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Rolling Rains Report:function OpenComments (c) { window.open(c, 'comments', 'width=480,height=480,scrollbars=yes,status=yes');}function OpenTrackback (c) { window.open(c, 'trackback', 'width=480,height=480,scrollbars=yes,status=yes');}Rolling Rains Report:Precipitating Dialogue on Travel, Disability, and Universal Design January 03, 2009 Webby Talents: Call for Videos Axis Dance Company is on Webby Talents. You'll find films from all over the world there. Maybe the site will give you some new ideas for places you would like to visit. Continue reading "Webby Talents: Call for Videos" Posted by rollingrains at 12:30 AM Posted to Event January 02, 2009 2009 US/Costa Rica: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program  Image via WikipediaTwelve Americans with disabilities ages 18 - 24 will be exploring Costa Rica and participating in an exciting cross-cultural and cross-disability exchange program through MIUSA. They will become ambassadors of disability pride by sharing cross-cultural disability perspectives with members of the local the community! Delegates will be developing leadership skills, building self-confidence, making friends, and learning Spanish! Delegates will experience Costa Rican culture, food and customs by living with a host family!MIUSA strives to organize programs that include people with and without disabilities and people from diverse cultural backgrounds. First time travelers with disabilities who are from a cultural minority and of low socioeconomic status are included every year. MIUSA exchange programs are inclusive of people who are Deaf and hard of hearing, or have cognitive, visual, physical, psychiatric, systemic, non-apparent, or other types of disabilities.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=b9c99c32-4f53-4e96-89c4-213f52d265fb) Continue reading "2009 US/Costa Rica: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program" Posted by rollingrains at 05:09 AM Posted to Career & Continuing Education January 01, 2009 Barging through Europe with Endellion  Here is a travelogue to launch you into 2009:Stewart and Lesley MacLennan, from their home in Australia, decided to plan an adventure that would take them out of their comfort zone. Not that they had spent much of their lives in that particular zone!The adventure involved designing and building a boat for the waterways of Europe - and it had to be wheelchair accessible. By late August 2008 they were on board and raring to go.The goal of this website, as Stewart and Lesley meander along in Endellion, is to keep in touch with family and friends from around the world. Continue reading "Barging through Europe with Endellion" Posted by rollingrains at 11:45 PM Posted to Sea Travel Looking Ahead to 2009  Image via Wikipedia"Tis the season to make resolutions - and predictions!Doreen Hemlock at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel sees these trends in travel for 2009:Value will reignTravelers will stay fewer nights.Travelers will use more Internet servicesTravelers will expect businesses to go "green"Marketers will celebrate diversityBusiness travel will fall especially hardFewer will visit the United States from abroad![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=d5f49f92-0471-44fe-b8ba-6a3fd580ffe7) Continue reading "Looking Ahead to 2009" Posted by rollingrains at 10:26 PM Posted to News December 31, 2008 Looking Back at 2008: An Example from India  Image via WikipediaOne of the most enjoyable of New Year's traditions is counting achievements and blessings. Here, from Shivani Gupta of India's AccessAbility in New Delhi, is just one example of how Inclusive Tourism is professionalizing and institutionalizing around the world. Watch for more in 2009!It has been an exciting year for AccessAbility. Some of our key achievements in 2008 have been: 1. Launch of our Diversity Employment Initiative at www.AccessAbility.co.in/jobs that has brought together over 70 sensitised employers who regularly use this portal to recruit disabled job seekers. Working closely with CII & Naukri.com we hope to extend the reach of this initiative to a pan-India level. 2. Launch of Free2Wheel - www.Free2Wheel.co.in - the first Indian tourist guide for disabled travelers. The travel portal is being advertised by the Ministry of Tourism on the Incredible India home page to promote India as an accessible destination. 3. Our Access Consultancy division has assisted premier brand names in the travel and hospitality industries, higher educational institutes, retail and office complexes and builders in incorporating disabled friendly infrastructure in their existing and upcoming properties. We have also had an opportunity to review and develop some path breaking policies with various Government Ministries.