Disability Voices Tasmania is working on a project with a Tasmanian Local Government to assess a number of walking trails to identify ways in which they could be made more accessible and enjoyable for people with disability.
DVT is looking at accessibility in the broadest sense, including for people who are blind or who have low vision, people who are deaf, people who are neurodiverse or autistic, people with dementia as well as people who use a wheelchair, walking frame, walking sticks or scooter.
Your ideas could be about the path itself, signage, information to prepare for an outing, opportunities to touch or smell plants along the trail, opportunities to just stop and listen or anything that would make an outing more enjoyable.
Questions for feedback:
- Do you have a disability and if so, how would you describe your disability?
- Do you know of any good examples of accessible trails you have been on? If so let us know where they are.
- If you are a person with disability, did you visit alone or with someone providing you with assistance?
- What made those trail more accessible and enjoyable for you or for the person with disability you were with?
- What access barriers have there been limiting your enjoyment of the trails?
- What could be done to make the trails you have visited more accessible and enjoyable?
You can provide your answers to the questionnaire by emailing michael@equalitybuilding.com.au