The following blog is from our good friend Martin Heng, Accessible Travel Manager in Australia...
It is with great pleasure (and a little pride!) that I present to you Lonely Planet’s pilot accessibility guide, Accessible Melbourne, which includes the most relevant, up-to-date advice for travellers with special needs. Discover Melbourne’s best wheelchair-friendly restaurants and shops, get active with accessible sports, and enjoy spectacular scenery, food and wine along the Great Ocean Road. We’ve gathered user reviews and insider tips from a wide range of travellers to ensure those with mobility, hearing or vision impairment get the most out of a Melbourne holiday.
Download your preferred version of this FREE e-book here
As a pilot project, our main aim was to learn lessons that will inform our future strategy in the field of accessible travel and the Travel for All initiative that we launched almost exactly a year ago. We did learn important lessons throughout the planning and production process, but it does not end there. We hope to learn as much from the reception and feedback from the community. If you’re someone who has access issues, a carer, a family member, a friend of someone who has access issues, or a professional working in a related field, we want to hear from you – the good, the bad and, yes, even the ugly!
Please send all feedback to accessmelbourne@lonelyplanet.com.au and Martin will guarantee to read and respond to every email.
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