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=d5c69e8c-8df4-4cf8-a071-da5d75a99044) Continue reading "Looking Back at 2008: An Example from India" Posted by rollingrains at 05:12 PM Posted to Career & Continuing Education | Inclusive Destination Development | News | Profile Looking Back at 2008: An Example from the US  Green Maps founder Wendy Brawer has been an enthusiastic supporter of any and all suggestions to improve their remarkable tool for the benefit of travelers with disabilities. Below is a recap of some of their recent accomplishments - and an appeal for support:2008 has been an action-packed year. 88 new Green Map projects got started! This record-breaking number includes well-known cities like Austin Texas, Cape Town South Africa and Seoul Korea alongside lesser-known places like Sharon Ohio and Gandhinagar India. Each has something remarkable in common – they are changing for the better, and they want everyone to take part!Our 'Open Green Map' participatory social mapping platform is creating a low-cost new way to promote, share and enhance the sites making progress toward sustainability as well as highlight the challenging places that can be turned around with community involvement. Green Map System has also created new youth tools, updated our globally designed iconography and much more to support locally-led Green Mapmaking projects. Click GreenMap.org for 360 unique published editions and to explore the first 36 participatory maps now online at OpenGreenMap.org. Continue reading "Looking Back at 2008: An Example from the US" Posted by rollingrains at 01:28 AM Posted to News December 30, 2008 Travel Weekly Cruise Club on the Needs of Travelers with Disabilities Travel Weekly Cruise Club and Complete Cruise Solution members were asked what innovations they think passengers would value most on future ships.“For regular cruisers quality is more important than gimmicks. Different types of restaurants gives people more variation. Smaller, more intimate restaurants could be introduced on more ships. It is a good idea to introduce more single cabins and I can see value in larger cabins for groups or families on a budget.” David Sixsmith, Personal Travel Advisor (part of Future Travel Group), Wigan“I find the lack of single cabins on cruise ships appalling. It is an ideal holiday for single travellers, so why don’t other companies offer a special rate to single travellers instead of asking them to pay double?” Adele Parry, sales consultant, TR4 Travel, Holywell, Flintshire“I would like to see larger dance floors, single cabins with no extra supplements, a reduced rate for carers who attend with a disabled passenger, and more choice for vegetarians. There should be a mobility co-ordination officer to meet disabled passengers.” Tracy McFall, sales consultant, Accessible Travel, Bath"I think Cruise customers would welcome P&O Cruises' decision to incorporate 18 single cabins in their new build; a return to traditional values aboard cruise ships – courtesy, respect and not forever trying to squeeze the last penny out of folk in on-board spend; more new and different itineraries and ports of call, and more special interest cruises." Martin Hay, GoCruise, The Ribble Valley"A number of clients have said the thing they would like most is a specialty fish restaurant with a wide menu choice. Perhaps celebrity chefs could be on board giving cookery demonstrations? Most gripes are for family cabins, and the price for single cabins is a big issue. They could have smaller cabins at a lesser cost. Also more regional departures would be welcomed by customers." Sandra Lines, Knowle Travel, Knowle, Solilhull“The industry continues to introduce outstanding ships and deliver better service than any other holiday. Cruising is no longer one size fits all.”Mark Pilkington, sales director, Complete Cruise Solution (TW Cruise Club sponsor) Continue reading "Travel Weekly Cruise Club on the Needs of Travelers with Disabilities" Posted by rollingrains at 11:04 PM Posted to Sea Travel December 29, 2008 Santander: 'Plan Integral de Accesibilidad, Santander Diseño Universal' (Spanish)  Con el inicio del nuevo año, el Ayuntamiento de Santander pondrá en marcha el 'Plan Integral de Accesibilidad, Santander Diseño Universal', cuyo objetivo es hacer de la capital cántabra una ciudad totalmente accesible.Así lo aseguraron ayer los concejales de Autonomía Personal, Roberto del Pozo, y de Infraestructuras, Vivienda y Urbanismo, César Díaz, quienes explicaron que los primeros trabajos comenzarán por General Dávila y Avenida de los Castros.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=f54cc313-75ea-46eb-a93a-69cce0d3800d) Continue reading "Santander: 'Plan Integral de Accesibilidad, Santander Diseño Universal' (Spanish)" Posted by rollingrains at 04:10 PM Posted to Inclusive Destination Development December 28, 2008 Best Practices for Accessibility in Parks & Recreation Best Practices for Accessibility in Parks & Recreation is a workshop to be presented at the Indiana Park and Recreation Association state conference:Jan 22 2009 - 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmPresented by Jennifer Skulski, NCA Director of Marketing and Special ProjectsWhat is the difference between a minimum standard and a best practice? How can your agency achieve ensure people with disabilities are fully included? This session will discuss the findings of new study of best practices for accessibility in parks and recreation conducted by the National Center on Accessibility.Hosted by the Indiana Park and Recreation Association state conference, January 21-23, 2009, to be held at the Bloomington Convention Center. Continue reading " Best Practices for Accessibility in Parks & Recreation" Posted by rollingrains at 05:32 PM Posted to Event December 27, 2008 Getting Around Greece as a Tourist in a Wheelchair The Olympics in Greece left some