Take a look through any number of mainstream travel brochures, websites, or magazines – and try to find information on an adapted room.
And then, try to find images of disabled models using these rooms.
You might be looking for a long time.
As a wheelchair user, I have become increasingly frustrated at being ignored by an industry I love – and feel passionately can do better.
The ‘invisibility’ of disabled people in travel marketing is a systemic problem, rooted in a mix of outdated assumptions, fear of legal liability, and a narrow definition of aspiration.
