http://www.rollingrains.com/ Precipitating Dialogue on Travel, Disability, and Universal Design

]]> en-us 2008-07-04T02:23:25+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002337.html Ever find yourself asking, "Who designed this thing anyway?" I do. I also found someone who figured out what to do next. Her story might someday impact us all. Julie Jones is founder and CEO of Engineered Travel. Engineered... News rollingrains 2008-07-04T02:23:25+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002339.html The new disabled passenger rights coming into effect in the EU mean some changes. After explaining some of these changes -- and noting that the fine for violation could be up to £5,000 they note and ask: ABTA is working... Law & Policy rollingrains 2008-07-03T22:56:05+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002332.html The Bonn Declaration makes explicit the need for inclusive reconstruction and development. The document begins: In humanitarian emergency situations, persons with disabilities are amongst the most vulnerable groups of society and tend to be disproportionately affected by the impacts of... Law & Policy rollingrains 2008-07-02T14:42:04+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002333.html OK, this site could be a big development for sharing travel information in the disability community. Now is the time to determine that for yourself. If you like it share it with your friends. Where you see it needs... News rollingrains 2008-07-01T15:49:44+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002331.html Dr Ajith C S Perera has worked tirelessly to promote Inclusive Destination Development in Sri Lanka through his organization IDIRAYA. Below is an article from Lanka Business Online noting his new sponsor CEAT Tyres.... Inclusive Destination Development rollingrains 2008-07-01T07:14:10+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002330.html ADAWatch.org of the National Coalition for Disability Rights offers the following article on current US disability legislation. It reports on the fundamentally flawed legislation known as the ADA Amendments Act which accepts a scarcity model of social resources rather than... Law & Policy rollingrains 2008-07-01T01:44:38+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002327.html The inclusive tourism market incorporates people with disabilities and those who are ageing and who have access needs (mobility, vision, hearing and communication). Significant numbers of Australians and people from overseas have disabilities – 600 million worldwide. The Australian... Inclusive Destination Development rollingrains 2008-06-30T14:18:38+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002329.html Behind the scenes (sorry, Nondisclosure Agreements in effect), some interesting "Green Wheelchairs" are in development. Take some hints from bicycle designers: Cardboard Bike http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/17/cardboard.bike/ Bamboo Bikes http://www.bamboobike.org/Home.html... News rollingrains 2008-06-29T19:46:32+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002322.html Several readers specialize in outdoor access and even maintain public web sites on the accessibility of trails. The following grant offer from the American Hiking Society might be enough to convince a hiking-oriented non-profit to do something significant to improve... News rollingrains 2008-06-28T22:12:15+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002324.html Wild Iris Medical Education offers a useful course entitled, Traveling with Disabilities and authored by Anne M. Becker, MS, RN, CNS and Miriam R. Breslauer, BS, MS. The course is free through June 30, 2008 Here a description of the... Career & Continuing Education rollingrains 2008-06-28T16:05:57+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002323.html Reality Tour in Brazil contacted us to let us know that the trip I recently took to Socorro in Brazil is part of the itinerary that they regularly offer. Contact them for more details.... Event rollingrains 2008-06-28T15:09:05+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002321.html VSO Mongolia volunteers and staff extricated ourselves from work for a couple of days to go to a green valley in the Mongolian countryside to take stock of what we have achieved, in our annual volunteer conference. Gathering over... Inclusive Destination Development rollingrains 2008-06-27T03:52:57+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002317.html To the extent that the Travel Industry Association takes seriously the disability community as a travel market the following letter from Roger Dow, TIA President and CEO, is a hopeful sign: As you may know, TIA has been sharing... Career & Continuing Education rollingrains 2008-06-26T18:47:53+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002320.html Coverage of plummeting airline service continues to include excellent case studies revealing the details of counterproductive social responses to disability. Here an incident involving intimidation combined with physical overstimulation by the flight crew resulted in a predictable panic response from... News rollingrains 2008-06-25T23:52:41+00:00 http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/002313.html Following Universal Design Renovations blog gets more and more interesting as the construction process progresses. The title of one post, Starting to Look Like a House, captures the sentiment.... News rollingrains 2008-06-25T17:23:38+00:00