Accessible Tourism in Nepal: Deconstructing Space and the Meaning of Risk

dc.contributor.advisorRioux, Marcia
dc.contributor.advisorTreviranus, Jutta
dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-27T19:46:15Z
dc.date.available2018-02-27T19:46:15Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-30
dc.descriptionMajor Research Paper (Master's), Critical Disability Studies, School of Health Policy and Management,Faculty of Health, York University
dc.description.abstractThe following research paper explores the intersections among inclusive design, critical disability theory, constructions of risk, and accessible tourism in Nepal. The research applies disability theories and rights to tourism to highlight how spaces are disabling and contextualizes attitudinal barriers to accessible tourism. It also aims to better understand how risk is perceived for people with disabilities in Nepal. The literature review provides a context specific to Nepal and its tourism industry and environment. A qualitative analysis was undertaken through fieldwork and observation in Nepal, including interviews of 10 service providers in the tourism industry, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and disabled people’s organizations (DPO). The findings suggest that spaces were either inaccessible or inequitably available to not only people with disabilities, but also other minority groups such as women or individuals from a certain caste. Service providers in this study not only had a willingness but also a passion to become more inclusive. However, they felt that structural barriers and a general lack of awareness about disability rights hindered accessible services. The findings show the ways in which creative workarounds and experimentation can be used to navigate understanding inclusive tourism and how co-communication can be a tool for inclusivity in both sensitivity training and cross-cultural training. This study suggests future areas of research including better understanding tourists with disabilities experiences in Nepal, researching employment numbers of individuals from different minority groups, and reporting on the technical nuances of space. It also aims to present recommendations that could be implemented to help mitigate barriers to service provision. It presents ways to re-think space, inclusivity in that space, and deconstructs social perceptions on risk, tourism participation and employment for people with disabilities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34227
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsThe copyright for the paper content remains with the author.
dc.subjectNepalen_US
dc.subjectTourismen_US
dc.subjectDisabilityen_US
dc.subjectRisken_US
dc.subjectAccessibilityen_US
dc.subjectInclusive Designen_US
dc.titleAccessible Tourism in Nepal: Deconstructing Space and the Meaning of Risken_US
dc.typeMajor Research Paper

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