and Simon Darcy. - Bristol, UK ; Tonawanda, NY : Channel View Publications, c2011. - xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

From disabled tourist to accessible tourism 1
Conceptualising Disability 21
the Book 30
Disability Legislation and Empowerment of Tourists with 62
Tourism in the Leisure Lives of People with Disability 98
Fields of Study and Theoretical Foundation 99
Biographical Narratives 110
Discussion and Conclusion 116
Womens Naratives 123
Encounters of Disabled Customers on the Tourism Stage 139
An Exploratory Study 149
Demographic Drivers of Change in Tourism and 160
Seeking an Experience Not Just 174
Ageing Travel Market and Accessibility Requirements 191
Attitudinal and Experimental Differences 201
Developing a Business Case for Accessible Tourism 241
Stakeholder Analysis of Accessible Tourism 260
Web Design Assistive Technologies and Accessible Tourism 274
Technology Platforms and Challenges 287
Universal Approaches to Accessible Tourism 300



ISBN: 9781845411619 (hardback : alk. paper) 1845411617 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781845411602 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1845411609 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781845411626 (ebook) 1845411625 (ebook)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
People with disabilities--Travel.
Tourism.

Dewey Class. No.: 910.6840 / BUH/A