Accessible Tourism Concepts and Issues

Chapter 1 – Introduction (Darcy and Buhalis)

Chapter 2 – Conceptualising Disability: Medical, Social, WHO ICF, Dimensions and Levels of Support Needs (Darcy and Buhalis)

Chapter 3 – Accessibility: A Key Objective for the Tourism Industry (Eichhorn and Buhalis)

Chapter 4 – Disability Legislation and Empowerment of Tourists with Disability: The UK Case (Shaw and Veitch)

Chapter 5 – Understanding Tourist Experience through Embodiment: The Contribution of Critical Tourism and Disability Studies (Small and Darcy)

Chapter 6 – Tourism in the Leisure Lives of People with Disability (Foggin)

Chapter 7 – Travelling with and beyond Depression: Women's Narratives of Recovery and Identity (Fullager)

Chapter 8 – Encounters of Disabled Customers on the Tourism Stage (Arola – Edited by Cooper, C.)

Chapter 9 – Blind People's Tourism Experiences: An Exploratory Study (Poria, Reichel and Brandt)

Chapter 10 – Demographic Drivers of Change in Tourism and the Challenge of Inclusive Products (Shaw and Veitch)

Chapter 11 – Ageing Travellers: Seeking an Experience and not just a Destination (Patterson and Pegg)

Chapter 12 – Ageing Travel Market and Accessibility Requirements (Wang)

Chapter 13 – Attitudinal and Experimental Differences of Disabled and Ablebodied Visitors to Heritage Sites (Pearn)

Chapter 14 – Economic Contribution of Tourists with Disabilities: An Australian Approach and Methodology (Darcy and Dwyer)

Chapter 15 – Developing a Business Case for Accessible Tourism (Darcy, Cameron and Pegg)

Chapter 16 – Stakeholder Analysis (Michopoulou and Buhalis)

Chapter 17 – Webdesign, Assistive Technologies and Accessible Tourism (Puhretmair and Nussbaum)

Chapter 18 – Technology Platforms and Challenges (Michopoulou and Buhalis)

Chapter 19 – Conclusion: A Call towards Universal Approaches to Accessible Tourism (Darcy, Ambrose, Schweinsberg and Buhalis)

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