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Making Our Cities Accessible For People With Disabilities Is Easier Than You...

Providing ramps where there are steps or stairs is just one way to help people with a disability get around. Shutterstock/XArtProduction David Kelly, Deakin University and Richard Tucker, Deakin...

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Museums Present Visual Art As Beautiful Things You Can Touch

Patricia Bérubé, Carleton UniversityA shift is taking place in museums and the way art history is presented globally.  More museums now value visitor experience and at the same time, there is a...

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What needs to be considered when travelling in a wheelchair? John and Ange...

John and Ange Miezitis, members of our Travel For All community, have travelled the world together and John uses a wheelchair.Here they talk about what they do to make it easier.John and Ange are self...

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Guide Dog User Refused Boarding Onto a Bus

This video is an interview with a Melbourne guide dog user who was refused entry and boarding onto a public bus because she was using her guide dog. This was despite the fact that she is a regular...

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What is an MLAK Key & How It Can Help The Disabled With Accessibility

Access To Public Toilet Facilities For People With DisabilitiesIf a public authority or business wants to restrict access to disability / accessible bathrooms and changing rooms then this is the...

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Commonwealth Games were far better Integrated But Society Needs to Catch Up

Commonwealth Games have better integrated para-sports, but society needs to catch upSimon Darcy, University of Technology Sydney and Tracey J Dickson, University of CanberraThe Gold Coast Commonwealth...

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VR technology gives new meaning to holidaying at home but is it really a...

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Virtual zoos, museums and galleries: 14 sites with great free art and...

Kerensa Pickett/Unsplash, CC BY   Author: Caroline Wilson-Barnao, The University of Queensland   As the coronavirus outbreak forces the closure of museums, art galleries, libraries and theatres around...

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Accessibility Makes Good Business Sense for Tourism Operators

As a tourism operator you know, that like any business, you can't ever be all things to all people. There are few businesses that will appeal across really broad demographics. That is why you will have...

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How a radical form of accessibility is pushing the boundaries of theatre...

Erin Ball performs at Cripping the Arts at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, in January 2019. She balances with her hands on the arms of an old wheelchair. Behind her, two long pegs extend from her...

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Study shows how Airbnb hosts discriminate against guests with disabilities as...

Airbnb listings aren’t required to comply with the ADA. Mason Ameri, Rutgers University Newark and Douglas L. Kruse, Rutgers University   “How could you see my listing if you’re blind?” “I’d have to...

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Grotesque Spectacle – Rio Has a Long Way To Go To Become More Accessible

Rio is an old city, with dense areas such as the Rocinha favela. Making it accessible is no small ask. Sean Fitzgerald Follow/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Tracey J Dickson, University of Canberra; Jorge...

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Considerations When Designing Or Building Your App For People With Motor...

Accessibility is (thankfully) receiving a fair amount of attention in web development circles these days. As designers and developers we should all be seeking to create experiences that are as...

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Emotional support animals can endanger the public and make life harder for...

The U.S. currently has no system to differentiate real service dogs from pets. Cheryl Paz/Shutterstock.com   Deni Elliott, University of South Florida In 2017, Marlin Jackson boarded a cross-country...

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Can’t do what you need to do in a public toilet? You’re not alone – and...

Shy bladder, or paruresis, is classified as a form of social anxiety disorder. From shutterstock.com Kenley Kuoch, Swinburne University of Technology and Simon Robert Knowles, Swinburne University of...

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