Our News Updates

• Parks Victoria is trialling an all-terrain wheelchair in the Grampians NP, Victoria Australia
• Use of International Disabled Parking Permits in Australia
• Australian First in Museum Access for Deaf Australians at the National Sports Museum
• Inclusive Playground Frankston Foreshore
• Albert Park - An inclusive playground close to Melbourne's CBDKennedy Space Center
• Coopertown Airboats - An inclusive way to see the Florida Everglades
• Hong Kong
  • Victoria Peak
  • Star Ferry
  • Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade - Avenue of the Stars
  • Ladies Market Mong Kok
• Greytown, New Zealand - A great example of how to include accessibility into heritage locations.
• Victoria BC's famed Butchart Gardens
• Carter Observatory - Wellington New Zealand
• Wellington's Historic Cable Car - Wellington New Zealand
• Station Pier - Melbourne's Cruise Ship Terminal
• Our new Accessible Melbourne Index page
• Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas
• Churchill Island Heritage Farm
• Phillip Island Nobbies Centre
• Phillip Islands Penguin Parade
• Phillip Islands Koala Conservation Centre
• Melbourne's Cardinia Reservoir Park
• The Ricketts Point nature trail at Beaumaris in Melbourne's bayside suburbs provides a great accessible beach nature experience

• Jetstar's Corporate Culture under the spotlight again
• Cathay Pacific Warning for Travellers with a Disability
• The Yachts of Seabourn refuse wheelchair booking
• Action against Jetstar's Two Wheelchair Policy Continues
• Human Rights Commission weighs in to Airline Accessibility
• Jetstar called on to give better service to people with disability
• It is time for action over Australian Airlines
• Qantas and Tiger refuse to carry guide dog
• Jetstar leaves blind couple stranded
• The Kurt Fearnley incident with Jetstar highlights how far we are from true inclusion.

• National Dialogue - Stakeholders in accessible and inclusive tourism
  Wednesday 22 June 2011.
  • Senator Jan McLucas' press release
  • Joint Communique
• Managing the Transition of Inclusive Tourism from a Disability Rights Issue to an Economic Market Segment
• Meet Mitch St. Pierre
• Unlocking Victorian Tourism may lock Victoria out of the fastest growing Tourism Sector Inclusive Tourism
• The Parable of Imo, the Genius Monkey
• A Turning Point in the Future of Inclusive Travel
• Accessibility is Not Inclusion by Scott Rains
• Should we be talking about Universal Design in a broader context than built infrastructure?
• Today we issued a press release on the Access Tourism New Zealand Conference and its implications for Australia
• Getaway fails to see the boardwalks for the trees at the Koala Conservation Centre
• Inaugural Access Tourism New Zealand Conference
• European River Cruising Using the Rules of the High Seas to Avoid Accessibility
• Retail Travel Chains and Inclusive Travel - When?
• 20 years on from the ADA we still only have Accessibility

• Will Accessibility Fines spell sunset for some Airlines?
• DOT Fines Delta $2M for Violating Air Travelers with Disabilities Rules
• What is the real effect of the NCL Consent Decree
• Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line Over ADA Violations