AccessAbility: Opening India to Inclusion

Shivani Gupta of AccessAbility in New Delhi has paid her dues. Acquiring a disability she then went on to acquire professional training in architecture, recruit an able team of co-workers, estblish AccessAbility, and manage numerous projects in Inclusive Tourism.

Most recently AccessAbility announced that, following an invitation by India's Ministry of Tourism to be part of their HRACC (Hotel & Restaurant Approval & Classification Committee) they assisted in revising the current hotel star rating system. As a result of a year-long effort the revised HRACC guidelines (issued July 23, 2009) are now available online at:

http://www.incredibleindia.org/newsite/pdf/Guidelines_for_classification_of_Hotels.pdf

The revised guidelines make it mandatory for all existing (including budget
hotels) and upcoming hotels to comply with the following minimal criterion
latest by September 01, 2010:

• have an accessible entrance,
• provide access to all public areas,
• have at least one unisex accessible restroom in the lobby, and
• have at least one accessible guest room with an accessible en-suite shower facility.

This latest accomplishment is only one in a string of contributions including training of people with disabilities, heritage site accessibility, airline staff training, and India's first and only online guide to accessible accommodations - Free2Wheel

Indian Hotel Rating Guidelines -
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