How the travel industry still ignores people with disabiliti… – MENAFN.COM

How the travel industry still ignores people with disabiliti… – MENAFN.COM

(MENAFN - The Conversation) As restrictions are gradually lifted, travelling abroad will be a high priority for many people. But for a disabled person, getting away on holiday can seem like a distant dream – with or without a pandemic. People with disabilities are still subjected to systematic discrimination when it comes to travel. They face barriers that non-disabled people do not, which can prevent them from going on holiday – or at least drastically limit their choice about where to go and what to do. Even before COVID-19, one survey found that 52% of adults with a disability in the UK had not taken a holiday anywhere in the previous 12 months. The reasons are well known. Disabled people are often deprived of key three things: good information, appropriate facilities and positive attitudes from other people. To this end, many countries, including the UK , have introduced specific legislation to address these inequalities. The United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities asserts the rights of disabled people to participate in cultural life, leisure, recreation and sports. You might expect this kind of political action means disabled people have equal access to travel. But when I interviewed