A hazardous step, narrow doors or hidden dangers make holidaying in Western Australia for people with a disability so treacherous that 20 per cent of them just stay at home.According to Tourism Research Australia, 1 in 5 people with a disability aren't holidaying because it's too difficultAdvocate Ben Aldridge hopes a proposed accessibility accreditation will create travel opportunities
"When you have a disability like I do, I'm a quadriplegic, you need to think five moves ahead all the time." He said the filters available on many popular holiday planning sites did not take into account the breadth of disability, from people in wheelchairs to those with down syndrome or visual impairment, making it much harder for those people to find suitable accommodation.
Couldn't think of anything worse
Yes this tracks with WA.