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Accessible Tourism Accreditation
Accessible Tourism Accreditation supports businesses to assess, develop and improve their experiences and facilities so that everybody can enjoy what South Australia has to offer.
Making the industry more accessible benefits everyone. More people can enjoy the opportunity to travel, the tourism industry welcomes more visitors and new markets, and visitor experiences are enhanced for all.
Why should I be Accessible Tourism Accredited?
- Access a new market of visitors worth an estimated $13.5 billion
- Create an inclusive and accessible environment.
- Assess, develop and improve your experiences and facilities so that everybody can enjoy what you have to offer.
- Use and display the Accessible Tourism Badges, only available to licensed operators that meet essential criteria in an accessibility category.
- Receive a detailed accessibility guide to communicate accessibility information to potential guests.
- Receive an internal report designed to help identify areas for further development.
How do I become Accessible Tourism Accredited?
Accessible Tourism Accreditation is an additional module of the Quality Tourism Framework, and businesses must first be Quality Tourism Accredited.
Accessible Tourism Accreditation takes businesses through a comprehensive self-assessment module that evaluates their accessibility provisions across five disability categories:
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchairs & scooters
- Low vision
- Low hearing
- Cognitive impairments & autism
After completing the self-assessment, a business receives two reports:
- A detailed accessibility guide to communicate key accessibility information to potential guests. Businesses can use this guide on their website, on social media, in information booklets, and in guidebooks.
- An internal report designed to help identify areas for further development. This report shows which accessibility provisions are necessary for different disability categories.
An accessibility accreditation badge. You may not receive an accessibility accreditation badge at first, but the self-assessment is designed to support development and improvement in your business.
Accessible Tourism Accreditation forms part of the Quality Tourism Framework (QTF). The QTF is a business pathway to support the continuous growth and development of Australian tourism businesses.