accessible infrastructure from the games and a bit more enthusiasm for innovative approaches to accessibility for the mobility impaired. Progress is not uniform throughout the country but these photos illustrate some solutions that have been put ito practice. Find more photos like this on Tour Watch Posted by rollingrains at 03:17 AM Posted to Inclusive Destination Development December 26, 2008 The Shift Gray: How Boomers Will Transform Growing Older  Image via WikipediaShifts in the economy mean shifts in the balance in power - and travel patterns - between nations. The current economic shift takes place at a time of historic age reversal in populations where older citizens outnumber younger working age s.Many are turning their attention to addressing a situation that is already upon us as in How Boomers Will Transform Growing Older in America Part 1 and Part 2. Rita R. Robinson summarizes the presentation of several speakers a the recent Pig in the Python: Design for Aging Forum. Continue reading "The Shift Gray: How Boomers Will Transform Growing Older" Posted by rollingrains at 09:35 PM Posted to Law & Policy December 25, 2008 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced a new standard to make sites more accessible to older and disabled people.Version 2.0 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) will apply to text, images, audio and video.It also covers web applications and is said to give developers more flexibility than the old guidelines.According to the consortium, WCAG 2.0 should also be easier to understand and use.The guidance is designed to address barriers encountered by people with visual, hearing, physical, cognitive and neurological disabilities and older people with access needs. For more news see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm or watch the video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7792662.stm Posted by rollingrains at 10:21 PM Posted to Career & Continuing Education | News December 24, 2008 Four Possible Futures for The Tourism Industry Travel author and supporter of the principles of Inclusive Tourism, Imtiaz Muqbil, offers the followingTHE FOUR PHILOSOPHIES OF THE FUTURE OF TOURISM ARE ALL IN ASIAThe crisis-hit travel & tourism industry is now in search of truly meaningful, sustainable, long-term remedies. And the answers can be found in Asia. The four primary business models and philosophies that will, without a doubt, become the future pillars of the industry were compiled for the first time in a study presented at the first ITB Asia in October 2008. The holistic social, economic, cultural and environmental concepts of Mahatma Gandhi, the kings of Thailand and Bhutan, and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus contain clear pointers for a more realistic revival of the industry in a way that puts the fundamentals of need above speed and greed. The study was commissioned by ITB Asia, and compiled by Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire. It is available free of charge upon request.Industry conferences seeking more information about the study, and/or willing to hear insightful forecasts from a travel trade journalist ready to challenge conventional wisdom and stoke democratic public debate on issues that matter, can contact Imtiaz Muqbil at imtiaz@travel-impact-newswire.com. Posted by rollingrains at 04:09 PM Posted to Career & Continuing Education Four Possible Futures for The Tourism Industry Travel author and supporter of the principles of Inclusive Tourism, Imtiaz Muqbil, offers the following study:THE FOUR PHILOSOPHIES OF THE FUTURE OF TOURISM ARE ALL IN ASIAThe crisis-hit travel & tourism industry is now in search of truly meaningful, sustainable, long-term remedies. And the answers can be found in Asia. The four primary business models and philosophies that will, without a doubt, become the future pillars of the industry were compiled for the first time in a study presented at the first ITB Asia in October 2008. The holistic social, economic, cultural and environmental concepts of Mahatma Gandhi, the kings of Thailand and Bhutan, and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus contain clear pointers for a more realistic revival of the industry in a way that puts the fundamentals of need above speed and greed. The study was commissioned by ITB Asia, and compiled by Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire. It is available free of charge upon request.Industry conferences seeking more information about the study, and/or willing to hear insightful forecasts from a travel trade journalist ready to challenge conventional wisdom and stoke democratic public debate on issues that matter, can contact Imtiaz Muqbil at imtiaz@travel-impact-newswire.com. Posted by rollingrains at 04:09 PM Posted to Career & Continuing Education December 23, 2008 Advertising Hotel Room Accessibility  Simon Darcy has written the definitive article on the needs of travelers with disabilities for lodging information. Most importantly he tackles the question of how to present that information in the article, "A Methodology for Testing Accessible Accommodation Information Provision Formats." Download fileOK, so with a title like that most people will be waiting for the video version to come out...We will be using Darcy's paper as background to prepare presenters at the 2009 SATH