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What is People with Disabilities

Chapter 15
Handbook of Research on Innovation, Differentiation, and New Technologies in Tourism, Hotels, and Food Service
A person who permanently or irreversibly has a sensory, communication, physical, intellectual, psychosocial impairment or any combination of these lives which, in interaction with environmental, social and other significant obstacles, limits or prevents effective and equal social participation with others.
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Model for Action and Cooperation on Accessible Tourism: ACT-MODEL
Borbála Gondos (Edutus University, Hungary) and Márta Nárai (Széchenyi István University, Hungary)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6985-9.ch015
Abstract
The study highlights the importance of accessible tourism, presents the actors of accessible tourism, including people with reduced mobility, and discusses their opportunities in tourism. The aim of the authors is to describe the ACT model and demonstrate its use in tourism. Creating an accessible environment provides comfort not only for people with reduced mobility but for almost everyone, so it has greater potential even from an economic point of view. The ACT model was born from the information obtained during the research in Hungary and summarizes and illustrates well what actors are involved in the topic of accessible tourism and what kind of relationship exists between them. Each actor and factor of the three levels of the theoretical model are important in order to ensure that accessibility is achieved, and that disabled people can participate in tourism in the same way as non-disabled people.
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Chapter 10
Museum Website Accessibility Examined Using Automatic Diagnostic Tools: A Study in Portugal
People suffering from any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.
Published in Chapter: Museum Website Accessibility Examined Using Automatic Diagnostic Tools: A Study in Portugal; From: ICT Tools and Applications for Accessible Tourism
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Accessible@tourism 4.0: An Exploratory Approach to the Role of Industry 4.0 in Accessible Tourism
People suffering from any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.
Published in Chapter: Accessible@tourism 4.0: An Exploratory Approach to the Role of Industry 4.0 in Accessible Tourism; From: Handbook of Research on Social Media Applications for the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
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Role of Learning Technology Strategies Among People With Disabilities: A Job Opportunities Barrier
All persons with disabilities including those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various attitudinal and environmental barriers, hinders their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. However, this minimum list of persons who may claim protection under the Convention does not exhaust the categories of the disabilities which fall within the it nor intend to undermine or stand in the way of wider definition of disabilities under national law (such as persons with short-term disabilities). It is also important to note that a person with disabilities may be regarded as a person with a disability in one society or setting, but not in another, depending on the role that the person is assumed to take in his or her community. The perception and reality of disability also depend on the technologies, assistance, and services available, as well as on cultural considerations.
Published in Chapter: Role of Learning Technology Strategies Among People With Disabilities: A Job Opportunities Barrier; From: Handbook of Research on Analyzing IT Opportunities for Inclusive Digital Learning
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Use of the Internet to Plan Tourism Trips by People With Special Needs
People suffering from any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.
Published in Chapter: Use of the Internet to Plan Tourism Trips by People With Special Needs; From: ICT Tools and Applications for Accessible Tourism
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The Impact of ICTs on Accessible Tourism: Evidence Based on a Systematic Literature Review
People suffering from any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.
Published in Chapter: The Impact of ICTs on Accessible Tourism: Evidence Based on a Systematic Literature Review; From: ICT Tools and Applications for Accessible Tourism
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