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Sites in Australia and overseas with lots of ideas for accessible living and accessible travel
We are a volunteer community group established to ensure equitable and dignified access to all premises and facilities whether public or private, to all members of the community. Our aim is to ensure that people with disabilities, the aged and frail and people with children in prams are able to access any building, be it a shop, accommodation, entertainment venue or public building, with equity, dignity and safety. |
The premier Website for access information and resources for mature and travelers with special needs since 1996. We provide information about: disabled travel, wheelchair travel, disabled holidays, disability travel, handicapped travel, accessible travel, accessable travel, vacations for disabled, mature travel. |
Accessibility.com.au - the Australian disability information and news resource, offering a range of services for anyone with an interest in disability issues |
British website for international and national holiday house exchange matching disabled people with specific access requirements. Join a community of people who you can be confident to swap homes with. We are very popular with wheelchair users. |
Accessible Travel News. We're a consumer-oriented publication filled with information and minus the advertising. Featuring information for travelers who use wheelchairs or are slow walkers. |
Adapted Recreation and Sporting Equipment for people with disabilities and the aged. Range Recreation and Sporting Products for people with disabilities including trikes, beach wheelchair, gardening and lots more. |
ACA Aust is a national membership-based professional association for people working to achieve accessibility of the built environment for people with a disability. It is the peak national body for access consultancy in Australia and a major partner in advancing equity of built environmental accessibility for people with a disability. |
Baribunma Holdings was formed in 2001 to develop an idea. The concept was that a wheelchair could be built which would be able to adjust itself to a range of environments rather than modifying environments to suit the dimensions and peculiarities of the wheelchair. The rationale was that significant cost savings would exist for wheelchair users in that environmental modifications would be minimised. The Baribunma Wheelchair is a powered wheelchair which can move forward and in reverse and can be steered with accuracy thus allowing significant two-dimensional movement for the operator equivalent to the highest quality currently available motorised wheelchairs. Where the Baribunma Wheelchair differs from existing electric wheelchair technology is in its ability to make significant movements of the operator in the vertical plane whilst changing the rake of the operator's seating position. Essentially, the chair is able to raise the operator from a fully depressed seating position (seated as would be the case for an able bodied person in a motor vehicle), to a fully raised seating position equivalent to any other commercially available electric wheelchair. In addition, the chair is able to be used with full capabilities at any position in between fully depressed and fully raised enabling the user to sit at almost any table, desk or work bench regardless of height and to operate at a position of comfort regardless of body size or shape. Added to this is the ability to fit most makes of advanced seats to the Baribunma Wheelchair (for example "Recaro" brand seats) so that users are able to choose from a range of far more comfortable seats than currently possible. The Baribunma Wheelchair is able to be used in conjunction with most commercially available people-movers/vans as favoured by the disabled community. Product development has included testing with vehicles produced by Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen, Chrysler and KIA. |
The City of Sydney is committed to making Sydney's Central Business District (CBD) more accessible to everyone. It has produced the following maps and information to make it easier for people to get around the city: a guide to accessible parking spaces in the city for people with disabilities; information about accessible transport options including trains, buses, ferries, taxis and monorail; user-friendly maps of the CBD that indicate the location of accessible toilets, telephones, ATMs, public transport and parking stations. View these maps online or print them out to carry with you. |
Our company manufactures folding ramps, to be used in conjunction with wheelchairs and motorised scooters. Ranging from a small version that can travel in a carry bag on the back of a wheelchair, right through to a ramp that is 4 metres long and is used at train stations, churches, etc and other situations where a flight of steps is involved. DECPAC ramps are made from fibreglass and are very strong, yet light enough to be portable. They are manufactured using an effective combination of 'high-tech' materials combined with simple design that is easy to carry and can be deployed in seconds. |
Direct Enquiries is an online access register that gives businesses and service providers throughout the United Kingdom an opportunity to shout about what access and facilities they currently provide. Importantly it also provides details about what access and facilities they cannot provide today, but hope to provide in the future. In association with two of the country’s leading charities, RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation) and the Employers’ Forum on Disability, the register provides details about everything from entrances, lifts, toilets, counter heights, lighting, auxiliary aids such as Braille, large print, induction loops and lap trays, all the way through to staff assistance. We believe it is vital that people know in advance whether the facilities and access they require are available or not. Only then can they can make an informed decision about where to shop, apply for a job, enjoy a meal, go for a swim, access a specific service and much, much mor |
This comprehensive book by Bruce Cameron is Australia's first travel guide for people with disabilities. Easy Access Australia aims to reduce the stress and anxiety associated with planning, booking and taking an accessible holiday. It does this by providing detailed information on the key elements of the trip. Easy Access Australia consists of a chapter per state and territory. In turn each chapter consists of sections reflecting the regions covered. The beginning of each section includes information relevant to a traveller with a disability, or someone with a mobility difficulty. Easy Access Australia just about covers every major tourist attraction in Australia. |
Merindah Cottages is designed specifically for people holidaying with dogs... and for people with disabilities as well. Dogs on holidays are welcome indoors in our securely fenced self-contained cottages specifically designed for dogs on holiday and disabled access. Merindah Cottages are 3 hours due east of Melbourne on the coast, 5 hours south of Canberra, and 8 hours driving time from Sydney. |
Nican is information on recreation, tourism, sport and the arts for people with disAbilities and supports an Australian society where any recreational opportunity values diversity, supports freedom and choice and strengthens inclusive communities. Nican aims to create active and dynamic national links between people, places and resources that improve access to recreation experiences for people with disAbilities and their communities. |
The NSW Department of Housing is one of the largest providers of public housing in the world, providing a range of housing solutions to meet the needs of today’s community. In partnership with the community, industry and individuals, the Department provides safe, decent and affordable housing opportunities for people on low incomes so that they can live with dignity, find support if needed and achieve sustainable futures. The Department of Housing encompasses Public Housing Services, the Office of Community Housing, the Home Purchase Advisory Service and the Centre for Affordable Housing. |
Recreation Opportunities for the elderly and physically disabled. Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service manages a number of reserves which provide diverse recreational opportunities. This site outlines selected reserves which best cater for people with physical disabilities. |
The Smart Housing initiative aims to show you how to plan the building or renovating of your home to ensure it meets your needs now and in the future. Smart Housing is good practice in designing, planning and building homes to make them more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. |
The Australian Network for Universal Housing Design (ANUHD) is a group of people and organisations that support and call for universal design for housing. ANUHD is committed to supporting policy, regulatory, planning and market based incentives which are creating universally designed homes in Australia and is working for access provisions in the Building Code of Australia for all new and extensively modified housing. |
Australian, New Zealand and International Bed & Breakfast and self-contained accommodation. Clicking the "wheelchair" link in the left-hand menu gives details of some wheelchair-accessible accommodation throughout Australia and New Zealand. |
Wheel the World is created by a group of Norwegian wheelchair users, who enjoy travelling the world. Wheel the World is a multi-lingual resource guide for travellers with disabilities. We hope that you will find inspiration and information, that will make you consider destinations you had not thought about before. Bon voyage! |
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