Transportation and Tourism for the Disabled: An Assessment

Abstract

Examines and analyzes general issues and opportunities related to travel and tourism for the disabled. It presents a travel-related background of the disabled as part of the population in the United States. It further looks briefly at the evolution of transportation access that has been made through public policy and investment directives as well as the effectiveness of private sector offerings to date. But the main contribution of this article is micro-managerial model for the development of travel and tourism for the disabled that is positive in orientation. Several related issues are also identified and investigated.