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.
To read more on this story, click here: New App Will Serve As ‘TripAdvisor’ For People with Disabilities
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