I love to travel and have noticed some things from the places that I have been that just don't seem accessible to everyone. For instance, when I traveled China this year, I noticed that in some of the restrooms, in the hotel room and in the public restrooms, they were not accessible to someone in a wheel chair. That raised the question to me, do places outside the U.S. have the same universal design needs as the U.S. does?
What is Universal Design? Universal design refers to broad-spectrum ideas meant to produce buildings, products and environments that are inherently accessible to both people without disabilities and people with disabilites.
According to Sheila King, coordinator of Australia For All Alliance Inc., at the end of 2008, accessible tourism was the fastest growing segment in the tourism industry. Even so, the demand for more accessible accommodations and tourism venues still far outweighs the current options. With disability on the increase, other countries are having to increase accomodations of universal design and accesibility.
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