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Accessible Tourism Enabler

An initiative of Braille House supported by the Queensland State Government's Accessible Tourism Enabler Grant.

In 2023, Braille House (historically known as Queensland Braille Writing Association) was one of just five recipients of the Queensland Government's Accessible Tourism Enabler Grant, awarded during the Year of Accessible Tourism.

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Resources

To assist tourist destination providers in their quest to make their business as accessible friendly as possible to visitors who are blind or have low vision, provided are a number of resources / templates / tools. Whether you are an accommodation facility, hospitality venue, tourism or event destination, there will likely be a number of these which you may draw from or adapt.

Glossary (PDF, 234KB)
Meeting a Person with Vision Loss
How to Guide a Person with Vision Loss
Examples of Supportive Design (PDF, 2MB)
Examples of Unsupportive Design (PDF, 2MB)
Sample Script for Website / Phone Message (PDF, 113 KB)
Sample script: Hotel Reservation (PDF, 192 KB)
Sample Script: Welcome to Hotel Q (PDF, 164 KB)
Sample script: Tourist Destination / Event Ticket Sales Script (PDF, 115KB)
Tourist Destination or Event Visitor Information on Pre Arrival (PDF, 115KB)
Welcome to Hotel Q (PDF, 200KB)
Tips For Sourcing Providers, Resources and Materials (PDF, 161KB)
Braille House Business Services (PDF, 200KB)
Welcome to Hotel Q Suitable for Twin Vision and QR Code

Audio - Welcome to Hotel Q

Audio - Message Before your stay

Feedback

Braille House welcomes feedback on the Accessible Tourism package of materials.

Email:  [email protected]

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© This work is subject to copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process (including modification, distribution and / or publication), nor may any other exclusive right be exercised, without the written permission of Braille House, 507 Ipswich Road Annerley, Qld 4103. 2024. Businesses have permission to use the suite of Accessible Tourism materials for the purposes for which they have been developed, that is, to make tourism accessible for visitors who are blind or have low vision.

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