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Accessible Travel ImprovementsTen Opportunities to Make Something Disabled Travellers NeedThere are many opportunities in the world of Accessible Travel to improve existing goods and services and to create new one. Here's a starting list.
The Need for Innovation in Disabled Travellers' ServicesThere are many gaps in the world of goods and services available for travellers who are disabled or who have any sort of non-standard needs. On the one hand, these gaps are irritating and worse, but on the other, they are opportunities for new businesses, new products and new ways of getting things done. Goods and Services Needed by Travellers who are DisabledHere is an unofficial Top Ten list of travel innovations and improvements that would be appreciated. Some already exist, but are not widely known or widely available. Others are a little more fanciful but could lead to real-world solutions. Let creativity run rampant, let design ideas flow freely. The list:
What are your Top Ten? About the picture: This is a chair made of wood - sawn tree branches, not milled lumber. The chair's webbing is woven from pieces of rubber or composite fire hose. This was built by one or more German prisoners of war held in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada during the Second World War. With minimal materials, using skill and creativity, the craftsman fashioned a comfortable and attractive chair that is still functional some 60 years later. As they say, "Necessity is the mother of invention."
The copyright of the article Accessible Travel Improvements in Disabled Travelers Services is owned by Jill Browne. Permission to republish Accessible Travel Improvements in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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