Conference for the panel, "Will this Hotel Fit My Needs?" Some new ideas will be presented involving streamlined accessibility audits and videotaped room reviews. In the meantime, while the travel industry stumbles idly in the general direction of a solution, the folks at Dapper may have created a way to bootstrap to Internet stardom the first hotel chain to get it right.With accurate and relevant accessibility information captured in its databases and exposed for web developers to use ( to "mashup") such innovators could see themselves as Internet celebrities with a viral word-of-mouth campaign online promoting them.Who might these disabled-friendly innovative hotel chains turn out to be? My bets, based on past and current exemplary performance, would be Microtel in the US, Protea in Africa, or the ITC-Welcome group in India.Below is a screencast on the technology that might be an unexpected boon to hotels pursuing inclusion. Learn how to make a dynamic contextual ad with MashupAds in 5 minutes: Part 1 of 2: Continue reading "Advertising Hotel Room Accessibility" Posted by rollingrains at 05:58 AM Posted to Career & Continuing Education Assistive Technology for Travelers Congratulations to Suzanne Robitaille for here piece in Business Week today :For the Disabled, More Power for PlayYou can read her blog at:Profoundly Yours Posted by rollingrains at 12:36 AM Posted to News December 22, 2008 Accessibility in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area The following announcement was just released on a lawsuit to make Golden Gate National Recreation Area accessible. Continue reading "Accessibility in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area" Posted by rollingrains at 09:19 PM Posted to Law & Policy December 21, 2008 The UD "Boom" in Housing Design - Aging in Place Will Impact Hotel Design Stories on Universal Design in homes keep getting better and better in the mainstream US press.Partly that is the convergence of promotion of UD by AARP and serious efforts by home appliance m=designers to accommodate the very real desire of the Boomer population bulge in aging in their own homes. Partly is is the tireless advocacy of Eleanor Smith and allies for Visitability at Concrete Change. Partly it is just good research and interesting writing.Take the latest example to come across my desk -- Appliance makers fine tune aging-in-place features for baby boomers by Julia Bauer in The Grand Rapids Press: Continue reading "The UD "Boom" in Housing Design - Aging in Place Will Impact Hotel Design" Posted by rollingrains at 05:19 PM Posted to News December 20, 2008 Disabled Sailing Trust NZ  Image via WikipediaThe Disabled Sailing Trust NZ is seeking help to fundraise, build andoperate a 15-metre purpose-built catamaran that can be sailed by a disabledcrew. Families and caregivers will also be able to enjoy sailing adventuresand water activities from a few hours to a few days.The catamaran will be able to take groups of up to 20 on day excursions and8 on overnight trips. One of the key features of this catamaran is that itwill be one level from the aft deck through into the saloon/galley areaallowing wheelchair users full access down in the hulls via hydraulic lifts.A disabled person will be able to take full part in sailing the catamaranthrough the adapted controls under the supervision of a qualified skipper.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=f4d68a81-9394-4703-b90e-b576d7af9e40) Continue reading "Disabled Sailing Trust NZ" Posted by rollingrains at 12:08 PM Posted to Profile December 19, 2008 Number of Americans With a Disability Reaches 54.4 Million About one in five U.S. residents - 19 percent - reported some level of disability in 2005, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. These 54.4 million Americans are roughly equal to the combined total populations of California and Florida. Both the number and percentage of people with disabilities were higher than in 2002, the last time the Census Bureau collected such information. At that time, 51.2 million, or 18 percent, reported a disability. Among those with a disability, 35 million, or 12 percent of the population, were classified as having a severe disability, according to Americans With Disabilities: 2005 [PDF]. Continue reading "Number of Americans With a Disability Reaches 54.4 Million" Posted by rollingrains at 02:32 PM Posted to Law & Policy A Message from the Tourism Authority of Thailand  More than 10 years ago Thailand adopted an explicit policy of striving to be a destination of choice for travelers with disabilities. Knowing the importance of tourism to their national economy and reflecting the sincere spirit of hospitality apparent when visiting this country Mrs. Phornsiri Manoharn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand has issued the following statement:The recent closure of Bangkok's two airports was an unforeseen and unpredictable event never experienced before in Thailand. We sympathise with all of you who were affected and the distress it caused.In realising your plight, the various related agencies of the Thai tourism industry did everything possible to alleviate the inconvenience incurred upon visitors. Hundreds of people across the spectrum of the Thai travel and tourism industry worked round-the-clock to help the thousands of tourists seeking to be reunited