Strathclyde and Dalhousie collaborate on accessible tourism research

Strathclyde Business School academics are working in collaboration with the MacEachen Institute at Dalhousie University, Canada, to conduct comparative research into the barriers and enablers of tourism for people living with disabilities in Nova Scotia and Scotland.  

Funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant, the Strathclyde researchers involved are Nilou Arabi, Abby Colson, John Quigley and Tom Baum. 

As part of this project, the investigators recently held the first of two sets of scenario planning workshops involving participants from Nova Scotia with the second set planned for Glasgow in summer 2024. 

The workshop brought together 25 stakeholders from the tourism industry, disability advocacy organisations, and government; many with lived experience. Participants reflected a wide array of views and experiences and policy responses for several imagined futures were developed.  

For further information please see https://www.dal.ca/dept/maceachen-institute/research/AccessibleTourism.html 

Published: 16 November 2023