<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Article describes access to tourist information and the consistency of tourist offers with this kind of information for people with disabilities. The conception of accessible tourism was presented as well as the model of tourist information availability with the demonstration of technology applied to ensure objective information about all services so as people with disabilities could evaluate the scope of accessibility according to their personal needs. Based on the analysis of information systems found on Internet tourist portals what is presented is the scope of information availability from the point of view of people with disabilities. These information systems largely contribute to the development of accessible tourism. In Poland, the issue of implementing the assumption of accessible tourism, including the availability of a coherent information system is an important challenge that requires integrated systemic activities of many entities.</p></abstract>

Article describes access to tourist information and the consistency of tourist offers with this kind of information for people with disabilities. The conception of accessible tourism was presented as well as the model of tourist information availability with the demonstration of technology applied to ensure objective information about all services so as people with disabilities could evaluate the scope of accessibility according to their personal needs. Based on the analysis of information systems found on Internet tourist portals what is presented is the scope of information availability from the point of view of people with disabilities. These information systems largely contribute to the development of accessible tourism. In Poland, the issue of implementing the assumption of accessible tourism, including the availability of a coherent information system is an important challenge that requires integrated systemic activities of many entities.

Information as a Factor of the Development of Accessible Tourism for People with Disabilities

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Article describes access to tourist information and the consistency of tourist offers with this kind of information for people with disabilities. The...

Information as a Factor of the Development of Accessible Tourism for People with Disabilities

Published Online: May 13, 2019

Page range: 67 - 73

Received: Dec 19, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2019-0014

Keywords
tourist information, accessible tourism, people with disabilities

© 2019 Anna Kołodziejczak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Information as a Factor of the Development of Accessible Tourism for People with Disabilities

Published Online: May 13, 2019

Page range: 67 - 73

Received: Dec 19, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2019-0014

Keywordstourist information, accessible tourism, people with disabilities

© 2019 Anna Kołodziejczak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
tourist information, accessible tourism, people with disabilities