with their families and friends.With regards to the efforts of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and together with entire private sector, we provided accommodation and meals, as well as facilitated tourists as much as possible. Some emergency flights were also operated from other airports, and city terminals were established for tourists to undergo early check-in procedures. Once the all-clear was declared, the entire tourism industry moved expeditiously and urgently to get the airport open again. Continue reading "A Message from the Tourism Authority of Thailand" Posted by rollingrains at 11:30 AM Posted to News December 18, 2008 Ontario Lt.Governor David Onley: Passion Meets Political Power on Disability Chris Hogg at Digital Journal has an insight to share in his article Ontario Lt.-Governor David Onley Dispels Myths on Disability. So does Lt. Gov. David Onley. I recommend the entire piece but here is a pullout from the middle of the article:"If you're a home builder or developer and 15.5 per cent of your potential customer base is disabled, why would you not think about ways to incorporate accessibility into building design?" he asks rhetorically. "In tough economic times, you can't just write-off that much of your potential customer base."To really hit his point home, Onley tells me about shopping excursions with his wife Ruth. He says there are occasions where he doesn't feel like going into a store with her so he sits in the car, waits and watches. What he sees, however, is proof that accessibility affects everyone."Human behaviour is very interesting," he said. "If you are outside a hotel or store, just watch as 90 per cent of able-bodied people use a wheelchair ramp instead of stairs to get into the building. It's simply easier and you never hear of someone falling up or down a ramp. It just shows you how important accessibility is for everyone, not just the disabled." Simple observations. Powerful implications.It's refreshing to know that someone with power also has the clarity to make available these observations from within disability culture for the benefit of the as-yet-non-disabled population. As the Lt Governor notes: Continue reading "Ontario Lt.Governor David Onley: Passion Meets Political Power on Disability" Posted by rollingrains at 12:09 PM Posted to Profile December 17, 2008 Special Needs At Sea Announces Commission Program for Travel Agents  Special Needs at Sea offers equipment for travelers with disabilities. They have just announced a program to partner with travel agents allowing agents to source equipment for clients and make a seamless one-stop experience for their clients. The company offers electric scooters, wheelchairs, power chairs, oxygen, supplies for companion animals, hearing devices and Braille printing. Continue reading " Special Needs At Sea Announces Commission Program for Travel Agents" Posted by rollingrains at 03:51 AM Posted to Career & Continuing Education 25th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities The 25th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities will be held May 4-5, 2009 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i Continue reading "25th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities" Posted by rollingrains at 12:30 AM Posted to Event December 16, 2008 Self-Promotion Alexa has spoken! Who are mere mortals to argue?The Rolling Rains blog is #51 in popularity rating among design blogs. See Alexa's Top 90 Weblogs. Posted by rollingrains at 12:39 AM Posted to News December 15, 2008 From AusAID website: Disability in Australia's Aid Program Working with People with Disability in the regionIt is widely recognised that people with disability are among the poorest and most vulnerable in developing countries. The United Nations estimates that approximately 10% of the world’s population, or approximately 650 million people, have a disability and about 80% of the population with a disability live in developing countries (UN Secretariat Disability Paper E/CN.5/2008/6 available at www.ods.un.org).People with disability face many barriers to full participation in society and are likely to face an increased risk of social exclusion. This may include being unable to access education, health services, earn a living or participate in decision making. Social exclusion is a major contributor to the level of poverty which people with disability experience, particularly those who live in developing countries. The Australian Government recognises that poverty is both a cause and consequence of disability and is committed to ensuring that the benefits of development reach those who are most excluded. Further, to achieve the targets set for the Millennium Development Goals and to alleviate poverty, the Government believes that people with disability must be actively included in development activities and processes. Therefore, people with disability have been identified as a priority for Australia’s aid program. Source:Disability Update: November 25, 2008 Continue reading "From AusAID website: Disability in Australia's Aid Program" Posted by rollingrains at 05:18 PM Posted to Career & Continuing Education  Comments & Contributions: Scott Rains--> Subscribe!  The Rolling Rains Newsletter updates you on the Rolling Rains Report. Try it!  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