Elspeth Knight

Accessibility consultant for the adventure travel industry. Avid traveller, multi award winning businesswoman, living with MS. Thanks for following!

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@WhichUK @AndSmelly @ThomasCookUK @ThomasCookCares @ThomasCookUK urgently need disability equality training right through the organisation... Sadly, unlike many other travel companies, Thomas Cook haven't signed up for our comprehensive travel training for head office through to sales. Sounds like they need it most though!

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@justinmfrancis Hi Justin, so excited about your accessible travel manifesto! I am an adventure travel acessibility expert, work directly with companies and have spoken at WTM, ABTA, ATTA. Would love to speak to you! Am on LinkedIn https://t.co/EDmEgWcwF9 Please do get in touch!

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@justinmfrancis So excited for this! I'm an adventure tourism accessible travel expert, I train companies and have spoken at WTM, ABTA, ATTA etc. I would LOVE to speak with you to help you ensure you are creating full accessibility (only 8% use wheelchairs!). Find me here https://t.co/EDmEgWcwF9

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This is somewhat misleading: It should be called 'Uk's most WHEELCHAIR accessible visitor attraction' as it hasn't been assessed for the 92% of disabled people who don't use wheelchairs! Rather disappointing really even though it's great for me...

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Information is key for disabled travellers! Google Maps has launched a "wheelchair-accessible" option for six major cities which is great for me. Next we need access information for the other 96% of disabled people..!
#AskMeHow #AccessibleTravel

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Autism Aviators is a great program to help make travel more accessible to those on the autism spectrum. Every two years, the program hosts a mock travel day!
#AccessibleTravel #AdventureTravel #airports

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So if the aeroplane safety card had been in braille she would have been allowed to board..? She had a braille machine with her, why couldn't a member of staff simply translate it there and then?? Just ridiculous that her trip was ruined.
#AccessibleTravel

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Great to see the river cruise industry planning for disabled guests... don't forget that excursions are often not accessible though. Make sure you get a professional to audit them and create accessibility there too! #DontLeaveUsOnTheBoat!

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Something for destination management to think about: If a natural disaster means you need to fix roads, bridges, buildings or monuments, it is the perfect time to make them inclusive and accessible as part of the process...
#DestinationManagement

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Yes, business people are often disabled! If you’ll be sending out invitations to your travel business event, it’s worth using this as an opportunity to ask guests what they need.

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#accessibletravel

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How simple is this! Share to make #AccessibleHashtags the norm so they are readable for blind and visually impaired people using audio screen-readers. Makes business sense as well as inclusion sense no?

#universaldesign #digital #hashtags #accessibletravel #inclusion

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Conference heads up: "Travel is transforming Europe. A critical element of improving accessibility of services and infrastructure is direct involvement of persons with disabilities themselves. Digitalisation is also a transformative force".
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#accessibility

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When selling holidays images are vital right? So make them accessible to the 285 million people with sight loss AND vastly improve your SEO! Today, Google's search engine results pages deliver just as many image results as they do text-based results.
https://t.co/lisHspshsj

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A photograph to advertise holidays... says it all! But not if you're blind, visually impaired, or are having problems with your internet. Adding alternative text means that not only can screen readers 'read' the image, but its great for SEO too as they are searchable!

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Great to see some progress in areas of India! Too often though money is spent in the wrong areas; make sure that you are not spending unnecessary money by having a professional access strategy that works with your budgets. Ask us more..

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“In addition to providing a more stable setting for mobility-impaired individuals, the surface of these mats is cool to the touch even on hot summer days so they can be used by anyone without burning their feet.” https://t.co/VWVk2P4XaA

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With 1 in 6 people being deaf or hard of hearing, how should you communicate with your travel clients effectively?
Elly discusses 8 best practice tips for communicating face to face with people who lip read. https://t.co/lNh4pELPIY

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Awesome these airports are finally being audited for access. Want to know the best way to audit your travel products AND the best way to communicate this access information to the 20% of people who are disabled? Sign up here https://t.co/ttMFUuvTcM
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"While accessibility isn't binary and what is accessible to one disabled person can mean something completely different to the next, the good news is that making spaces and events as accessible as possible is pretty easy"

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#accessiblepride #accessibility

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Sustainable tourism includes accessible tourism; great to see this at this conference!
To find out more about writing a great accessibility strategy for your travel and tourism company as part of your sustainability programme do drop us a line...

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