Accessible Accommodation
Tourist Information & Services Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Accessible Accommodation is the go-to website for people with disabilities to look for and book highly qualified accessible accommodation. Offering accommodation for holiday, respite, and short stays for people with disabilities and seniors with access comfort needs, all over Australia.
With over 350 locations Australia-wide, you can find and book accessible accommodation, feeling secure knowing what you see here is exactly what to expect on arrival.
Choose from houseboats, hotels, resorts, glamping, apartments and holiday houses in every state.
Their tiered accreditation system, the Accessible Tourism Accreditation Program, has been adopted by the Tourism Industry as the benchmark by which tourism operators should follow for accessibility. Because everyone’s needs differ, they have categorised differing needs of easily identifiable accommodation.
Assisted walking: for walking frame or cane users. Some accessible amenities would come in handy.
Independent wheelchair user: Wheelchair users who can self-transfer to bed and toilet.
Assisted wheelchair user: The guest is unable to lift themselves. Requires assistance of a support person or equipment, such as a hoist or an electric bed.
Sensory: Blindness and low vision, autism spectrum disorder, hearing loss and deafness and sensory processing disorder.
Accessible Accommodation also provides inclusion training programs and workshops for the tourism industry as well as consulting for new and existing site on how to improve the guest experience for people with Disabilities. More information on website.
Facilities
Internet Access
Broadband Internet AccessDisabled Assistance
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website. Caters for challenges with learning and communication Caters for hearing impairment Caters for high support needs Caters for limited mobility Caters for vision impairment Wheelchair accessMembership
Victoria Tourism Industry CouncilAccreditation
Australian Tourism Accreditation Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC