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Thursday, May 12, 2016

New App Will Serve As ‘TripAdvisor’ For People with Disabilities



Who knew stairs would lead to a positive step in accessibility?

After booking a “wheelchair accessible” hotel that ended up having stairs, a software engineer and wheelchair user in Ireland is developing an app called Access Earth that allows people with mobility disabilities to rate restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions around the world based on how accessible they are.

App users will answer “yes” or “no” questions about things like bathrooms, elevators, stairs and more with the option to leave a review based on their experience.

“By allowing users to have a voice on this topic, we hope that this will further push the issue of accessibility and help improve standards across the globe,” Matt McCann, the creator of Access Earth told The Huffington Post. “Ultimately we want to change the accessible tourism market and become a ‘TripAdvisor for accessibility,’ giving people who have accessibility issues a more equal experience of travel.”

McCann, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, got the idea to start the app in 2012, after he discovered a hotel he had booked, which had advertised online that it was wheelchair accessible, actually was not.



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