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MR WABOTLHE CHIMIDZAMR WABOTLHE CHIMIDZA
CHAIRPERSONCHAIRPERSON BOTSWANA SOCIETY OF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
BOTSWANA
REGIONAL SEMINAR ON ACCESSIBILITY OF
THE ENVIRONMENT UNIVERSAL DESIGN, TOURISM AND
DEVELOPMENT
1-3 MARCH 2010
MAPUTO
MOZAMBIQUE
ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BUILT-ENVIRONMENT
BOTSWANABOTSWANA
INTRODUCTION
• This is a key factor for People with Disabilities that prevents them from achieving independence participation and social inclusion in the society.
• Accessible built environment provides an independence in pursue an activities in social, economic and cultural in their daily life.
• People with Disabilities are faced with barriers which effectively prevent them to participate as equal citizen.
• As disabled people we have an obligation to sustain the pressure in the struggle for our liberation.
ACCESS TOURISM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
• In most of the built environment for tourism is not catering for People with Disabilities
- Public transportation
- Building e.g hotels
- Airports
- Parks
- An accessible information
- Recreational areas
Access Tourism For People With Disabilities Cont.
• Free accessibility has become a concern in his developing world - In roads they are some payment which prevent PWD for free movement from one point to another - Steps in most buildings - Counter been to high to be reach by people
with disability. - Information not written in other format e.g
sing language and brail - When people with disabilities plan a trip it
became expensive because they have to cater for that person.
Access Tourism For People With Disabilities Cont.
- Out date policies and laws which prevent some people in the society to accept people
with disabilities in some places
e.g – work places ( discriminatory laws)
- Lack of adequate customer service training special for people with disabilities.
- Sightseeing of people with disabilities which make them un comfortable.
RECOMMENDATIONS• Government and agencies need to have
budgets and timelines for the successful implementation of the Disability strategy.
• There is need to ensure that all infrastures are accessible to People with Disabilities.
• We must have some plans for equal treatment.
• Right of People to equal participation in society must be respected by tourism providers.
THANK YOU.
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